Monterey Seabirding with SHEARWATER JOURNEYS Pelagic Birding for over 25 Years

Shearwater Journeys, P.O. Box 190, Hollister, CA 95024 USA Phone: 831-637-8527

P.O. Box 190, Hollister, CA 95024 USA Phone: 831-637-8527 E-mail

Come to sea with the Monterey Seabirding specialists!

Recent Trips

Monterey Bay Photos
June 27, 2008

Long-tailed Duck
May 11, 2008

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Buller's Shearwater © by Mike Danzenbaker

Shearwater Journeys invites you to join us on one or more of our excellent pelagic trips from four different ports along the central California coast. This year marks the 33nd year of business for us in Monterey Bay. Over the course of those years, Shearwater Journeys world class leaders have made many new discoveries and records of seabirds for California and North America.
Our Monterey trips remain the "Classic" seabird experience, both for the beginner and advanced seabirder. Albacore trips from Monterey are best bets for finding Xantus' and Craveri's Murrelets in years when they appear. Three Albacore trips have now produced records of Streaked Shearwaters! Red-tailed Tropicbird has also been found twice on these trips. Fort Bragg and Bodega Bay trips, often run consecutively with a birding day on land in between trips, continue to wrack up the Meg-rarities, and to round out one's overall seabird experience. Our trip from Sausalito to the Farallon Islands is the single best trip to see the Tufted Puffins, and it sells out early every single year.

Complete 2008 Schedule
Spaces are available. As soon as trips are full, they are listed as SOLD OUT on the schedule.

Upcoming 2008 Monterey Seabird Journeys

July 25, Fri Monterey: SUMMER SEABIRDS & ALBATROSSES $135
August 1, Fri. Bodega Canyon & Cordell Bank $185
August 8, Fri. Fort Bragg: Offshore for Mega-rarities $185
August 10, Sun. Fort Bragg: Offshore for Mega-rarities $185
August 12, Tue. Bodega Canyon & Cordell Bank $185
August 15, Fri. Monterey Seavalley: Fall Seabirds & Albatrosses $135
August 22, Fri. Monterey Bay: Fall Seabirds & Albatrosses $135
August 29, Fri . Monterey Seavalley: Fall Seabirds & Albatrosses $135
Complete 2008 Schedule

Debra's upcoming speaking schedule...
AUGUST 15-17 BRITISH BIRD FAIR in Rutland Water, Oakhum, Rutland, England. See Debra in her booth - Marquee 4, Stand 93.
SEPTEMBER 26-28 MONTEREY BAY BIRDING FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF FESTIVAL PELAGIC TRIPS
NOVEMBER 13 PROGRAM FOR SEQUOIA AUDUBON SOCIETY San Mateo, CA
JANUARY 21-26, 2009 SPACE COAST BIRD FESTIVAL in Titusville, FL. Keynote speaker, workshop presenter, field trip leader, pelagic trip leader, exhibitor.

2009
MARCH 24-APRIL 18: CAPE TO CAPE: Ushuaia-South Georgia-Antarctic Peninsula-Tristan de Cunha-Capetown with Debra Shearwater.
SOLD OUT

2010
JAN 5-24: SHEARWATER JOURNEYS CHARTER TRIP to: ANTARCTIC PENINSULA, SOUTH GEORGIA, & THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
with Debra Shearwater, Clay Kempf, John Sterling, Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, & Don Doolittle. Cabins @ $12,895.

JAN 24-FEB 4: ANTARCTIC PENINSULA with Debra Shearwater.Cabins @ $7350.
More dates to be announced!

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