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 Monterey
Seabirds features year-round pelagic trips enabling you to experience
the seabirds of the Monterey Bay in their respective seasons.
Just offshore of Monterey, California lies a 6000-foot deep submarine
canyon running right down the middle of the Monterey Bay. Similar
in size to the Grand Canyon of the American Southwest, this geologic
feature creates cold-water upwellings, rich in nutrients that
foster a remarkable diversity of seabirds and cetaceans. The combination
of these elements within a semi-protected bay makes Monterey a
worldwide destination for pelagic birding. Just a few miles from
shore one can observe pelagic seabirds that travel across both
the hemisphere and the ocean to feed in the bountiful waters of
Monterey Bay.
In the interest of having a reasonably sized group conducive to
pelagic birding and photography, space is limited to 25 participants.
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The About Monterey
Seabirds page details the advantages of Monterey Seabirds trips,
and our Leaders page serves as
a quick introduction to our friendly, local leaders. See our Species
List and Trip Reports to get
an idea of the seabirds and marine mammals encountered on these trips.
Our Seabird Links will help with your
trip preparation, study and other interesting information on seabirds.
Again in 2008 we'll be offering a free
seabirding trip for every three seabirding trips you take. The free
trip is NOT redeemable for the 12-hour offshore trips.
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2008 Monterey
Seabird Trips
Winter Seabirds and Gray Whales Trips:
Sunday, January 27, 7-10 a.m. and 10 a.m.-1
p.m.
$33 per person for one of the trips
$59 per person for both trips
2008 8-hour trips
(7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., $95,
Sundays unless otherwise noted):
Apr. 20, May 18,
August 10, Aug. 24,
Sept. 6 (Sat.), Sept. 13 (Sat.),
Sept. 27 (Sat.), Sept. 28,
Oct. 11 (Sat.), Oct. 26.
2008 12-hour offshore albacore grounds trips
(5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., $135,
Sundays unless otherwise noted):
August 23 (Sat.), Sept. 14,
Oct. 12, Oct. 25 (Sat.)
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Reservations are required. Reservations can be made using our online
reservation form or by calling (831) 375-4658 with a credit card
number to hold your spot. Go to Whale
Watch Trip Information Page for further details (trip preparation,
directions, etc.). For the Seabird trips we have a 2-week cancellation
policy.
Note that regular
Whale Watch trips are also scheduled on the same dates as the Seabird
trips.
I was on your trip on May 15, and my compliments. I've been
on several Atlantic pelagic trips, but yours was more fun. Partly
because all the birds were new, partly because the weather cooperated,
but also because the staff were very friendly and helpful. All
best wishes.
Jim Kalat (Cary, NC) |
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