Birders,
We are running a limited passenger trip. 2 full days of Birding, hiking, and boat tours to Santa Barbara island, Osborne Bank, and LA/Catalina offshore. Well be using the Magician
as our home base.
Planned Itinerary:
8/23
Boarding begins 8pm
Depart San Pedro by 11pm

8/24
6:30am Breakfast & island briefing
7:30am First transport to island
9:00am Morning island inflatable tour
Noon Return for Lunch onboard the Magician (or box lunch on island)
1:00pm Afternoon transport to island
1:00pm Afternoon inflatable tour
1:30pm Move Magician to snorkel site
5:00pm Transport from island
6:00pm BBQ aboard the Magician

8/25
6:30am Breakfast
7:30am Transport to island
9:00am Morning inflatable tour
11:00am Return to Magician
Noon Lunch and depart Santa Barbara island, then Pelagic Birding all the way home.
Planned birding areas: Osborne Bank, offshore banks west end Catalina, offshore banks off Palos Verde.
At the dock San Pedro approx 6pm
Sightings last trip:
Western Gulls (1000+), Brown Boobies (70+), Black Storm-Petrels, Ashy Storm-Petrels, Pigeon Guillemots, Common Murres, Least Terns, Royal Terns, Elegant Terns, Sooty Shearwaters,
Pink-footed Shearwaters, Bullers Shearwaters, Black-vented Shearwaters, Brandts Cormorants, Double-crested Cormorants, Brown Pelicans, and a Peregrine Falcon.
Making landfall on the most remote of the Channel Islands can be difficult and not for everybody.
This is a limited trip: only 16 birders, researchers, and NPS Rangers total.
Great food & non-alcoholic drinks are included. (You are welcome to bring your own alcohol)
Reservations:
CatalinaExplorer.com
Single occupancy: $350 pp
Double occupancy: $270 pp
Optional 2-3hr Inflatable tour: $80 pp
Thanks,
Capt. Carl

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