Date: 6/11/26 8:46 am From: Alvaro Jaramillo via groups.io <chucao...> Subject: [pen-bird] Start of Farallon season - two spots open for Sat June 13
Hello all,
It is breeding season, likely some of you have been diligently working
on the CA breeding bird atlas. Well, another type of breeding bird
experience is out here of course, and that is to see the masses of birds
(and mammals) on the Farallon Islands. We have two openings that just came
up for the previously sold out trip this Saturday. Weather forecast looks
good! We also have many other trips to the Farallon Islands this season,
into early August.
Early (June and early July) trips have the largest numbers,
concentrations of breeding birds as the Common Murres begin to fledge in
July and numbers therefore decline on the islands. On the other hand, while
seeing Tufted Puffin is likely on all of the trips, it seems like the late
July and early August trips have larger numbers. This year promises to have
a lot of warm water in the area based on ocean forecasts, and current data.
As such birds from the south, such as the boobies are more likely this
season than in the last several years. I would not be surprised if Cocos
Booby is a standard out there this year, and we eventually have some
visiting Blue-footed even! Nazca Booby has been in northern California
already this season. Of course, the long staying Northern Gannet (Morris) is
out there, and we hope to be able to connect with him on the Farallon
visits.
