CONDOR RELEASE, PELAGIC TRIPS, SOUTH/CENTRAL AMERICA SPEAKERS
Last-minute Monterey Bay Birding Festival Registration Under Way

WATSONVILLE, CA – Watching the release of a juvenile California Condor,
sightings of Monterey Bay's incredible variety of sealife and birdlife, and
learning about North, South and Central America birding await birders at the
fifth annual Monterey Bay Birding Festival, Sept. 24-27, 2009.

The monumental juvenile release is the latest addition to the 22 California
Condors flying free at Pinnacles National Monument.  Birders on pelagic trips on
Monterey Bay will likely see Pink-footed and Buller's Shearwaters, just to name
a few possibilities.  To illustrate the festival's theme "Bridging the Americas"
evening presentations will be hosted by birding experts and researchers from
North, South and Central America.  Al Jamarillo, staff guide for Field Guides,
will deliver the keynote presentation "Globalization of Birding" Saturday
evening.

Designed for both seasoned and beginning birders, as well as outdoor lovers, the
festival offers a unique opportunity to explore, learn and appreciate
world-class habitats such as the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and
Elkhorn Slough National Marine Estuary.  Specially designed field trips will
take participants to Big Sur and the Ventana Wildlife Society to witness the
return of the California Condors. Jump into a kayak and get a closer to nature.
All field trips are lead by top quality, friendly leaders.

Another important aspect of the festival is the three-day Vendor's Faire
bringing together artists, craft persons, businesses and organizations
specializing in nature and wildlife, birding, photography, optics and
nature-tourism.  The Community Room in the Civic Plaza building will be the area
set aside for the Vendor's Fair and is open to the public.   Hours are Thursday
and Friday, Sept. 24-25, Noon to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 26, 8 a.m. to
7:30 p.m.

Last-minute registration is now under way.  Go to www.montereybaybirding.org for
the full festival schedule, description of events, other information and to
purchase online ticketing.

Dave Brockmann
Monterey Bay Birding Festival
Watsonville, CA

Did any one whatch this bird roost tonight??????

Please post if you did as a couple of us Nor-Calers are headed down in the early
AM.

Thanks!!!!

Todd Easterla


   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Dave Compton
   To: SB County Birding ; CALBIRDS
   Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 5:39 PM
   Subject: [CALBIRDS] Goleta/Santa Barbara Black Vulture - one more time


     As of now, 5:35pm, the Black Vulture is not currently being followed by any
birder I know of. But Wes Fritz tells me that it was seen at about 5pm, in the
area last mentioned, around S. Patterson Ave in southwest Goleta. It was seen
flying off to the west, in the general area where it was first seen at about
noon today. This is off N. Patterson Ave in NW Goleta, at Queen Anne x Kellogg.
So it appears that this bird may remain in the area at least until tomorrow.

   One more note: there is a well-known Turkey Vulture roost at Stow Grove Park
in Goleta, which is at the SE corner Cathedral Oaks and LaPatera Rd in the
northern part of town. This may be a good place to look late or early in the
day. Try the redwoods in the middle of the park and the eucalyptus along La
Patera.

   It's amazing how this bird has been repeatedly refound after disappearing
again and again over five hours or so. If there are a lot of birders around
tomorrow to fan out over areas it was seen today, maybe history can repeat
itself. But if you ever spent time looking for the Goleta Zone-tailed Hawk,
which covered many of the areas where today's bird was seen in the many years it
was here, you know how hard it can be to find a large dark bird flying all
around Goleta.

   Good luck.

   Dave Compton
   Santa Barbara

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Howdy, Seabirders,

COOK'S PETRELS? Yup, 24 today, on Shearwater Journeys' 12 hour
Offshore to the Albacore Grounds trip. I'm jumping ahead of myself,
though. The HAWAIIAN PETREL was the first pterodroma of the day!
Linda Terrill spotted a large pterodroma, which was identified as a
Hawaiian Petrel by Wes Fritz. We tried to chase it with the boat, but
I decided to stop and have Wes lay his "magic slick." Then, I spotted
the first two Cook's Petrels of the day about 0930 over the slick. In
contrast to other days, most of the Cook's Petrels passed very close
to the boat, giving the photographers crippling opportunities. The
Hawaiian Petrel was also photographed. While we were on the slick, a
small whale repeatedly circled the boat, and was even tracked under
the boat on the fish finder. We saw the field marks of a STEJNEGER'S
BEAKED WHALE. A single LEACH'S STORM-PETREL flew over the slick while
110 Ashy Storm-Petrels sprinkled around throughout the day. The
jaeger show continued with Wes shouting, "Jaeger ball!" A total of 93
LONG-TAILED JAEGERS were tallied for the day. All species were in
Monterey County. A full trip report will follow.

Still looking for Cook's or Hawaiian Petrels? Your best bet might be
the trips departing from Bodega Bay: September 16, 18, & 20; October
16th. Our next Monterey trips are: September 24, 25, 26, & 27;
October 3, 4, 10, 11, 25; November 28.

Reservations: please email me: debi@...

Pterodromas forever,
Debi

Debra Shearwater
Shearwater Journeys, Inc.
PO Box 190
Hollister, CA 95024
831.637.8527
debi@...
www.shearwaterjourneys.com
www.shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com

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Just a word of caution. An unusual set of circumstances occurred this
morning (Saturday) when the BV was accidentally spooked from it's Stow Grove
Park roost early on and was flushed along with a few TV's out of the park
just after 7:00 a.m (I missed it by two minutes). It was seen flying
northeast and many searched for quite some time without relocating it. It
turned out that it had only flown a short distance over Cathedral Oaks Road
and dropped into the La Patera Ranch orchard directly north of the park
where several TV's were roosting. It wasn't until 11:00 am when it finally
lifted out of the orchard or one of the narrow canyons adjacent to the
orchard. The BV being one of the last vultures to fly out around 11:00 as
described in an earlier post.

Two items of note: it may be flushed if there is not a careful approach or
due to a gathering group of vociferous birders. Secondly, it may take until
the fog burns off- this morning between 10:30 and 11:00, before the last of
the vultures lift and form kettles over the foothills where it may be seen
flying. Several of these kettles may be visible a few blocks north of
Cathedral Oaks on N. Fairview, N. Kellogg and N. Patterson as the fog
clears. This stretch is approx. 2.5 miles where kettles may be seen at these
vantage points.

Best of luck.

Jamie Chavez
Santa Maria, CA
http://www.sbcobirding.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "wimvdam" <wim.van.dam@...>
To: <sbcobirding@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 10:36 PM
Subject: [sbcobirding] BV roost Saturday night = Thursday night location


> Dear all,
>
> Evan updated the BV Google map to indicate that the BV is roosting this
> Saturday night in the same location as it did on Thursday night. The exact
> directions to the 4-way stop can be distilled from earlier postings on
> sbcobirding.
>
> Regarding adding observations to the map at http://tiny.cc/xWoEM : You
> have to have a Google account to edit the map. Sorry. In case you have an
> important piece of information that you can not add yourself, you can
> always email me and I will add it myself.
>
> - Wim
> (Goleta)

Hello birders.  Things have, for the most part, been cold and grim out here
since my last update.  Alternating strong northwesterly winds and dense fog have
kept landbird arrivals to a minimum, but a few did manage to make it all the way
out here.  On the 9th, when we had a minor respite from the contrary conditions,
we had two Purple Martins, a Canada Warbler and an early Baltimore Oriole
arrive, as well as a handful of western migrants.

The remnants of Hurricane Linda have been swirling north from the waters far off
Baja California for almost a week now, though, and we have just started to see
their effects.  We woke this morning to a high cloud ceiling and light
southeasterly winds, a Farallon Fall biologist's dream!  The birds have not yet
begun to arrive, but they ought to be here by mid-morning.  If you don't already
have plans, a birding trip to the coast might be productive, especially if you
can make it to outer Pt Reyes.  I'll keep you all informed on what we're seeing
out here.

As a side note, I'd like to mention that the
webcam<http://www.calacademy.org/webcams/farallones/> is now working.  As some
of you have mentioned to me, the webcam doesn't always work, which we have
attributed to the strong wind and dense fog.  Because the Internet signal is
transmitted wirelessly to UCSF the beam becomes disrupted when the wind blows
too fiercely, and the signal is not quite strong enough to make the connection
it needs.  Today, though, is a great day for the Internet connection, and
hopefully the webcam will be up all day.  I'll try pointing it at different
things throughout the day, but the best place for it to be pointed to see
migrant landbirds is the top of the lighthouse itself.

Island are working for Finally, I neglected to mention it last time I sent out
an update, but the biologists out here on Southeast Farallon are working for
PRBO Conservation Sciences.  PRBO is a completely non-profit conservation
organization, so all of the important work we do out here, not just in the fall
landbird migration season, but the winter Elephant Seal season and spring and
fall Seabird nesting season as well, is completely funded by donations.  The
PRBO Bird-a-thon is in full swing right now, so if you like getting these
updates, as well as knowing that the unique marine and birdlife found out here
on Southeast Farallon is being actively monitored and protected, then you might
consider donating to a PRBO Bird-a-thon team.  More information can be found at
<http://www.prbo.org/cms/17>

Good birding,

Matt Brady
Southeast Farallon Island





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Howdy, Seabirders,

Yesterday's Shearwater Journeys' pelagic trip from Monterey found all
of the usual fall migrants, along with a grand slam on all of the
jaegers: POMARINE, PARASITIC, and LONG-TAILED, as well as SOUTH POLAR
SKUA. The spectacular Long-tailed Jaeger show continued. In addition,
a TUFTED PUFFIN circled the boat. And, three leaders, James Smith,
Linda Terrill, and Abe Borker simultaneously spotted a HORNED PUFFIN
about 8 miles off Point Pinos!

Spaces are still available on all trips on our schedule. I can only
be reached by email at this time. Our next trips are September 16,
18, and 20 departing from Bodega Bay. Currently, there is very warm
water off Bodega Bay with intensive albacore fishing happening. Our
next trips departing from Monterey are September 24, 25, 26, and 27.

Shearwaters forever,
Debi

Debra Shearwater
Shearwater Journeys, Inc.
PO Box 190
Hollister, CA 95024
831.637.8527
debi@...
www.shearwaterjourneys.com
www.shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com

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The PRBO - Conservation Science's 32nd Bird-A-Thon is underway through October
15th.  Over 120 seasonal scientists are actively working in some 50+ outreach
locations in California to protect birds and ecosystems.

California birders are welcomed to join a team, sponsor their own bird-a-thon
team or even support a new kids team. For more information please visit -
http://www.prbo.org/cms/389

A few PRBO programs supporting birders and the birding community:
1. Forest Management in California is enlisting PRBO crews of biologists to
monitor indicator species.
2. Shorebirds monitoring is underway using satellite technology
3. Oil spill preparedness
4. Significant articles & publications related to global climate change
5. Five interns from Latin America and the Middle East
6. Decades of Data collection
7. Major on-line tools for conservation
8. Education and Community Outreach (Including a new 2010 Summer Bird Camp for
Kids)

Your participation and support is much appreciated and most welcomed!
Tom Rusert
Chair, 2009 PRBO Birdathon
http://www.prbo.org/cms/389
Sonoma,CA.

As far as I know, for several days no sightings have been reported of the Black
Vulture that was discovered last week in Goleta, SBCO. If you have spotted it
the last few days I would appreciate an email so that I can update the BV map at
http://tiny.cc/xWoEM .

Of course, a likely explanation would be that the BV has moved on and is now in
some other county hiding in a cattle of TVs.


Wim van Dam
(Goleta, CA)

Posted to the Ventura list today. May be the SBA bird (or not) which has
been missed the past few days.

Jamie Chavez
Santa Maria, CA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marv Kwit" <mkwit@...>
To: <venturacobirding@yahoogroups.com>; <sbcobirding@yahoogroups.com>;
<LACoBirds@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 3:08 PM
Subject: [venturacobirding] Black Vulture


Today at 1:00PM, while driving north on the 101 FWY, just pass the the Lake
Casitas Exit in Carpenteria where the freeway flattens out I spotted the
Black Vulture flying northbound parallel to the freeway. It was with a two
or three crows. This was definitely the Black Vulture as it flashed its
whitish, blue, gray wing (primary) tips!
Marv Kwit,
Ventura

Birders,

Read the full trip report for Shearwater Journeys' September 16th
pelagic trip to Bodega Canyon and Cordell Bank is at:

http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/2009/09/short-tailed-albatross.html

We still have a few spaces open on tomorrow's trip and Sunday's trip,
both departing from Bodega Bay.

Making lemonade,
Debi

Debra Shearwater
Shearwater Journeys, Inc.
PO Box 190
Hollister, CA 95024
831.637.8527
debi@...
www.shearwaterjourneys.com
www.shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com

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Hi,

Just finished a phone call with a Silver Saddle representative.

No changes on birder USE of Galileo Hill/Silver Saddle Ranch and Club
since last posting.

Still free for birder use Monday through to Friday Noon.

Still $100 per day for up to seven birders from Friday Noon through
Sunday via reservation of a camp site.

However, to separate birders (who are welcome) from non-birder
non-members (who will be asked to leave by Silver Saddle security any
time found on site), please check in at the hotel office as close to
8:30am office opening hours as possible to tell Silver Saddle staff
you are a birder so they can tell security. If you start birding at
dawn, please work your way over to the hotel office by 8:30am to
check in. If you are approached by security before 8:30am, tell them
you are a birder and that you have been asked to check in at the
hotel office c. 8:30am and that you will do so.

The above arose because Silver Saddle realized they need a mechanism
to identify and separate the currently welcome birders from the
currently unwelcome non-members.

Thank you for your cooperation,

Bob Barnes
Ridgecrest, Kern County


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Howdy, Seabirders,

Yesterday's Shearwater Journeys' pelagic trip from Bodega Bay is best
described as, "Another day in paradise." No rare seabirds were found,
but the weather turned out to be incredibly nice. Greater numbers of
seabirds were found than on our September 16th trip, owing to the flow
of migration. We reached 1300 fathoms where the SST was about 61F. Our
regular vessel, "New Sea Angler" has been fully repaired. Everyone
enjoyed a wonderful day at sea. This season's incredible jaeger show
continued, delighting the many photographers on board. We covered both
Sonoma and Marin Counties. The full trip report is at:

http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/2009/09/trip-report-18-september-2009-bod\
ega.html

A few spaces are still available on our trip departing from Bodega Bay
tomorrow at 6:30 am. For reservations, I can only be reached by email
at this time. Leaders for tomorrow's trip include: Steve Rottenborn,
Lisa Hug, Peter Pyle, Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Todd McGrath, Wes
Fritz, Oscar Johnson, and Debi Shearwater.

Shearwaters forever,
Debi

Debra Shearwater
Shearwater Journeys, Inc.
PO Box 190
Hollister, CA 95024
831.637.8527
debi@...
www.shearwaterjourneys.com
www.shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com

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Hi,

As Steve Sosensky might say, this thread is just about closed!

Current Galileo Hill/Silver Saddle logistics are being "tested" and
worked out. People are birding during the week (Monday through to
Noon, Friday) as in the past EXCEPT for checking in at the Clubhouse
desk (hotel desk) at 8:30am or shortly thereafter. And, remember,
please do NOT use the hotel restrooms. So far, so good.

This next step (and hopefully final step ... that is the thread will
be closed unless rules change in the near future) is to relate a real
world weekend scenario from yesterday (Friday) afternoon through Noon
today (Saturday) since it involves a payment of $100+.
     * A campsite was reserved (held with a credit card) for $100 (plus tax).
     * 3 campers in two vehicles used the campsite last night.
     * 5 others of our group arrived in two vehicles before sunrise
this morning.
     * We split the campsite cost of $100 among seven of us and were
charged an extra $15 for the eighth "camper" (NOTE: Up to 10 total
people for one campsite before an additional $100 campsite must be reserved).
     * Silver Saddle written and verbal instructions ask that only two
vehicles be parked at the campsite and extra "camper" vehicles (two
in this case as we arrived from four different geographic areas) be
parked in the Clubhouse (hotel) parking lot.
     * We all checked in and registered at the desk at 8:30am this morning.
     * We were given permits to display inside all four vehicles.
     * The fee and permit covered the period from 4pm, Friday
(yesterday) through Noon, Saturday (today).
     * Check-in is no earlier than 4pm each day.
     * Check-out is no later than Noon each day.
     * The 8:30amish process took just a few minutes and took place
after we had already put in 2+ hours birding each. It did not seem
onerous to me.
BOTTOM LINE: Those of us who came in this morning birded from
6:30am-11am for $15 each. We could have birded until Noon if we had
desired to do so. If we had decided to spend an additional $100 for a
second night of camping, we could have stayed all day today and until
Noon on Sunday. But, six of our party could only bird today. So, we
left at 11am. I think we all enjoyed our Galileo Hill birding
experience this morning despite the $15 per person cost ... to the
degree that there are plans to return for one or more weekend visits this fall.

I assume Steve would appreciate questions or seeking of clarification
listserv readers of this email be made directly to
bbarnes@... and not via the CALBIRDS listserv.

Continued Happy & Productive Birding,

Bob Barnes
Ridgecrest, Kern County


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http://obeach.smugmug.com/Pelagic/California-Pelagics/2745844_zd7KS/1/653750
548_nk6aT



On the Shearwater Journey trip this past Wednesday (09.16.2009) we ran
across a Steller's Albatross.  Images of the bird are in the gallery above,
the first six.



Regards,



Tom Blackman

obeach@...





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Greetings,

SEARCHER sailed September 7 to explore the waters of the Nine Mile Bank, wound
through the Channel Islands, over the Rodriguez Dome and into the Southern
California bight, past the San Juan Seamount, over the Bell Bank, Mushroom Bank
and Sixty Mile Bank and returned to San Diego at sunrise on Friday September 11.

It was a great trip, with perfect weather, great live-aboard quarters, a
CRAVERI'S MURRELET, both races of Xantus's Murrelet, a KILLER WHALE, an
astounding 570 LEACH'S STORM-PETRELS of 3 races, Sabine's Gulls, 240 Buller's
Shearwaters, two "SKUA-SLAM" days and  tremendous "surround sound" whale shows.

The trip report, species list, photos and video are posted at:
http://www.socalbirding.com/tripreports/searchersep7112010.html

The incredible YouTube Video only can be seen at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs_06nncr3U

The Nine Mile Bank was so birdy on Sept 7 that we spent the entire afternoon in
San Diego waters counting 9 Poms, 3 Parasitics, 2 Long-tailed Jaegers, 30 Least
and 54 Black Storm-Petrels, 138 of the "Chapman's" race of Leach's
Storm-Petrels, 3 Blue Whales, a Sei Whale and the highlight of the day, a
CRAVERI'S MURRELET.

We'll be covering the birdalicious Nine Mile Bank again on our Buena Vista
Audubon Society day trip on Grande on October 3, spending as much time as
possible on the Nine Mile Bank before swooping south over the international
boundary to check out the Booby colony on Booby Rock in the Coronados Islands.

Join us October 3 for our day trip.  Register by September 20 and save $15.
http://www.socalbirding.com/release/sandiegooct32009.html

There are only 7 spaces left on our 48-hour live-aboard October 10-11 deep water
trip on Grande as we go out to find tropicbirds and petrels:
http://www.socalbirding.com/release/sandiegooct10112009.html

W. Terry Hunefeld, Encinitas
Life is short.  Seabird often.
In memory of Luke Cole
"Come on out with us to see what's out there."

Southern California Seabirding Trips
Buena Vista Audubon Society
http://www.SoCalBirding.com
Los Coronados Islands, Channel Islands
to the Edge of the Continental Shelf
Follow us on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/SoCalBirding

Hi Bob!



Before the thread is closed, I just wanted to slip in and thank you publicly
for your post about the new reality of birding at Silver Saddle.  Although
there have been a number of posts, your detailed summary and description of
how it actually is supposed to work is much appreciated, and it included
important details (such as don't use the hotel bathrooms and get outta town
by noon :-)).



It was probably stated somewhere, but do the "weekend" rules apply on Monday
holidays, such as Labor Day and Memorial Day?  Thanks again.



Regards,

Ed



Ed Stonick

Pasadena, CA

edstonick@... <mailto:stonicks@...>





   _____

From: CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Bob Barnes
Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 4:57 PM
To: CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CALBIRDS] Today's Galileo/Silver Saddle Real World Experience





Hi,

As Steve Sosensky might say, this thread is just about closed!

Current Galileo Hill/Silver Saddle logistics are being "tested" and
worked out. People are birding during the week (Monday through to
Noon, Friday) as in the past EXCEPT for checking in at the Clubhouse
desk (hotel desk) at 8:30am or shortly thereafter. And, remember,
please do NOT use the hotel restrooms. So far, so good.

This next step (and hopefully final step ... that is the thread will
be closed unless rules change in the near future) is to relate a real
world weekend scenario from yesterday (Friday) afternoon through Noon
today (Saturday) since it involves a payment of $100+.
* A campsite was reserved (held with a credit card) for $100 (plus tax).
* 3 campers in two vehicles used the campsite last night.
* 5 others of our group arrived in two vehicles before sunrise
this morning.
* We split the campsite cost of $100 among seven of us and were
charged an extra $15 for the eighth "camper" (NOTE: Up to 10 total
people for one campsite before an additional $100 campsite must be
reserved).
* Silver Saddle written and verbal instructions ask that only two
vehicles be parked at the campsite and extra "camper" vehicles (two
in this case as we arrived from four different geographic areas) be
parked in the Clubhouse (hotel) parking lot.
* We all checked in and registered at the desk at 8:30am this morning.
* We were given permits to display inside all four vehicles.
* The fee and permit covered the period from 4pm, Friday
(yesterday) through Noon, Saturday (today).
* Check-in is no earlier than 4pm each day.
* Check-out is no later than Noon each day.
* The 8:30amish process took just a few minutes and took place
after we had already put in 2+ hours birding each. It did not seem
onerous to me.
BOTTOM LINE: Those of us who came in this morning birded from
6:30am-11am for $15 each. We could have birded until Noon if we had
desired to do so. If we had decided to spend an additional $100 for a
second night of camping, we could have stayed all day today and until
Noon on Sunday. But, six of our party could only bird today. So, we
left at 11am. I think we all enjoyed our Galileo Hill birding
experience this morning despite the $15 per person cost ... to the
degree that there are plans to return for one or more weekend visits this
fall.

I assume Steve would appreciate questions or seeking of clarification
listserv readers of this email be made directly to
bbarnes@lightspeed. <mailto:bbarnes%40lightspeed.net> net and not via the
CALBIRDS listserv.

Continued Happy & Productive Birding,

Bob Barnes
Ridgecrest, Kern County

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Greetings,

43 birders sailed on the Ocean's Institute "Sea Explorer" from Dana Point on
Saturday 19 SEP 2009 and saw a Fin Whale and Black Storm-petrel near Lasuen
Knoll, a Red Phalarope 6 miles off Newport Beach, 3 Parasitic Jaegers off Aliso
Creek tormenting a tern and a bunch more cool stuff.

Trip report, photos and video or the dolphin leaping from the water are posted
here:
http://www.socalbirding.com/tripreports/danapointsep192009.html

Sea Explorer is a fast, comfortable boat with plenty of room up top, on the bow
and on the stern.  The crew is friendly, helpful and extremely knowledgeable
about sea life offshore Dana Point.  Our next trip aboard Sea Explorer,
sponsored by Sea & Sage Audubon, is January 23, 2010.  We hope you'll join us as
we go in search of winter seabirds!

Join us on a day trip from San Diego to the birdy Nine Mile Bank and the
Coronados Islands to see the breeding Brown Booby colony on October 3, 2009. 
Details here:
http://www.socalbirding.com/release/sandiegooct32009.html

W. Terry Hunefeld, Encinitas
Life is short.  Seabird often.
In memory of Luke Cole
"Come on out with us to see what's out there."

Southern California Seabirding Trips
Buena Vista Audubon Society
http://www.SoCalBirding.com
Los Coronados Islands, Channel Islands
to the Edge of the Continental Shelf
Follow us on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/SoCalBirding

Ed,

At 03:53 AM 9/21/2009, Ed Stonick wrote:
>Before the thread is closed, I just wanted to
>slip in and thank you publicly for your post
>about the new reality of birding at Silver
>Saddle.  Although there have been a number of
>posts, your detailed summary and description of
>how it actually is supposed to work is much
>appreciated, and it included important details
>(such as don’t use the hotel bathrooms and get outta town by noon J).

On behalf of Jean Brandt and Kelli Levinson, who
also participated in critical aspects of all this, you are welcome.

>It was probably stated somewhere, but do the
>“weekend” rules apply on Monday holidays, such
>as Labor Day and Memorial Day?  Ed Stonick,
>Pasadena, CA, <mailto:stonicks@...>edstonick@...

Yes.

Bob Barnes, Ridgecrest, Kern County, Calfironai

>
>
>
>----------
>From: CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com
>[mailto:CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob Barnes
>Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 4:57 PM
>To: CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [CALBIRDS] Today's Galileo/Silver Saddle Real World Experience
>
>
>
>Hi,
>
>As Steve Sosensky might say, this thread is just about closed!
>
>Current Galileo Hill/Silver Saddle logistics are being "tested" and
>worked out. People are birding during the week (Monday through to
>Noon, Friday) as in the past EXCEPT for checking in at the Clubhouse
>desk (hotel desk) at 8:30am or shortly thereafter. And, remember,
>please do NOT use the hotel restrooms. So far, so good.
>
>This next step (and hopefully final step ... that is the thread will
>be closed unless rules change in the near future) is to relate a real
>world weekend scenario from yesterday (Friday) afternoon through Noon
>today (Saturday) since it involves a payment of $100+.
>* A campsite was reserved (held with a credit card) for $100 (plus tax).
>* 3 campers in two vehicles used the campsite last night.
>* 5 others of our group arrived in two vehicles before sunrise
>this morning.
>* We split the campsite cost of $100 among seven of us and were
>charged an extra $15 for the eighth "camper" (NOTE: Up to 10 total
>people for one campsite before an additional $100 campsite must be reserved).
>* Silver Saddle written and verbal instructions ask that only two
>vehicles be parked at the campsite and extra "camper" vehicles (two
>in this case as we arrived from four different geographic areas) be
>parked in the Clubhouse (hotel) parking lot.
>* We all checked in and registered at the desk at 8:30am this morning.
>* We were given permits to display inside all four vehicles.
>* The fee and permit covered the period from 4pm, Friday
>(yesterday) through Noon, Saturday (today).
>* Check-in is no earlier than 4pm each day.
>* Check-out is no later than Noon each day.
>* The 8:30amish process took just a few minutes and took place
>after we had already put in 2+ hours birding each. It did not seem
>onerous to me.
>BOTTOM LINE: Those of us who came in this morning birded from
>6:30am-11am for $15 each. We could have birded until Noon if we had
>desired to do so. If we had decided to spend an additional $100 for a
>second night of camping, we could have stayed all day today and until
>Noon on Sunday. But, six of our party could only bird today. So, we
>left at 11am. I think we all enjoyed our Galileo Hill birding
>experience this morning despite the $15 per person cost ... to the
>degree that there are plans to return for one or
>more weekend visits this fall.
>
>I assume Steve would appreciate questions or seeking of clarification
>listserv readers of this email be made directly to
><mailto:bbarnes%40lightspeed.net>bbarnes@...
>and not via the CALBIRDS listserv.
>
>Continued Happy & Productive Birding,
>
>Bob Barnes
>Ridgecrest, Kern County
>
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-----Forwarded Message-----
>From: Force <pagodroma@...>
>Sent: Sep 21, 2009 11:21 AM
>To: Seabird News <seabird-news@googlegroups.com>
>Subject: [Seabird-News:1102] Red-footed Booby, Southern California Bight
>
>
>Hi seabirders,
>
>For the benefit of southern California seabirders, we kindly delivered
>the Red-footed Booby to Santa Monica Bay. The bird spent the night on
>the forward mast after coming on board the previous evening (20
>September) about 9.5 nautical miles ESE of Anacapa Island. We then
>steamed to our next morning's starting position, about 2 nautical
>miles southwest of Dana Point. The dark morph immature departed at
>sunrise; it could be anywhere by now, but LA birders (and elsewhere)
>should be on the lookout. No, it wasn't held against it's will, it was
>simply doing what boobies do: ride ships.
>
>happy seabirding,
>Michael Force
>
>currently aboard NOAA McArthur II
>6 nmi east of Santa Barbara Island

Howdy, Seabirders,

The trip report for Shearwater Journeys'  September 20th pelagic trip
departing from Bodega Bay to the Cordell Bank is posted at:

http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/2009/09/trip-report-
sep-20-2009-bodega-bay.html

Highlights included the continued LONG-TAILED JAEGER frenzy and
hundreds of CASSIN'S AUKLETS stuffing themselves on krill, along with
5 lunge feeding BLUE WHALES in beautiful sunshine at the end of the day.

Our last trip of the fall season departing from Bodega Bay is
scheduled for October 16th. Please sign up as soon as possible. Our
last trip of the fall season departing from Fort Bragg is scheduled
for October 18th. We have one place available on that trip.

Shearwaters forever,
Debi

Debra Shearwater
Shearwater Journeys, Inc.
PO Box 190
Hollister, CA 95024
831.637.8527
debi@...
www.shearwaterjourneys.com
www.shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com

**Antarctica, South Georgia, & The Falkland Islands, January 5-24, 2010*
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Howdy, Birders,

The Shearwater Journeys' trip report for the September 12th Albacore
Grounds: Offshore Monterey has been published at:

http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/2009/09/trip-report-
sep-12-2009-monterey.html

Highlights included 1 HAWAIIAN PETREL and 24 COOK'S PETRELS. Scott
Terrill's image of a Cook's Petrel is included in the report. Many
photographers were able to obtain great images, as the Cook's Petrels
passed very closely to our vessel.

Our last albacore trip of the season is scheduled for October 10th.
Spaces are still available. Spaces are still available on the
following Monterey trips: September 25, 26, 27; October 3, 4, 11, 25;
November 28. The September 24th trip is SOLD OUT.

Pterodromas forever,
Debi

Debra Shearwater
Shearwater Journeys, Inc.
PO Box 190
Hollister, CA 95024
831.637.8527
debi@...
www.shearwaterjourneys.com
www.shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com

**Antarctica, South Georgia, & The Falkland Islands, January 5-24, 2010*
Shearwater Journeys' Exclusive Charter
Waiting list available







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I've just heard the sad news the Lauie Binford, one of the most
important forces in the history of California birding, passed away this
weekend at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

L.C. Binford was curator of birds at California Academy of Sciences
during the 1970s.  While his closest birding companions tended to be
Benjamin D. (Mike) Parmeter, John Parmeter, and Gordon Bolander, he was
a very important mentor and teacher to many Bay Area birders who started
birding in that period, including Joe Morlan, Dick Erickson, Van Remsen,
and me.  He was one of the most important birding mentors in my life,
and we have been friends ever since.  After he moved from California we
were somewhat reduced to phone calls and Christmas cards, but Lauire's
wit and wisdom were astonishing as long as I knew him.

Lauire was a major force in founding both California Field
Ornithologists (now Western Field Ornithologists) and the California
Bird Records Committee.  His quest for accuracy and honesty was
legendary, and he was the one to correctly determine that the Pt. Reyes
"Smith's Longspur" in December 1978 was actually a lark -- it proved to
be the Eur. Skylark that returned for 8 winters [the full story is
elsewhere on Joe's website and my website].

I found it an joy to bird with Lauire, because he was both patient and a
stickler for accuracy, and because of his good-natured grousing about
everything all day long. He was prone to be optimistic when things look
bleak, saying "also be optimistic about what you might find .... but
when you find it, be very skeptical of what you think it is."  He was
better at that than I was.

Laurie loved research, bird specimens, bird i.d. and distribution papers
and annotated checklists. He was slow and meticulous but when he finally
published something, it immediately became the classic on its topic.
But he equally enjoyed the 'good life,' including a passion for golf and
Manhattens. I will miss him very much, and the birding world as a whole
has lost a major figure.

He is featured on my web pages in the "California Birding History"
project done a few years ago, at
http://creagrus.home.montereybay.com/CAwhoLCB.html

Don Roberson
Pacific Grove

Hi all,



I was one of the many young birders that Laurie mentored. I spent many hours
in the California Academy of Sciences office with him, and he was kind
enough to let me use the little library there for a lot of my early work. I
was fortunate enough to go on many birding outings with Laurie, Joe, Doug
and Russ Greenberg. We all learned a tremendous amount from those outings.



I remember going with Laurie on his second trip to a place on the north side
of the Golden Gate bridge where he had determined that a lot of hawks might
be migrating by in the fall. We all know it well now as the best hawk
migrating site in the western U.S. It's thanks to Laurie that we now enjoy
that phenomena.



He will always be in my memory.



Ron LeValley



From: CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Don Roberson
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 4:14 PM
To: CalBirds@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CALBIRDS] Laurence C. Binford





I've just heard the sad news the Lauie Binford, one of the most
important forces in the history of California birding, passed away this
weekend at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

L.C. Binford was curator of birds at California Academy of Sciences
during the 1970s. While his closest birding companions tended to be
Benjamin D. (Mike) Parmeter, John Parmeter, and Gordon Bolander, he was
a very important mentor and teacher to many Bay Area birders who started
birding in that period, including Joe Morlan, Dick Erickson, Van Remsen,
and me. He was one of the most important birding mentors in my life,
and we have been friends ever since. After he moved from California we
were somewhat reduced to phone calls and Christmas cards, but Lauire's
wit and wisdom were astonishing as long as I knew him.

Lauire was a major force in founding both California Field
Ornithologists (now Western Field Ornithologists) and the California
Bird Records Committee. His quest for accuracy and honesty was
legendary, and he was the one to correctly determine that the Pt. Reyes
"Smith's Longspur" in December 1978 was actually a lark -- it proved to
be the Eur. Skylark that returned for 8 winters [the full story is
elsewhere on Joe's website and my website].

I found it an joy to bird with Lauire, because he was both patient and a
stickler for accuracy, and because of his good-natured grousing about
everything all day long. He was prone to be optimistic when things look
bleak, saying "also be optimistic about what you might find .... but
when you find it, be very skeptical of what you think it is." He was
better at that than I was.

Laurie loved research, bird specimens, bird i.d. and distribution papers
and annotated checklists. He was slow and meticulous but when he finally
published something, it immediately became the classic on its topic.
But he equally enjoyed the 'good life,' including a passion for golf and
Manhattens. I will miss him very much, and the birding world as a whole
has lost a major figure.

He is featured on my web pages in the "California Birding History"
project done a few years ago, at
http://creagrus.home.montereybay.com/CAwhoLCB.html

Don Roberson
Pacific Grove





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I first met Laurie when I was 13 years old and spent most of my birding with
him, the Parmeters and Binford through my teens.  He introduced me to the
contents of his "coffee" thermos bottle just after I turned 21 during a
Monterey CBC, and we happily drank the Manhattens from coffee mugs while
sitting on a curb.  He thoroughly enjoyed the scene.  His sense of humor was
tremendous as well-very dry and wry.  He was the most careful birder that I
had ever met and I never saw him make a mistake in bird identification.
I'll be thinking of him at the next rare bird!



John Sterling

VVVVVVVVVV



26 Palm Ave

Woodland, CA  95695

cell 530 908-3836

jsterling@...





From: CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Don Roberson
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 4:14 PM
To: CalBirds@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CALBIRDS] Laurence C. Binford





I've just heard the sad news the Lauie Binford, one of the most
important forces in the history of California birding, passed away this
weekend at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

L.C. Binford was curator of birds at California Academy of Sciences
during the 1970s. While his closest birding companions tended to be
Benjamin D. (Mike) Parmeter, John Parmeter, and Gordon Bolander, he was
a very important mentor and teacher to many Bay Area birders who started
birding in that period, including Joe Morlan, Dick Erickson, Van Remsen,
and me. He was one of the most important birding mentors in my life,
and we have been friends ever since. After he moved from California we
were somewhat reduced to phone calls and Christmas cards, but Lauire's
wit and wisdom were astonishing as long as I knew him.

Lauire was a major force in founding both California Field
Ornithologists (now Western Field Ornithologists) and the California
Bird Records Committee. His quest for accuracy and honesty was
legendary, and he was the one to correctly determine that the Pt. Reyes
"Smith's Longspur" in December 1978 was actually a lark -- it proved to
be the Eur. Skylark that returned for 8 winters [the full story is
elsewhere on Joe's website and my website].

I found it an joy to bird with Lauire, because he was both patient and a
stickler for accuracy, and because of his good-natured grousing about
everything all day long. He was prone to be optimistic when things look
bleak, saying "also be optimistic about what you might find .... but
when you find it, be very skeptical of what you think it is." He was
better at that than I was.

Laurie loved research, bird specimens, bird i.d. and distribution papers
and annotated checklists. He was slow and meticulous but when he finally
published something, it immediately became the classic on its topic.
But he equally enjoyed the 'good life,' including a passion for golf and
Manhattens. I will miss him very much, and the birding world as a whole
has lost a major figure.

He is featured on my web pages in the "California Birding History"
project done a few years ago, at
http://creagrus.home.montereybay.com/CAwhoLCB.html

Don Roberson
Pacific Grove





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Whoops!  I meant ".and Bolander through my teens."  I am still a little
shook up over the news.  I'll have to drink a toast to Laurie Binford and
his tales of tropical birding exploits!



John Sterling

VVVVVVVVVV



26 Palm Ave

Woodland, CA  95695

cell 530 908-3836

jsterling@...





From: CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of John Sterling
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 4:43 PM
To: CalBirds@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [CALBIRDS] Laurence C. Binford





I first met Laurie when I was 13 years old and spent most of my birding with
him, the Parmeters and Binford through my teens. He introduced me to the
contents of his "coffee" thermos bottle just after I turned 21 during a
Monterey CBC, and we happily drank the Manhattens from coffee mugs while
sitting on a curb. He thoroughly enjoyed the scene. His sense of humor was
tremendous as well-very dry and wry. He was the most careful birder that I
had ever met and I never saw him make a mistake in bird identification.
I'll be thinking of him at the next rare bird!

John Sterling

VVVVVVVVVV

26 Palm Ave

Woodland, CA 95695

cell 530 908-3836

jsterling@... <mailto:jsterling%40wavecable.com>

From: CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com <mailto:CALBIRDS%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com <mailto:CALBIRDS%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
Behalf
Of Don Roberson
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 4:14 PM
To: CalBirds@yahoogroups.com <mailto:CalBirds%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [CALBIRDS] Laurence C. Binford

I've just heard the sad news the Lauie Binford, one of the most
important forces in the history of California birding, passed away this
weekend at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

L.C. Binford was curator of birds at California Academy of Sciences
during the 1970s. While his closest birding companions tended to be
Benjamin D. (Mike) Parmeter, John Parmeter, and Gordon Bolander, he was
a very important mentor and teacher to many Bay Area birders who started
birding in that period, including Joe Morlan, Dick Erickson, Van Remsen,
and me. He was one of the most important birding mentors in my life,
and we have been friends ever since. After he moved from California we
were somewhat reduced to phone calls and Christmas cards, but Lauire's
wit and wisdom were astonishing as long as I knew him.

Lauire was a major force in founding both California Field
Ornithologists (now Western Field Ornithologists) and the California
Bird Records Committee. His quest for accuracy and honesty was
legendary, and he was the one to correctly determine that the Pt. Reyes
"Smith's Longspur" in December 1978 was actually a lark -- it proved to
be the Eur. Skylark that returned for 8 winters [the full story is
elsewhere on Joe's website and my website].

I found it an joy to bird with Lauire, because he was both patient and a
stickler for accuracy, and because of his good-natured grousing about
everything all day long. He was prone to be optimistic when things look
bleak, saying "also be optimistic about what you might find .... but
when you find it, be very skeptical of what you think it is." He was
better at that than I was.

Laurie loved research, bird specimens, bird i.d. and distribution papers
and annotated checklists. He was slow and meticulous but when he finally
published something, it immediately became the classic on its topic.
But he equally enjoyed the 'good life,' including a passion for golf and
Manhattens. I will miss him very much, and the birding world as a whole
has lost a major figure.

He is featured on my web pages in the "California Birding History"
project done a few years ago, at
http://creagrus.home.montereybay.com/CAwhoLCB.html

Don Roberson
Pacific Grove

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Ron LeValley wrote:

>>>
I was one of the many young birders that Laurie mentored. I spent many hours
in the California Academy of Sciences office with him
<<<

Same for me.  He was a great mentor, a stickler for accuracy and a good
friend.

Doug Herr
Orangevale
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


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REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE

Tricolored blackbirds were again banded in 2009.  My banding team and I
banded 18,400 birds in 4 counties, and of these, 3,300 were color
banded.  This year's color band combination was mauve over federal band
on left, and county color (green = Yolo, orange = Colusa, blue = Yuba)
on right.  If you observe a color banded tricolor, please report it to
the Tricolored Blackbird Portal (tricolor.ice.ucdavis.edu).  The
Central Valley birds should be moving to their winter homes in the
Delta now, so immense flocks of several blackbird species and relatives
can be expected there at any time, and the nightly fly-in over the
Antioch Bridge should begin again shortly if it hasn't already.  One bird banded
in Yolo County in 2007 was reported from northern Los Angeles County in
December, 2008, and a bird banded in Santa Barbara County in 2006 was recaptured
by me in Colusa County this summer, so southern California observations are
possible.

Many thanks for your assistance.

Bob Meese

Birders,

The remarkable 2009 pelagic season continues. Tom Blackman's report of over 700
Least Storm-Petrels off San Diego is one of the largest concentrations ever
recorded off CA. The most I have ever seen was around 734 off Monterey years ago
(another el Nino year as I recall). That trip was one of many memorable
Shearwater Journeys adventures I have been a part of.

In Southern CA, it appears as if the birds are mostly nearshore at the moment.
The Sept Searcher trip had good luck close to shore off San Diego, and the birds
are present nearshore up off Ventura as well with a Red-footed Booby coming
aboard a research boat this week off Anacapa Island in Ventura.

That same research boat has relayed sightings of thousands of storm-petrels
(Black, Least, and Ashy) 12 miles SE of Anacapa.

As luck would have it, there is a one-day trip out of Santa Barbara sponsored by
the Los Angeles Audubon Society this Saturday. Unless we get some good intel
that suggests a better area, we will be heading south and east of the northern
channel islands, spending time in both Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, where
Least storm-petrels are usually tough to get. This is also prime season for
other good shearwaters and tubenoses, and there is a red-footed booby out there
somewhere. IF YOU WANT TO GO ON THIS TRIP CALL LA AUDUBON TOMORROW (THURSDAY) to
sign-up at(323) 876-0202 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. You can e-mail me on Friday if
you can't get to a phone, and I will let you know if there is room.


I think this trip as well as the October 3 day trip out of San Diego previously
announced by Terry Hunefeld will both have excellent chances at Least
Storm-petrels and perhaps Craveri's Murrelet. I would suggest getting on one of
these two trips if possible. I will be on both. see Socalbirding.com for more
info on either trip.

This extraordinary pelagic season is not restricted to SoCal. Every week it
seems like Debi Shearwater and the Shearwater Journeys team are turning up
another rarity. two weeks ago it was Cook's Petrels and Hawaiian Petrel on an
Albacore Grounds trip out of Monterey. Last week it was a Short-tailed Albatross
out of Bodega Bay. She has four in a row out of Monterey starting tomorrow, and
I will be cursing my job for the next few days, because I would rather be there.

Debi also has a Bodega Bay trip on Friday October 16 that could use a few more
sign-ups. I know it's a Friday. But when you think about Short-tailed Albatross,
Parkinson's Petrel, and some of the other megas (Streaked and Greater
Shearwater) that have turned-up in October on the Cordell Bank, it's worth
wagering a vacation day that this might be the trip. The Cordell Bank in October
can be spectacular. One of my most treasured memories is being surrounded by
blue and humpack whales on an early October trip from Bodega Bay. The Streaked
Shearwater was nice too. I'll be on that October 16th trip, I hope you will be
too.

Visit Shearwaterjourneys.com for more info (If you decide to contact Debi, best
bet is probably e-mail, as this time of year she is either on a boat, driving to
or from a boat, organizing a boat, or rarely, sleeping). There are lots of trips
left on Debi's schedule, it's a great year to get out to sea!

The 2009 Pelagic year has been one for the record books, but there are still
some pages yet to write. This is the time to join a Los Angeles Audubon, Buena
Vista Audubon or Shearwater Journeys trip and perhaps become a part of pelagic
history.

Todd McGrath
Calabasas CA, and wherever I can get out to sea
SKUA@...

Ahoy Calbirders,

The Sept. 19 offshore trip report with photos by Don Roberson and Glen
Tepke is up online at:
http://www.montereyseabirds.com/SeabirdTripReport090919.htm

Our trip on Sept. 20 was unforgettable thanks to the interaction we had
with a group of five friendly Killer Whales/Orcas. In addition to Jeff
Poklen's photos I shot some video that you will find in the report. My
favorite part is at the end when one of the females approaches us
closely and vocalizes out of her blowhole. Check it out at:
http://www.montereyseabirds.com/SeabirdTripReport090920.htm

Regards,
Roger Wolfe for Monterey Seabirds
Soquel Canyon, CA
http://www.montereyseabirds.com

A few weeks ago, a possible Blue-footed Booby was seen in the Dana Point Harbor,
Orange County..... but only one birder got to see that.

Last evening...before sunset, Robert McNab had a Blue-footed Booby at the end of
the long jetty at the Harbor of Dana Point.  The bird was still there at sunrise
this morning.

I understand it left the jetty, but returned some time later.  It was last
reported at 2 pm today.

A view of the area can be found at:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=dana+point,+ca&sll=3\
7.0625,-95.677068&sspn=57.161276,103.183594&ie=UTF8&ll=33.457036,-117.694023&spn\
=0.007456,0.012596&z=17
or
http://tinyurl.com/y9wgh4h
switch to satellite view to see the rock jetty.  There is free parking on Dana
Dr... but the hiking/walking weekend group may quickly fill those spots.

The bird was on a large rock beyond the sign tower.... the last rock before the
jetty slopes into the ocean.

We have photos on OrangeCountyBirding of the bird.

Another viewing area, but metered parking, is at the end of Pueblo Place but one
probably needs to walk out on the short jetty to have a view of the end of the
long jetty where the Booby is.

Note: Fishermen do walk out to the end of the long jetty.... don't know
why...since it's a strenous and dangerous walk with jumping between large rocks
on the long jetty.

Joel Weintraub
Dana Point, CA
Orange Co RBA Compiler