LEADING AT SEA: SHEARWATER JOURNEYS

LOVING SEABIRDS with a PASSION

At Shearwater Journeys, we are very proud of friendly and knowledgable  our leaders who accompany you on each pelagic trip. 

Many of them have been leading with us for decades and most have unmatched worldwide experience with seabirds. Some have authored very helpful books about seabird identification. Below, you will find our complete schedule along with the leaders. All of our leaders are volunteers. They are out there because they love seabirds, marine mammals and ocean life. 

JUL. 31 MONTEREY: Scott Terrill, Steve Howell, Brian Sullivan, Nick Levendosky, Jennifer Green, Rick Fournier, David Pavlik. Okay! That's a lot of leaders. It is the first trip of the season — everyone wants to get out!!

AUG. 2 HALF MOON BAY: Peter Pyle, Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Steve Tucker, Steve Hampton

AUG. 7 MONTEREY: Brian Sullivan, Jennifer Green, Rick Fournier

AUG. 8 HALF MOON BAY: Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Steve Hampton, Will Brooks

AUG. 9 FARALLON ISLANDS: Peter Pyle, Gerry McChesney SOLD OUT

AUG. 16 HALF MOON BAY: Steve Tucker, Todd McGrath, Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Al DeMartini, Will Brooks

AUG. 21 MONTEREY: Nick Levendosky, Jennifer Green, Rick Fournier

SEP. 5 MONTEREY: Tim Miller, Jennifer Green

SEP. 6 HALF MOON BAY: Gerry McChesney, Jim Holmes, Will Brooks, Steve Tucker

SEP. 8 MONTEREY: Rick Fournier, TBA

SEP. 9 MONTEREY: Nick Levendosky, Tim Miller

SEP. 10 MONTEREY: Nick Levendosky, Jennifer Green

SEP. 11 MONTEREY: Mary Gustafson, Jennifer Green

SEP. 12 MONTEREY ALBACORE: Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Mary Gustafson, Nick Levendosky, Rick Fournier

SEP. 13 MONTEREY (DEBI'S BIRTHDAY TRIP!): Chris Wood, Jessie Barry, Mary Gustafson

SEP. 15 HALF MOON BAY: Chris Wood, Jessie Barry, Tim Miller, Mary Gustafson. Marissa Ortega-Welch

SEP. 16 MONTEREY: Chris Wood, Jessie Barry, Tim Miller

SEP. 18 BODEGA BAY: Steve Howell, Abe Borker, Steve Tucker, Peter Pyle, Nick Levendosky

SEP. 20 HALF MOON BAY: Gerry McChesney, Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Steve Hampton, Nick Levendosky

SEP. 25 MONTEREY: Rick Fournier, TBA

SEP. 26 MONTEREY: Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill

SEP. 27 MONTEREY: Nick Levendosky, TBA

OCT. 3 MONTEREY: Tim Miller, Dena Spatz, Jennifer Green

OCT. 4 HALF MOON BAY: Steve Hampton, Will Brooks

OCT. 10 MONTEREY: David Vander Pluym, Lauren Harter, Jennifer Green

OCT. 11 HALF MOON BAY: Tim Miller, Jim Holmes, Will Brooks, Marissa Ortega-Welch

OCT. 18 FARALLON ISLANDS GREAT WHITE SHARK: Peter Pyle, Gerry McChesney, Jim Holmes, Steve Tucker

The Monterey Bay Birding Festival is scheduled for September 24 - 26 and is headquartered in Watsonville. Friday, September 25, Scott Terrill will present a workshop about pelagic bird identification from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. If you are a beginner at seabirding, don't miss this informative workshop by Scott.

Note: Debi Shearwater will be co-leading on ALL trips. Leaders subject to change without notice. Leaders may be added to trips. Click here to read more about the leaders and see images of them. Images: Magnificent Frigatebird and Red-billed Tropicbird by Todd McGrath, copyright. Please do not use without permission. 

Living the Salt Life,

Debi Shearwater

debi@shearwaterjourneys.com