Fishing/Pelagic: Offshore South San Diego County and Northern Mexican Waters (5/28/18)

I was fortunate to get on a friends boat for some fishing on May 28, 2018. We departed from Mission Bay and were on the open ocean by 4:15 a.m, headed straight out to the 30-mile Bank. We arrived there at first light, before dawn. Later we also visited and spent most of the day at various seamounts/banks  while flying a kite and fishing for tuna  etc.  We were 30-50 miles offshore for the most part in SD County and in Mexico Waters  It was no less than a bumpy day with a mixed swell and wind waves. A tough day to be out there even though the NOAA forecast was to be one of the better days out—-We returned to the harbor at about 3:00 pm.

Taking pictures on this day was not realistic opportunity for the most part. If a true goody came by i 'm sure I would have managed though.But nothing to report of high-end caliber.

Birds of Note:

* US Waters

** US/MEX Waters

*** MEX Waters Only 

**Scirpp's Murrelet (13) No chicks

**Sabine's Gull  (23) Most in SD

**Black-footed Albatross (2)

** Brown Booby (2)

*MASKED/NAZCA (1)–SUB-ADULT Unable to get photo. Was NOT an imm Blue-footed Booby or Red-footed. Dark tail, no indication of white in the tail or upper rump-   

*** Western Tanager–Female that did not want to land on boat and kept flying

Other Species in all waters– 

Black Storm-Petrel

Sooty Shearwater

Pink-footed Shearwater

Good Birding,

Jimmy McMorran

Leucadia, CA