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Thanks to all who joined us on one of our 2026 trips. This year was a big transition year for us as we welcomed Todd and Ann Sawin who took over most of the duties previously done by Phil And Chris Anderson. The transition went as smoothly as we could have expected thanks to both Todd and Ann along with the entire staff that make up Westport Seabirds. We are already looking forward to 2027 but wanted to take moment and reflect on what a great year 2026 has been. Many thanks to all of you that joined us this year on one or more of our trips, you are truly what makes all this possible.
We will be working over the next several months to put together 2027 schedule. We hope that you will be able to join us for one of our 2027 trips as we continue our tradition of offering all day pelagic birdwatching trips to one of several deep water submarine canyons that are 30 nautical miles from the mouth of Grays Harbor, on the edge of the North American continental shelf. The outer half of the shelf and the Canyons support a vast array of marine life and with the upcoming super El Niño who knows what we might find. In addition to regular species like Black-footed Albatross and Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel, we will be looking for feature seasonal species such as Laysan Albatross, Short-tailed Albatross, Flesh-footed, Short-tailed, and Buller’s Shearwaters, and South Polar Skua among many other offshore species. We will also continue to be on the look out for whales, dolphins, porpoises, fur seals and other marine life that populate this nutrient rich environment.
Thanks again to all who joined us in 2026, we will update you with 2027 schedule and when our 2027 reservation line will open later this year.
Sabine’s Gull
Black-footed Albatross
South Polar Skua
About Westport Seabirds
Terry Wahl initiated trips offshore to Gray's Canyon in September of 1966 and began systematic censusing in September of 1971, which continues through the present. Westport Seabirds trips have produced the longest running database of birds counted at sea in the world and have provided the foundation for several papers on seabirds of the northeast Pacific. Our boat the Blitz is 53 feet in l...
Birds that can be expected on most or all April – October trips: Black-footed Albatross, Northern Fulmar, Sooty Shearwater, Pink-footed Shearwater, Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel, Red-necked and Red Ph...
