Happy first day on National Geographic Sea Bird, and happy Easter to those who celebrate! Our first full day on the expedition started early with a morning birding walk that saw American white pelicans and killdeer, before an all-day excursion on jet boats up the Snake River through the deep, basaltic canyons of Hells Canyon. Guests saw Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, myriad great blue herons, a few bald eagles, and even a few introduced chukar species!
After a stop for lunch, we cruised back to the ship for engaging presentations from Nez Perce Speaker JR Spencer and Winemaker Coco Urmiker before our first recap and an after-dinner smartphone presentation from Photo Instructor Alex Rubenstein.
