BODEGA BAY'S RECENT SEABIRDS: IMAGES BY TODD MCGRATH

Hello, Birders,

Bodega Bay is one of the most incredible seabirding locales along the Central California Coast. Below, I present awesome images by my good friend and most avid sea birder, Todd McGrath. All of these images are from a recent trip he made to the Cordell Bank & Bodega Canyon. Shearwater Journeys has been offering trips to this unique region since 1980, operating with a very reliable captain and one of the most comfortable vessels for birding. We have an excellent line up of some of the nation's top seabird leaders on all of these trips. See more below. All images, copyright, Todd McGrath, all rights reserved. Please do not use without permission. For more trip details, click here. 

FORK-TAILED STORM-PETREL, above. Thousands are at Bodega Canyon now.

ASHY STORM-PETREL, above. Notice how gray the back appears.

 There is no reliable place, nor time, to search for FORK-TAILED STORM-PETREL, above, in California. 

 The nearest breeding colonies of ASHY STORM-PETRELS, above, is the Farallon Islands, although most trips to the islands do not see them.

 FORK-TAILED STORM-PETREL, above is the only pearly-gray storm-petrel in our region.

BLACK STORM-PETREL, above.

BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS, above.

CASSIN'S AUKLET, above, also breeds on the Farallon Islands. Notice the blue legs!

SHEARWATER JOURNEYS CORDELL BANK & BODEGA CANYON TRIPS:

WED, AUG 22 - Leaders: Jon Dunn, Peter Pyle, Steve Howell, Lisa Hug, Debi Shearwater

FRI, SEP 21 - Leaders: Peter Pyle, Todd McGrath, Lisa Hug, Debi Shearwater

THU, SEP 27 - Leaders: Peter Pyle, Lisa Hug, Jim Danzenbaker, Linda Terrill, Scott Terrill, Debi Shearwater - SOLD OUT

FRI, OCT 26 - Leaders: Lisa Hug, Debi Shearwater (Leaders may be added)

Shearwaters forever,

Debi Shearwater