Updates-- Short and Sweet

Let's start with the good news. On August 30, our Newport pelagic experienced the calmest sea conditions we are likely to see this year. Waves 1 to 2 feet, and light winds. (For seabirds very lights winds are not actually a positive, but so it goes.) We had two albatross species, and read the band on a Laysan Albatross. We have submitted that information anmd look forward to finding out where it is from. This trip also had South Polar Skua, three shearwater species, Long-tailed and Pomarine Jaegers, and even a couple of Tufted Puffins.

Also in the good news column: Our 9/14, 9/21, and 10/5 trips are full, and the 10/12 trip has only two more spots available. The December trip has decent sign-up, and I am sure we will with fill it, or come close. The only trip lagging behind is 10/25, but we still have time to get enough people to run it.
 
Now for the bad news: our 9/7 Garibaldi trip had to cancel due to engine problems on our boat. We had people coming from out of state, so there were a lot of disappointed people. Hopefully, the issue is resolved and our 9/14 All-Women pelagic will have no problems.