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Pelagic
Bird Watching Trip Schedule for 2005
OPEN
PARTY TRIPS: Pick your dates and be sure to
join us on the all new CONDOR EXPRESS for
an unparalleled pelagic birding experience! Captains
Fred Benko and Mat Curto have over 40 years combined
experience operating in these waters.
San
Miguel & Richardson's Rock Trip: This
trip departs at 7am from the Sea Landing in the Santa Barbara
Harbor. We head over to the waters off San Miguel Island and
around Richardson's Rock. We will return around 4pm. Cost
for this trip is $98 and reservations can be held with a 25%
deposit (refundable only if we cancel). Todd
McGrath, Dave Compton, Brad Schram will be our main trip leaders.
Also joining us as are cetacean experts Bernardo and Diane
Alps from the American
Cetacean Society. For more information about our bird
trips, contact either Captain Mat at [email protected]
or (805) 896-7489 or Bernardo Alps at [email protected]
or (310) 548-0966.
Reservations
for open party pelagic bird watching trips can be made by
contacting SEA
Landing at 805-882-0088 or 1-888-77-WHALE and can be paid
for over the phone by credit card with either Visa, Discover,
or MasterCard
Deep
Water Pelagic Trip: This trip
departs from Sea Landing in the Santa Barbara Harbor early
enough (5am) so that we can reach the deep waters on the back
side of the Northern Channel Islands near daybreak. And then
the fun begins! We'll run from there to an areas where pelagic
bird species are commonly found. After a day of bird watching
we will pull up to one of the Channel Islands at sunset for
a fine dinner and a glass of wine or cocktail from our full
bar and talk of the day's sightings as we make way for home.
For more information about our bird trips, contact either
Captain Mat at [email protected]
or (805) 896-7489 or Bernardo Alps at [email protected]
or (310) 548-0966. This
trip will be $185.00 per person, food NOT included, and reservations
can be held with a 25% deposit (refundable only if we
cancel). To
make your reservation for this trip use one of the following
two options:
Checks
can be made out and mailed to
SEA Landing, Breakwater
c/o CONDOR Express
301 West Cabrillo Blvd.
Santa Barbara, CA. 93101 |
Contact
SEA Landing at
805-882-0088 or 1-888-77-WHALE
to pay by credit card with either Visa, Discover, or MasterCard. |
OTHER
TYPES OF BIRD TRIPS RUN ON THE CONDOR EXPRESS INCLUDE:
Arguello
Canyon Trip: This trip depart from Sea Landing in the
Santa Barbara Harbor early enough (5am) so that we arrive
on the Arguello Canyon near daybreak and the fun begins! We'll
run from there to an area west of Richardson's Rock off San
Miguel Island just before sunset. This area has been full
of last minute surprises in the past!
Photo
by Mitch Heindel
We finish
with a fine dinner, a glass of wine or cocktail from our full
bar and talk of the day's sightings as we make way for home.
This trip will be $175.00 per person, food NOT included, and
reservations can be held with a 25% deposit (refundable only
if we cancel).
Los
Angeles Audubon Society (LAAS):
Proud to offer pelagic bird trips this year with the the Condor
Express. Some trips run to the Cherry, Tanner, & Cortez
banks (weather allowing as usual)! These warm water banks
rise up out of very deep surrounding water and are key spots
for feeding and transient birds. Trips will depart at 7am
and returns around 7pm.
Anpther
type of trip is a shorter day checking out the rich waters
around San Miguel Island and west of Richardson's Rock. On
such trips you may see Red-billed Tropic Birds or Wilson's
Petrals and Bullard's Shearwaters! This is prime birding and
just a little over an hour's ride out on the CONDOR EXPRESS.
Prices
on these trips set are set by
LAAS
For more
information about these trips please
contact
- LAAS
Reservations
- 7377
Santa Monica Blvd.
- West
Hollywood, CA 90046-6694
Millie
Newton is available at Audubon House (323-876-0202)
on Wednesdays from noon to 4 p.m. to answer questions about
field trips. Our office staff is also available Tuesday through
Saturday for most reservation services.
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