With permission from the List-owner I'm posting to announce upcoming pelagic trip dates.
The 2016 Paulagics calendar is set and can be seen in detail at http://paulagics.com/?page_id=27. We have two different trips running in January out of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. 1- January 9th: 8-hour trip targeting inshore waters across multiple NY counties as well as getting offshore far enough to enter the "Murre Zone." This is a wonderful opportunity to introduce someone new to the pelagic experience without breaking the bank, as well as for all the listers out there to get a jump on 2016! Both Razorbill and Dovekie have been reported inshore this week and over 1000 Bonaparte's Gulls have been working the rips between Gravesend Bay and Sandy Hook, in addition to the usual obligatory large gulls. There's no better way to find something rarer then to get out there with them! 2- January 23rd: Special 14-hour (old ones were 12) offshore trip to deep water targeting Dovekie, Northern Fulmar, Razorbill, Common Murre, Atlantic Puffin, Glaucous, Iceland, and Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Black-legged Kittiwake, Red Phalarope, and dare we say it Great Skua (There was a distant Skua on this trip two winters ago that was almost certainly a Great, but circumstances didn't allow us to pursue it). While Great Skua is a bit of a longshot, because of their needle in a haystack nature, all the other species mentioned are decent bets. This is the trip known as "The Dovekie Trip," and in the past it has connected with several THOUSAND!! It is also by far the best way to see Atlantic Puffin in New York. Both trips will be aboard the fast and stable Brooklyn VI. The boat has a heated cabin as well as a full galley and cook on board, and a phenomenally birder friendly crew. We really hope you'll join us on board! Registration will officially open December 23rd, but an email to the address below will be sufficient to reserve a space. Our trips board in the order in which people sign up. More information on signing up can be found at the following link. http://paulagics.com/?page_id=41 <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpaulagics.com%2F%3Fpage_id%3D41&h=hAQHR5YGq> The Paulagics NY Team Phone: 215-234-6805 Email: i...@paulagics.com Sean Sime Brooklyn, NY -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
