Seabirding – Excellence in Pelagic Birding

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P.O. Box 772 Hatteras, NC 27943

Seabird Diversity

Listing of species seen for each two week period that we run trips from Hatteras,...

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Black-capped Petrel

Learn more about our Gulf Stream signature species and why it is possible this could...

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Gulf Stream Trips

2023 Spring Schedule* *we are only taking reservations for multiple trips until Jan 1 2023...

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Fall Finale - October 15 2022 by Kate Sutherland October 24, 2022
The weather was super cooperative for our final trip of the year, a treat after a fall of storms and challenging conditions! Swell was from the east / southeast with some light winds from the north under a sunny sky as we headed offshore in the morning. Sunrise as we headed toward Hatteras Inlet (KES)Reports […]
Swell Challenges! 24 September 2022 by Kate Sutherland September 27, 2022
Hurricane Fiona swept past North Carolina some 550 miles to our east last Thursday night / Friday morning reserving her wallop for Bermuda, we hope the Cahow nesting islands there did better than expected! (Image from NOAA NHC website Thursday evening) Since she was such a fast moving storm we were able to get offshore […]
Shelf Birding - 3 & 4 September 2022 by Kate Sutherland September 11, 2022
Easterly winds were with us on both trips this weekend with a bit of north added to the mix on Sunday. This can be good for birds on the shelf as we head to the deep in search of Black-caps and storm-petrels! This set once again proved that late summer can be a good time […]
Summer Seabirds - 26, 27, 28 August by Kate Sutherland September 1, 2022
Our last three day set of the season went off without a hitch! It was nice to run our summer trips without interruption this year and while last weekend we had some abnormal conditions, this weekend had closer to normal Gulf Stream current on all three trips and we finally saw some nice conditions with […]
As the Gulf Stream Turns ~ 19, 20, & 21 August by Kate Sutherland August 25, 2022
Three very different days offshore for this set! We started with east / southeasterly winds on Friday with rain and a low ceiling, moving to scattered light showers and more south / southwesterly winds on Saturday, then moving to partly cloudy conditions with westerly winds on Sunday - each day had something spectacular to offer […]