I have learned from Paul Guris that there are still a few seats remaining for the November 23rd Pelagic out of Freeport, LI. If you were undecided, I suggest you act before they are filled. See Paul's e-mail below for some of the possibilities on the trip.
In the meantime to wet your appetite, here is a link to a 2012 Pelagic report http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2012/02/freeport-pelagic-2012.html. While that trip was not in November, it gives you an idea on how good it could be when birds are around. We had excellent looks at several good birds like an adult *Black-legged Kittiwake* that pretty much climbed on board with us. Hope this sways some fence sitters :) Cheers! Andrew Baksh Queens, NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 6:02 PM, Paul Guris <paulagics....@gmail.com> wrote: > > After some nudging and threats, we've decided to try to get a late autumn > trip out of Freeport on Saturday, November 23. (If this makes you happy, > you can thank Doug Gochfeld.) We've run trips from NY to NJ around this > time of year and it is prime time to look for Manx and Great Shearwaters, > Red Phalarope, Kittiwake, and Fulmar. I'm still hoping that one of these > days we'll find that ever more elusive Great Skua among the gulls and > Gannets we'll be dragging around behind the boat. It's also a good time > for Parasitic and Pomarine Jaegers, the less common gulls like Iceland, > Glaucous, and Lesser Black-backed, and lots of migrating waterfowl like > loons, scoters, cormorants, and the like. > > The captain is willing to hold the date for us until we see if we can > reach the minimum needed. As usual we'll run if we can get close to break > even. Here are the particulars: > > Date: Sat, Nov 23 > Time: 6:00 AM - approx 6:00 PM > Cost: $185 > > Our usual plan of attack for this time of year is to to head out early, > chum all the way in and back, and try to drag in as many good birds as > possible. Our maximum distance from shore will be about 50-60 miles, a > little short of the tip of Hudson Canyon. > > So now it's up to you (or "ya'll" since I live south of New York) to let > us know if you're interested. Give us a call or drop an email to: > > i...@paulagics.com > > > -PAG > > -- > > > > > > > > *Paul A. GurisSee Life PaulagicsPO Box 161 Green Lane, PA > 18054215-234-6805 <215-234-6805>www.paulagics.com > <http://www.paulagics.com>paulagics.com <http://paulagics.com>@gmail.com > <http://gmail.com> i...@paulagics.com <i...@paulagics.com>* > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird*<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> > *!* > -- > -- 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/ --
