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Monterey Bay Pelagic Seabird Cruise

Monterey Seabirds

United States › California
  • Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey, CA
  • Year-round with peak August–October; 8-hour and 12-hour departures available on selected dates (predominantly weekends during peak season); see montereyseabirds.com for current schedule and booking
  • $125 per person (8-hour Monterey Sea Canyon); $160 per person (12-hour offshore Albacore Grounds)

Pioneer Canyon Pelagic Birding Trip

Alvaro's Adventures

United States › California
  • Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay, CA
  • Multiple dates per year; peak dates August–November, with winter pelagics (February–March); also departs from Monterey, Morro Bay, and Bodega Bay on selected dates; see alvarosadventures.com/pelagic-dates-2026.html for current schedule
  • ~$200–$210 per person; see alvarosadventures.com for current pricing

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The Pelagic Birding Glossary: Terms Every Seabirder Should Know

A plain-English glossary of pelagic birding terms — from tubenose and chumming to continental shelf and gadfly petrel — for anyone new to offshore seabird trips.

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Best Pelagic Birding Trips in the World

The definitive worldwide ranking of pelagic birding trips — from Cornwall's shearwater spectacle and Tasmania's albatross city to Torishima's Short-tailed Albatross colony and the Beagle Channel gateway to Antarctica.

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The Pelagic Birding Calendar: Where to Go, Month by Month

A worldwide, month-by-month guide to pelagic birding season — from Ireland's August storm-petrel peak and Norway's midsummer Svalbard cruises to the Southern Hemisphere summer in New Zealand, South Africa, and Argentina — with links to every regional season guide on this site.

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Hudson Canyon Pelagic Bird & Marine Wildlife Trip

American Princess Cruises

United States › New York
  • Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY
  • Year-round with multiple formats: 24-hour overnight trips in late spring, summer and autumn to Hudson Canyon; 12-hour day trips primarily in winter and summer; 6-hour special trips in spring and autumn. See americanprincesscruises.com for current schedule and event listings; 2026 dates confirmed.
  • See americanprincesscruises.com for current pricing per trip format; contact [email protected]

Monterey Bay Pelagic Seabird Cruise

Monterey Seabirds

United States › California
  • Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey, CA
  • Year-round with peak August–October; 8-hour and 12-hour departures available on selected dates (predominantly weekends during peak season); see montereyseabirds.com for current schedule and booking
  • $125 per person (8-hour Monterey Sea Canyon); $160 per person (12-hour offshore Albacore Grounds)

Pioneer Canyon Pelagic Birding Trip

Alvaro's Adventures

United States › California
  • Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay, CA
  • Multiple dates per year; peak dates August–November, with winter pelagics (February–March); also departs from Monterey, Morro Bay, and Bodega Bay on selected dates; see alvarosadventures.com/pelagic-dates-2026.html for current schedule
  • ~$200–$210 per person; see alvarosadventures.com for current pricing

NH Audubon Jeffrey's Ledge Pelagic Birding Trip

New Hampshire Audubon / Massabesic Audubon Center

United States › New Hampshire
  • Rye Harbor, NH
  • Selected dates in spring (May) and fall (September); trips sell out quickly — see nhaudubon.org/events for current schedule and registration
  • $75 NH Audubon members / $95 non-members

Seabirding Virginia Beach — Norfolk Canyon Pelagic

Seabirding (Brian Patteson, Inc.)

United States › Virginia
  • Lynnhaven Inlet, Virginia Beach, VA
  • Winter trips (January–March) targeting alcids and cold-water species; summer/fall trips (August–October) targeting shearwaters, petrels, and phalaropes; see seabirding.com/schedule for current dates
  • $235 per person per day (2026 pricing; confirm at seabirding.com/schedule)

Almodovar Birding Azores Petrels Pelagic

Almodovar Birding

Portugal › Azores
  • Flores Island, Azores (optional pickup at Corvo Island marina)
  • October (4 flexible date options — best conditions chosen on the day) and August annually; all-day pelagic, approximately 6 hours of chumming
  • €200 per person per day (€100 non-refundable deposit required within 7 days of booking; balance due before departure)

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