The Debi Shearwater Journey pelagic bird trip was perfect; sunny with calm seas. We left from Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey working the wharf area seeing Sea Otters, Sea Lions and Harbor Seals. There were hundreds of Common Murre, daddy’s & juveniles, Gulls, Gulls, Gulls, with Western Gull juveniles still begging for food, Elegant Terns, and Black Turnstones. But the real adventure was further out. We watched a Heerman’s Gull surf on a Mola (Sunfish), added…
Just inside California, on our way to the Salton Sea, we passed through an area called Glamis Dunes, which looked so much like movies of the Sahara Desert, I expected to see Lawrence riding in from Arabia. Not what I pictured for California, but this year has driven home how little I know about most of the United States. The temperature was HOT. While making plans from home, I was thinking that we would spend…
“That Old Second Wind Comes Around” After picking up a few last minute supplies at Bay Leaf Market (THE best business in Crawfordville) we headed west at last! There are not enough bird list “needs” between home and S.E. Arizona (other than S. Texas- no fun this time of year) so we drove directly to Arizona. Straight through. 1785 miles, 33 hours of driving time, all in 39 hours. And with no cast- I helped…