Texas Pelagics
"It's Not Just Birding, It's and Adventure"4) Pelagic Trip Archives 2000 – 2013
TABLE 4): TEXAS PELAGIC TRIPS ORGANIZED FROM 2000 TO 2013:
During this period there have been 36 public pelagic birding trips successfully run. Most of these were out of South Padre Island aboard the “Osprey II”. The 2 exceptions were aboard the Wharf Cat from Port Aransas.
| # | DATE: (click to go to report) | # SPECIES | # SEABIRDS | ORGANIZED BY: | BOAT: | PORT: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2000, July 15 | 4 | 101 | TX Audubon & Int'l Birding Festival | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 02 | 2001, July 18 | 7 | 13 | Brownsville Int'l Birding Festival | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 03 | 2001, July 20 | 4 | 28 | Brownsville Int'l Birding Festival | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 04 | 2002, June 3 | 6 | 35 | World Birding Center | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 05 | 2002, July 24 | 6 | 187 | World Birding Center | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 06 | 2002, Sept 13 Photos | 7 | 16 | World Birding Center | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 07 | 2002, Oct. 6 | 8 | 54 | Richard Gibbons- Coastal Bend Audubon Society | Wharf Cat | Port Aransas |
| 08 | 2003, June 20 Photos | 5 | 54 | World Birding Center | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 09 | 2003, Sept 26 Photos | 6 | 56 | World Birding Center | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 10 | 2003, Oct. 11 Photos | 2 | 107 | Richard Gibbons- Coastal Bend Audubon Society | Wharf Cat | Port Aransas |
| 11 | 2004, May 21 | 5 | 29 | World Birding Center | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 12 | 2004, July 16 Photos | 4 | 110 | World Birding Center | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 13 | 2004, Sept 24 | 8 | 23 | World Birding Center | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 14 | 2004, Oct 1 Photos | 7 | 18 | World Birding Center | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 15 | 2004, Nov 6 Photos | 6 | 31 | World Birding Center | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 16 | 2005, June 17 Photos | 9 | 25 | World Birding Center | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 17 | 2005, July 29 Photos | 6 | 22 | World Birding Center | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 18 | 2005, Sept 17 Photos | 4 | 9 | World Birding Center | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 19 | 2005, Nov 5 | 5 | 22 | World Birding Center | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 20 | 2006 Aug 19 Photos | 7 | 91 | Stan Van Sandt – Travis Audubon | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 21 | 2007 Sept 8 Photos | 10 | 48 | Travis Audubon | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 22 | 2008, July 19 Photos | 8 | 25 | Eric Carpenter | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 23 | 2008, Sept 6 | 5 | 14 | Eric Carpenter | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 24 | 2008, Nov 9 | 4 | 15 | Mary Gustafson & Rio Grande Valley Birding Fest | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 25 | 2009, July 25 Photos | 4 | 24 | Eric Carpenter & Cate Ball at World Birding Cntr | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 26 | 2009, Aug 29 Photos | 8 | 85 | Eric Carpenter & Cate Ball at World Birding Cntr | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 27 | 2009, Sept 19 Photos | 5 | 31 | Eric Carpenter & Cate Ball at World Birding Cntr | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 28 | 2009, Nov 15 Photos | 3 | 5 | Eric Carpenter | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 29 | 2010, July 17 Photos | 6 | 21 | Eric Carpenter | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 30 | 2010, Aug 21 Photos | 2 | 3 | Eric Carpenter & SPI Birding & Nature Center | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 31 | 2011, July 16 Photos | 3 | 7 | Eric Carpenter & SPI Birding & Nature Center | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 32 | 2011, Aug 27 Photos | 6 | 42 | Eric Carpenter & SPI Birding & Nature Center | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 33 | 2012, July 28 | 6 | 15 | Eric Carpenter & SPI Birding & Nature Center | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 34 | 2012, Aug 25 | 5 | 24 | Eric Carpenter | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 35 | 2013, July 27 | 3 | 16 | Eric Carpenter | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |
| 36 | 2013, Sept 28 | 5 | 10 | Eric Carpenter | Osprey II | S. Padre Is |