Monday, July 27, 2015

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

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