2018 Scrub-Jay Pelagic trip report
Island Scrub-Jay at Prisoner's Harbor, Santa Cruz Island March 10th, 2018: Island Packers hosted another Island Scrub-Jay Pelagic birding...
Island Scrub-Jay Pelagic 2018
Island Scrub-Jay We are kicking off the new year with our first birding excursion March 10th. This trip has had success in the past few...
Brown Boobies Nesting in the Channel Islands National Park for the first time in recorded history
A Male "Brewster's/Pacific" Brown Booby seen on Scorpion Rock years prior (2014) to their nesting on Sutil "rock/island" off of Santa...
Island Packers July 16th, 2017 Pelagic trip out of Ventura, Ca
Silk Bath (Scripps's Murrelet) We covered a lot of water on this one... a lot of water that looked A LOT like this. The understated...
Spring Blows... through
A somewhat rare but regular species for the Santa Barbara Channel, a Black-legged Kittwake seen on March 25th, 2017 Winter has been sent...
Wow! in the Santa Barbara Channel
Eye level with a Black-vented Shearwater The past few days have been outstanding. We have had great weather, calm seas, and a bounty of...
Pelagic/Scrub-Jay Trip Report
This has been a rather wet and stormy winter here in Southern California but we slipped in this trip between the bad stuff and had calm...
2018 Pelagic Trips with Island Packers
Save the dates: July 14th and Oct 6th 2018 Island Packers has set the dates for two of our Summer/Fall Pelagic Birding trips. The first...
Island Wildlife Cruises with a Bird Guide
I am pleased to announce that Island Packers is coordinating with local pelagic bird guides to increase the usefulness of our Island...
Pelagic Presentation
Brown Booby (male) on Scorpion Rock, Santa Cruz Island Hi All, I am giving a presentation on how to get out on our local waters and see...