We are still a short on people to make the scheduled 8-hour nearshore
pelagic for Sunday, January 17 a "go".
In past years, we have had good success with alcids in the area we expect to
cover, but on those trips, we simply ran through this zone on our way
farther offshore. We found multiple Common Murres all 3 years, Thick-billed
Murre in 2 years, and Black Guillemot once. Other reasonable possibilities
in this area at this time of year include Razorbill, Northern Gannet,
Iceland, Glaucous, and Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Black-legged Kittiwake,
possibly Little or Black-headed Gull if we find good numbers of Bonaparte's,
and winter waterfowl such as loons, grebes, and sea ducks. We will be
chumming as we go to bring in the gulls. I have even seen Razorbills
respond to the chumming and come in for a landing behind the boat.
Details:
Date: Sun, January 17
Time: 8:00-4:00
Cost: $130
Boat: Capt. Lou VII, Freeport, NY
This is a big, comfortable boat with a heated cabin, separate men's and
women's heads, a full walk-around below, a large birdable upper deck, and a
galley with hot food. Directions can be found on our web site at
www.paulagics.com. If you sign up and wish to take the train to Freeport,
let us know and we'll arrange a ride for you from the train station to (and
from) the boat.
Hope to see you aboard.
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Paul A. Guris
See Life Paulagics
PO Box 161
Green Lane, PA 18054
215-234-6805
i...@paulagics.com
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