We are running our now annual nearshore pelagic in New York waters on Saturday, January 14. We'll again be working with the Capt. Lou Fleet that that we've used in the past. The boat is comfortable with a birdable top deck, heated cabin, and separate men's and ladies facilities. As always we'll have plenty of leaders to help spot, identify, and get people on the birds.
The waters we're targeting have consistently produced Common Murre, often literally by the dozen. In addition some trips have found Thick-billed Murre, Black Guillemot, and Atlantic Puffin those these 3 species are much less frequent. We've also found large numbers of Razorbills, sometimes numbering in the hundreds. We chum as we go to attract a gull flock and this has brought in Bonaparte's, Glaucous, Iceland, and Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Black-legged Kittiwake, and Northern Gannet. We've even checked out the Jones Inlet area on the way back in to find Common Eider, Harlequin Duck, and other sea ducks. The trip cost is $130, and the boat sails at 8:00 AM, returning at roughly 4:00 PM. To make a reservation, go to our web site, contact us by phone, or e-mail us at [email protected]. For bird ID preparation you might check out "Paulagic Birding" on Facebook. We will be putting photos of birds this trip is targeting so people can study them. There is already a set of photos from our Nov. trip out of Delaware showing Bonaparte's Gulls, Kittiwakes, various Gannet plumages, and other species. Hope to see you aboard. -PAG -- *Paul A. Guris See Life Paulagics PO Box 161 Green Lane, PA 18054 215-234-6805 [email protected]* -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
