Mitch’s Pelagic Schedule 2001
Here is my schedule for 2001, a seabird oddysey. My "eyes-for-hire" [ will bird for boat ride :) ] will be at your service working in hyperdrive, as well as running my bird location and identification software (hardwired at birdth) on the following dates this year. The four Condor Cruises from Santa Barbara to the Arguello Canyon area are 24-hour deepwater trips searching for Pterodromas, Albatross, and mega-rarities. I’ve seen it all at Arguello!!! The six L.A. Audubon Society trips are day trips with various ports and destinations.
Bernardo Alps will be co-leading ALL the condor trips, and most/all LAAS trips. To sign up for these trips, or to find out costs, etc., please contact the sponsors. Don’t shoot me, I’m just a leader, not the organizer! Tell ‘em Mitch sent you! :) Contacts: Condor Cruises Captain Matt Curto: (805) 693-1138 Captain Ron Hart e-mail: 4HARTS@101Freeway.com Los Angeles Audubon Society Website email: laas@LAAudubon.org Phone: (323) 876-0202 Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Mitch's email: birdfish@earthlink.net Bernardo's email: whalephoto@earthlink.net Last year on nine trips I led, I found/saw/directed the boat to all 32 species of SoCal "pelagics" normally possible. This included both Albatrosses, six species of Shearwaters, five sps. of Storm-Petrels, seven sps. of Alcids, a "Skua Slam", a Booby, two Tropicbirds and three Pterodromas (individuals, not species). Soon we hope to have a graph up for you to see exactly how many, what dates .... but the books are good guides of when things are here most of the time. Not all seabirds have seen a copy, however! These 2001 dates and destinations have been selected to do the same (see it all possible expected SoCal pelagic species) this year, as well as maximizing the most important factor: mega-rarity potential. ....would love to see you asea! Your pelagic fanatic, Mitch
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