After our Jan. 14th pelagic out of Freeport was weathered out, I asked the captain if we could tentatively re-schedule the trip for Jan. 28 and he said yes. With those people from the cancelled trip who have already said "yes", we need about another dozen or so to make the trip sail.
We did get out on Sunday from Belmar and covered similar waters (but in NJ rather than the NY waters we stay in from Freeport)out to just 11-12 miles. Highlights of the trip include 40 Dovekies, 5 Common Murres, 55 Razorbills, several Kittiwakes, an Iceland Gull, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, and a couple of Fin Whales. All alcid counts were probably on the low side due to breezy conditions. Full trip results can be found at: http://www.facebook.com/notes/paulagic-birding/trip-results-belmar-nj-jan-15-2012/147624872020234 Photos from the trip can be found at: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.147667368682651.30046.100003181671988&type=1&l=bf05dc9e1f Because of the weather patterns this year, we've decided to add a mandatory weather date. Here's how it will work. If the weather looks decent, we'll sail on the 28th. If we have to cancel that date, we'll sail on the 29th. Anybody who can't make the 29th will not be entitled to a refund, but as long as we have enough people aboard to cover our costs we would issue refunds or partial refunds to those who tell us UP FRONT that they can't do the weather date. Here are the trip details: - Date: Sat, Jan 28 (weather date Sun, Jan 29) - Departs: 8:00 AM - Returns: approximately 4:00 PM - Cost: $130 (includes tip for the mates) - Boat: Captain Lou VII or Starstream VIII - Location: Freeport, Long Island, NY Further information can be found on our web site at www.paulagics.com. If anybody has further questions, feel free to drop us a line. -- *Paul A. Guris See Life Paulagics PO Box 161 Green Lane, PA 18054 215-234-6805 www.paulagics.com paulagics....@gmail.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/ --
