"Birdwatchers aboard a seabird tour off the coast of Sonoma and Marin counties over the weekend are the first people in U.S. waters to spot a species of albatross that normally lives near the Galapagos Islands, according to local experts. Sporting a bold white head, long yellow bill and massive wingspan nearing eight feet, the waved albatross was spotted Sunday afternoon by about two dozen people on the 65-foot New Sea Angler during an open ocean trip to observe sea birds."
"Tour leader and longtime member of the Redwood Region Ornithological Society Peter Colasanti said it is the first-ever documented sighting of the bird north of Costa Rica. The experience was absolute bedlam, Colasanti said in a phone call Tuesday. This is a bird that is critically endangered, it's glamourous, it's big, it's beautiful, and it has never appeared in the United States of America, he said."
A waved albatross with a bold white head, long yellow bill and a wingspan nearing eight feet was observed Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, off the coast of Sonoma and Marin counties during an open-ocean seabird tour. About two dozen people on the 65-foot New Sea Angler witnessed the bird while on a seabird-watching trip. The sighting marks the first documented occurrence of the species north of Costa Rica and the first reported appearance in U.S. waters. The species is critically endangered. Observers described the scene aboard the boat as absolute bedlam.
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