russdog99 wrote:
Fly into LBO if possible. Nothing nature-wise to see in Seal Beach but nice main street. Eat at Walt's Wharf, if open. Pier is also nice walk.
As to Bolsa Chica, go south on PCH about 20 minutes and make left turn into parking lot. Big lens most helpful. Brown pelicans can be caught in flight and Black-crowned Night Heron hidden to your right at entrance point. May be a bit chilly but nothing a light jacket wouldn't cure.
...one correction here: if you're southbound on PCH you can't turn directly (left) into the parking lot, you need to go another half-mile or so and make a U-turn.