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El Nino, migration, and a change of plans<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 10 2026<\/em>, Dana Point, California<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I always keep an eye on the weather. Meteorology and climatology is something I have had a lot of interest in since childhood and throughout college where I took two climate courses. Thus, I was acutely aware of the developing El Nino early this year and hoped to take a pelagic trip to take advantage of the unique conditions this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And this El Nino has delivered. This summer and early fall has been unlike any other I have experienced in California. An abnormally warm, and quite humid summer, followed by a fall that began with the outskirts of a tropical system bringing rain, its aftermath bringing exceptionally hot late September and early October temperatures. All the while, very intense coastal conditions with sinister waves have persisted most of the year keeping the beaches ever changing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the warm ocean off our coast, we have also been treated to many unique species. Tropical species have been showing up in droves, and in the avian world, this has included a plethora of storm-petrels and boobies. I have been fortunate enough on several 2 hour whale watch trips to see many Black Storm-Petrel, Ashy Storm-Petrel, a Least Storm-Petrel, an unidentified white-rumped Storm-Petrel, but much to my dismay, not a single booby. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, due to wedding planning throughout spring and most of summer, I have had no opportunities to venture far offshore on a pelagic birding tour, something I so badly wished to do since I got word of the early developments of El Nino. As the season has neared an end, my only remaining opportunity would be a trip on Sunday October, 11 out of Ventura. I booked it and have been eagerly awaiting it for weeks now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then came the week of October 4. A tropical system off the coast of Mexico was modeled to take a turn and head straight towards Baja California and Southern California, its remnants forcast to reach our coast around Sunday, October, 11, the day of the pelagic. Each day of the week only strengthened this forecast and by midweek, as the weather apps increasingly showed certainty of rain, the NWS issued advisories, and the reality of the situation became clear, sure enough, the cancellation email hit my inbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was bummed! This is only the second ever tropical system to veer California’s way in my lifetime, so why the day of my much awaited pelagic tour? This feeling quickly passed as with a tropical system approaching, this at least brought potential for unique opportunities to observe potential storm blown birds instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saturday the 11th brought a drastic change in the weather. No longer sunny and hot, we were greeted by far cooler temperatures, clouds, and some gusty winds in the morning. You could feel the oncoming weather event as post-tropical storm Rachel made its approach. I booked a noon tour for the local whale watching company with hopes to see anything special moving ahead of the storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The check-in at the office warned of very choppy conditions and recommended taking preparations for seasickness. I am blessed to have been on many a rocking boat in the ocean some dozens upon dozens of times, and have never had any issues outside of sea-wooziness as opposed to seasickness, so I was unconcerned. That would be a minor mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cruising out of the harbor, immediately the seas were rough by Southern California standards. Choppy, with fairly large swells. The passenger count was pretty low, so I got a spot at front of the empty bow and tried with difficulty to balance as the boat bounced up and down while aiming my 400mm lens at Black-vented Shearwaters gliding across the swells with the lift of the high winds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the distance, a humpback whale breached the surface, then again, and again. A sight that would repeat over a dozen times. The boat raced out to the humpback and we had the opportunity to witness this fascinating behavior up close. In addition to breaches, the whale tail slapped, belly flopped, and occasionally showed off its fluke before longer dives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Having personally completed a satisfactory viewing of the whale, I turned my attention to birds, taking note of every distant bird I could have a look at. I got lucky quite early and saw my ‘second’ ever Sabine’s Gull! First one spotted on my own at that. I had previously seen several on a summer 2025 pelagic tour out of San Diego, but this was my first of this year. Horrendous photo, but easy to see the signature black and white pattern of the species top side of wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The boat continued north following the whale, cruising about 2.5-3 miles off Dana Point for the next hour. A few other bird species were spotted including a distant Red-necked Phalarope and a Common Loon, the latter my first of fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the deadline to turn back towards the harbor quickly approached, a Guadalupe Fur Seal was spotted ahead of the boat. My second one ever, as well as second of the year, but first proper viewing and photo. A very pleasant end to the whale observation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the boat had been moving slowly and into the swell for the better part of the last 90 minutes, I had finally come down with a tad bit of sea-wooziness. Of the 18 or so onboard, about a dozen had succumbed to seasickness, emptying the front of the bow. Not the typical pleasant conditions typically off of Dana Point. I asked for a few ginger chews and whether placebo, or chemistry, all I know is it did the trick and I enjoyed the return to the harbor back on the bow as the boat continued to sway with the seas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I chatted with the few in front of the boat, immediately I was drawn to a small tern flying north, just to the west of the boat. The expected species nearshore here are typically Royal and Elegant Terns, with the occasional Forster’s, and even less common, Common Tern. This one was smaller than both the expected, so I immediately put all my attention at nailing an identifiable photo of the small white bird quickly approaching and soon to be departing. I remember exclaiming ‘what in the world is that<\/em>!?’, the deckhand going ‘it’s a tern’ to which I laughed and replied something along the lines of, I know that, but what species??<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo review showed a small tern (medium by global standards, but small compared to the common local species)and immediately I recognized the beauty as my long awaited Arctic Tern! Arctic Terns are unique in having the longest migration of any animal, going from north polar region to south polar region each year chasing an endless summer. They are typically seen far off-shore, and only during migration so what an absolute treat to see one so close to home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Initially I noticed the small rounded head and a short, dark bill, coupled with long tail streamers. The bird shows black stretching around the back of the crown, as well as a dark carpal bar, all separating it from the common local species of Elegant and Royal Terns, which are bigger in body size and have orange bills, and Forster’s Tern, which does not have black extending behind the crown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Elegant Tern (left) and Royal Tern (right) from the outing for comparison:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After the excitement of the Arctic Tern, we came across another common sight this El Nino, a Pacific Flying Fish. Another interesting sight as the outer rain bands began falling on us on the ride home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the cruise was wrapping up and heading into the harbor, I spotted my fourth species of tern on the day, a Common Tern! The best part of this sighting was seeing it on the same day as the Arctic Tern. This species has a strong resemblance to the Arctic Tern, as both species are members of the genus Sterna. This allowed for a great side by side comparison of two birds seen in the same lighting conditions. This Common Tern, a species I saw for the first time only in August of this year, was now the fifth observation of the species for me, a ‘rare’ bird for California I have been seeing with some regularity this fall migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This weekend began with a bummer from a cancellation, but the new plans resulted in a wonderful day with an entertaining Humpback Whale, a Guadalupe Fur Seal, Pacific Flying Fish, and three bird migrants rare to Southern California including a Sabine’s Gull, an Arctic Tern, and a Common Tern. Were these birds brought close to shore in part due to the storm to the southwest? Or just a lucky day on the water? Who knows, but seems the cliche words of wisdom of do not wait for the storm to pass, but rather learn to dance in the rain <\/em>proved annoyingly true this weekend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I rescheduled the pelagic for October 31 anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that’s the story of my first Arctic Tern(#492)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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