See Life Paulagics is running our annual winter pelagic trip on Saturday, Jan. 7 out of Brooklyn for winter seabirds. We will be searching for Northern Fulmar, Razorbill, Common Murre, Dovekie, Atlantic Puffin, Kittiwake, Iceland, Glaucous, and Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Red Phalarope, Northern Gannet, whales, dolphins, and anything else we might come across. Dovekie, in particular, has become a specialty for us on these trips and we've had some good counts in the past, including a 9,000+ day out of New York! Less common species we've seen on NY winter pelagics include Thick-billed Murre, Black Guillemot, and even the only record of Western Gull for the Atlantic Coast.
Our plan is to head offshore and as soon as possible chum up a flock of gulls behind us. We'll drag them around all day which in turn should attract some of our target birds. Fulmars, Kittiwakes, and even Razorbills are often attracted. The Gannet show can be amazing with birds coming very close and diving for chum in our wake. If you're going to take photographs and plan on bringing a 500-600mm lens, we suggest you also bring a shorter zoom. It can be tough to fit a bird with a 6 foot wingspan into your frame with a very long lens. Here are the particulars: Date: Sat, Jan 7 Time: 5:00 AM - approx 7:00 PM Cost: $190 Boat: Brooklyn VI We will be aboard the comfortable 100' Brooklyn VI. The boat has a full walk-around lower deck, upper deck, heated cabin, and galley where you can get hot food and drinks. The boat leaves out of Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn. We intend to spend our entire time in NY state pelagic waters. For more information check out our website. If you have questions or wish to make a reservation, please contact us by email or phone. We hope to see you aboard! -- *Paul A. GurisSee Life PaulagicsPO Box 161Green Lane, PA 18054215-234-6805www.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: 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/ --
