Laysan Albatross search trip: February 22, 2014

Laysan Albatrosses have been sighted with regularity on our late winter/early spring trips when we travel at least 25 miles offshore. Unfortunately, the last three years we have weathered-out--always a risk with Oregon pelagic trips, especially at this time of year.

Highlights and selected "late winter/early spring" birds from previous similar trips:

March 6, 2010: 2 LAYSAN ALBATROSS, 21 Black-footed Albatross, 2 Short-tailed Shearwater, 118 Black-legged Kittiwake, 8 Thayer's Gull, 33 Ancient Murrelet, 13 Rhinoceros Auklet.

February 21, 2009: 1 LAYSAN ALBATROSS, 10 Black-footed Albatross, 1 Rock Sandpiper (jetty), 159 Black-legged Kittiwake, 50 Thayer's Gull, 2 Glaucous Gull, 26 Ancient Murrelet, 114 Rhinoceros Auklet, 1 HORNED PUFFIN.

March 1, 2008: 8 LAYSAN ALBATROSS, 25 Black-footed Albatross, 1 MANX SHEARWATER, 1 Short-tailed Shearwater, 1 Rock Sandpiper (jetty), 40 Black-legged Kittiwake, 3 Thayer's Gull, 50 Rhinoceros Auklet.

March 25, 2007: 1 LAYSAN ALBATROSS, 60 Black-footed Albatross, 2 Short-tailed Shearwater, 75 Black-legged Kittiwake, 2 Thayer's Gull, 500 Rhinoceros Auklet, 7 HORNED PUFFIN.

March 18, 2006: 4 LAYSAN ALBATROSS, 60 Black-footed Albatross, 1 SHORT-TAILED ALBATROSS, 8 Short-tailed Shearwater, 90 Black-legged Kittiwake, 2 Thayer's Gull, 11 Rhinoceros Auklet.

Cost for this trip is $140 per person (but $125 if you hurry!). Sign up online at:
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