Date: 7/20/25 3:27 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] San Diego pelagic trip, 19 July: 9+ Black-footed Albatrosses, Least Storm-Petrel, 2 Craveri's, 8 Ashies, Cocos Booby
The San Diego pelagic trip on July 19th aboard Seaforth's "Legacy" and sponsored by Buena Vista Audubon Society had nice weather and traveled out as far as the 30-Mile Bank and "The Corner." Bird numbers overall were reasonable. Highlights included a record-tying high 9 Black-footed Albatrosses at the 30-Mile Bank, with several birds following the boat all the way back to the Nine-Mile Bank; a cooperative pair of Craveri's Murrelets; a distant Cocos Booby; and 8 Ashy Storm-Petrels. A briefly seen and photographed storm-petrel by several observers at the 30-Mile Bank at or a little after 11AM appears to be a good candidate for an early Least Storm-Petrel, so any photographers taking storm-petrel photos at that time should check their photos. At the Mission Bay jetties was a continuing Black Oystercatcher and three slightly early-arriving Surfbirds.
Totals once we were over a mile offshore were as follows:
Also: Black Oystercatcher, Surfbirds, Minke Whale, N. Elephant Seal, Mako Shark, Mola Molas, California Flying Fish
The next trips are on 9 Aug, 10 Aug, and 23 Aug, plus several dates in Sep and Oct. For further information, see sandiegopelagics.com
--Paul Lehman, Bruce Rideout, Ed Corey, Dan Jehl, Dan King, Paul Mulholland, Matt Sadowski, San Diego
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