Central California: Yosemite to Monterey
From: $300 CAD
Endemics, world-class pelagic, towering redwoods and Yosemite!
Our California birding tour will take you from the scenic Great Basin deserts to the magnificent high mountains of the Sierra Nevada, and from rocky Pacific Ocean shorelines and productive wetlands to the towering coast redwoods to world-class pelagic birding..
Pelagic boat rides out into Monterey Bay are among the most exciting in the world, for the cool California Current brings nutrient rich waters close to land and provide feeding grounds for many North Pacific species and large numbers of migrants from further south. Add to this a rich landbird fauna, including endemics and several near endemics, and great numbers of shorebirds migrating south from northern breeding grounds to Monterey Bay and Mono Lake. Throw in a visit to world-famous Yosemite National Park, plus the chance to see once again a California Condor soaring majestically in the wild, and we have a superb and spectacular tour.
Central California also hosts a remarkable array of mammals, from sea otters to marine mammals. Dramatic landscapes, superb pelagic birds and mammals and exciting birds on land make for a very enjoyable California birding tour.
