THE PELAGICS ARRANGED FOR THE WASHINGTON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ON FRIDAY, APRIL 26 AND SATURDAY, APRIL 27 HAVE A MIXED RESULT. FRIDAY'S PELAGIC REACHED FULL STATUS RELATIVELY QUICKLY, WHILE SATU...
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OREGON PELAGIC TOURS IS POISED FOR A GREAT YEAR, STARTING THIS MONTH. WE WILL BE PROVIDING PELAGICS OUT OF ILWACO FOR THE WASHINGTON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ON APRIL 26 AND APRIL 27. THE FRIDAY TR...
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PLEASE GO TO THE SCHEDULE AND PRICES PAGE TO SEE OUR COMPLETE 2024 SCHEDULE. BESIDES OUR NORMAL 8-HOURS TRIPS OUT OF NEWPORT AND GARIBALDI, WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL TRIPS: APRIL 26-...
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OREGON PELAGIC TOURS IS HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL PROVIDE TWO PELAGICS AT THE WASHINGTON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING THIS SPRING. THE 8-HOUR PELAGICS WILL BE OFFERED ON FRIDAY, APR...
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JOIN EXPERIENCED SEABIRDERS AND OREGON PELAGIC TOURS GUIDES RUSS NAMITZ AND TIM SHELMERDINE ON THE SAPPHIRE PRINCESS MAY 7-11 FOR A GUIDED REPOSITIONING CRUISE. RUSS AND TIM ARE AMONG THE MOST EX...
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Happy New Year, Everyone! I have sent a proposed schedule to both Garibaldi Charters and Newport Tradewinds. As soon as I hear back with a confirmation, I will post it and start accepting regi...
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TODAY (THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30), I RECEIVED A CALL FROM NEWPORT TRADEWINDS. THE WEATHER FORECAST OF HIGH WINDS AND SWELLS UP TO 14 FEET BOTH DAYS IS WAY BEYOND OUR ABILITY TO VENTURE OUT ON THE OCE...
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WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE WINTER PELAGIC SCHEDULED OUT OF NEWPORT ON DECEMBER 2 (WITH DECEMBER 3 AS A WEATHER DATE) HAS ACHIEVED THE MINIMUM SIGN-UP THAT WILL ALLOW US TO RUN THIS TRIP. W...
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REPORT OF A REPOSITIONING CRUISE BETWEEN VANCOUVER, B.C. AND SAN FRANCISCO ABOARD CROWN PRINCESS FROM OCTOBER 19-22, 2023. PEOPLE INCLUDED 7 BIRDERS AS PART OF AN OREGON PELAGIC TOURS TRIP, AND 1...
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EACH PELAGIC TRIP THIS YEAR WAS BEEN FUN AND INTERESTING, AND THE OCTOBER 8 PELAGIC WAS NO EXCEPTION. THE DAY BEFORE THIS TRIP WAS SCHEDULED TO GO OUT, A WORSENING WEATHER REPORT MADE US WONDER...
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WITH A SHALLOW BAR AT THE MOUTH OF THE BAY, EVEN GETTING OUT ONTO THE OCEAN FROM GARIBALDI CAN BE A CHALLENGE. WE WERE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO HAVE A ONE DAY WINDOW OF NICE WEATHER AND EXCELLENT...
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WE STARTED THE DAY WITH A CHOPPIER OCEAN THAN EXPECTED, BUT THE WAVES AND SWELL STAYED LOW, AND IMPROVED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MIST, WITH SKIPPER ROB WADDELL, HAD TO WAIT FOR MANY SMALL CRAFT HEADI...
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THIS REPORT WAS SUPERBLY WRITTEN BY DAVE IRONS AND SHARED WITH HIS PERMISSION, One of the highlights of yesterday's 10-hour Oregon Pelagic Tours adventure was the assortment of marine mammals t...
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TIME FOR AN OPT UPDATE. WE HAD TO DEAL WITH FOG, BUT OUR 2 1/2 HOUR THREE ARCH ROCKS NWR TOUR ON AUGUST 6 (RUN IN CONJUNCTION WITH GARIBALDI CHARTERS) WAS AGAIN SUCCESSFUL. IN ADDITION TO GOOD VI...
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YESTERDAY,SUNDAY, 7/23/23, GARIBALDI CHARTERS AND OREGON PELAGIC TOURS ACCOMPPLISHED SOMETHING NEW: A MONTHLY, SHORT (2 1/2 HOURS) NEARSHORE PELAGIC TRIP DOWN TO THREE ARCH ROCKS NWR. 14 PASS...
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WHILE PERHAPS NOT AS POPULAR IN THE FALL AS IN THE SPRING, REPOSITIONING CRUISES ARE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH SEABIRDS ANY TIME OF YEAR. HAVE YOU WANTED TO GO ON A REPO CRUISE, BUT ARE NOT SU...
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OREGON PELAGIC TOURS IS LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT SUMMER AND FALL SEASON IN 2023. WE ARE OFFERING OUR MOST DIVERSE SCHEDULE YET! WE HAVE THREE 8-HOUR TRIPS LEAVING FROM GARIBALDI IN AUGUST, SE...
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BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE GETTING ANXIOUS (ME TOO!) AND WANT TO START PLANNING, I AM PUTTING UP THE DATES FOR THE NEWPORT TRIPS ON THE WEBSITE. I AM WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION ON THE GARIBALDI DATES. ...
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THE RUMORS CIRCULATING ABOUT THE DEMISE OF OREGON PELAGIC TOURS ARE NOT TRUE. OPT WILL BE OFFERING BIRDING TRIPS OUT OF BOTH GARIBALDI AND NEWPORT BETWEEN AUGUST AND OCTOBER IN 2023. DATES HAVE B...
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FORECASTS OF WINDS OF 10-15 KTS AND GUSTS TO 20 KTS, AS WELL AS 11 FT SWELLS WITH 5 FT WIND WAVES, HAVE MADE IT NECESSARY TO CANCEL THE PELAGIC SCHEDULED ON SUNDAY, 10/23, OUT OF GARIBALDI. WE WO...
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I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT AS OF 10/12, ALL PLACES ON THE GARIBALDI PELAGIC SCHEDULED FOR 10/23 ARE TAKEN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE WAIT LIST.
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OREGON PELAGIC TOURS IS OFFERING AN 8-HOUR PELAGIC OUT OF GARIBALDI ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23. THIS PELAGIC WAS SCHEDULED PRIMARILY AS A MAKE-UP FOR THE CANCELLATION OF THE OCTOBER 2 PELAGIC (MECHANI...
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I HAVE A QUICK UPDATE ON THE GARIBALDI PELAGICS: THE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 PELAGIC IS FULL -- ALL 17 SPACES ARE TAKEN. THE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 PELAGIC IS ALSO FULL, WITH ALL 17 SPOTS TAKEN.
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OREGON PELAGIC TOURS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE SCHEDULED TWO 8-HOUR PELAGICS OUT OF GARIBALDI, DEPARTING SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1ST AND SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2ND. THESE TRIPS WILL DEPART AT 7:00 A...
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AS OF JULY 31, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO PELAGIC TRIPS ON THE SCHEDULE FOR 2022. I AM STILL EXPLORING OPTIONS WITH CHARTERS, FOR SOMETHING IN SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER AND/OR DECEMBER, BUT AS ALL ADMINISTR...
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