Texas Pelagics
"It's Not Just Birding, It's and Adventure"The First Dedicated Texas Pelagic Trips 1961 – 1993
GROUP 1): TX PELAGIC TRIPS ORGANIZED FROM 1961 TO 1993.
Before the beginning of regularly scheduled trips run by Peake and Elwonger in 1994 there were a number of people and organizations that planned and ran dedicated pelagic trips. The table below list as many of these trips as I’ve been able to uncover, and I believe that I have most or all of them listed here.
| # | DATE (click to go to report) | # SPECIES | # SEABIRDS | FARTHEST DISTANCE OFFSHORE | ORGANIZERS | PORT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1961, Feb 26 | 2 | 2 | 30 | Ed Kutac with Houston Ornithology Group | |
| 2 | 1981, Oct 10 | 4 | 18 | Port Aransas | ||
| 3 | 1982, Oct 16 | 2 | 3 | Port Aransas | ||
| 4 | 1989, Oct 7 | 3 | 6 | Port Aransas | ||
| 5 | 1990, Nov 4 | 3 | 22 | Port Aransas | ||
| 6 | 1991, Aug 11 | 4 | 8 | Port Aransas | ||
| 7 | 1992, Sept __ | Ronnie Carroll | Port Isabel | |||
| 8 | 1992, Sept __ | 2 | Ronnie Carroll | Port Aransas, Scat Cat | ||
| 9 | 1992, Oct 4 | David Bradford | Port Aransas, Scat Cat | |||
| 10 | 1993, May 1 | 3 | 28 | Galveston | ||
| 11 | 1993, Aug __ | Ronnie Carroll | Port Mansfield | |||
| 12 | 1993, Sept __ | Ronnie Carroll | Port Mansfield | |||
| 13 |