Black-legged kittiwakes Weather: The wind at Pt. Pinos this day had quite a bit of east in it at sunrise, and as the day went on it shifted to north and then built to a moderate NW for the last couple hours of light. It was dry and partly cloudy; visibility was quite good and the swell was moderate. At the outer buoy, at sunrise the winds were E at 8 knots, switching to N, 6 knots at 1100 and switching to W at 1400. At sunset the wind was 14 knots from the west. Pressure was

Monday's forecast has been one I've looked forward to since last Thursday; it did not disappoint. The rain that had been a definitive feature for most of the previous four days was supposed to change from all-day soakings to squalls blown in from the west: lessening rain, winds from our favorite direction, and just being within the season where so much is ready to migrate when conditions are right all hinted towards an epic Seawatch day. It was. At the count, it was squally a

Great SUSC day! The morning crew, Catherine, Kai, John, and Ashley, had to battle driving rains for most of the morning. Even with reduced visibility, there were nice views of thousands of Surf Scoters (SUSC) leaving the bay. Amanda, Karen, and Fred took over at noon, getting the opportunity to put their rain gear to the test as well. The SUSCs continued to go by in big numbers, but an Ashy Storm-Petrel and a few very close groups of Brant geese in lovely golden light when th