Pelagic Birding California. W elcome to Shearwater Journeys the oldest pelagic birding company offering seabirding trips off Californias central coast. I am lucky enough to work with this as my backdrop and have the opportunity to witness the day to day events taking place just off shore.
Pelagic Birding Tours Bird ABAs southernmost borders and beyond Spend several days offshore over deep-water canyons underwater seamounts and around islands of the southern California bight. Since 1976 more than 67000 birders and marine enthusiasts have joined our trips from every state in the USA and more than 30 countries worldwide. The Santa Barbara Channel the surrounding waters and the Channel Islands National Park are a marvel of nature.
Coastal upwelling brings cooler nutrient-rich water to the surface resulting in an immense biomass.
It would take a lengthy trip covering hundreds of miles to sample the best of California birding. There are not always scheduled pelagic birding trips. Our California birding tour will visit the spectacular diversity of this state from the towering redwoods to magnificent mountains of the Sierra Nevada to world-class pelagic birding and whale watching. He moved back to southern California when his real passion for birding was triggered.