Hello: The Lake Superior Birding Pelagics are filling up fast and I thought I give an update on the spaces available for each trip.
June 3rd pelagic = 7 spaces left September 9th pelagic = 10 spaces left September 23 pelagic = 10 spaces left October 7th pelagic = 8 spaces left These Lake Superior Birding Pelagic trips are a one of a kind birding trip that is not offered on any of the Great Lakes except here on the western tip of Lake Superior. There is a potential to open up some clues to see if some of the artic species such as Red-throated Loons, Pacific Loons, Red Phalaropes, Little Gulls, Sabine Gulls, Artic Terns, Parasitic Jaegers, Pomarine Jaegers, Long-tailed Jaegers can be found more easily 3-5 miles out in Lake Superior during migration periods. Last year we had Sabine's Gulls 3.5 miles out from Park Point! We also had a Red Phalarope also found 3.0 miles out from Park Point. If you are seeing 10-20 Red-throated Loons in late May or early June from the beaches of Park Point how many more are to be found 3-5 miles out from Park Point? Are Pacific Loons a regular spring migrant on Lake Superior? Are Red Phalaropes using Lake Superior as a staging area during spring or fall migration? Since its impossible to view birds a mile out from Park Point during migration what birds are to be found out there during migration? Nobody knows for sure. That is why these boat trips are so exciting. Its like birding the northshore in October in November, you never know what to expect to find! So if you want to be part of an exciting, discovery filled birding trip than these trip will hopefully fill that void. Plus they can be very scenic as well. Sometimes our vessel will cruise by a 500 or a 1000 foot ship that is docked out in Lake Superior. * The September 23 trip will be a perfect trip for those that are planning to come on this boat trip because the trip will end around 1 pm and that will give you plenty of time to head up to Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory ( Hawk Ridge) to view the raptor migration. * So if you are interested please reply to this email posting and if you want to see what the LL Smith looks like go to my website and click "Lake Superior Birding". Thank you. Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Birding Treks http://WebPages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/
