It's that time of year again when we load up the sleigh (er, I mean boat) to chase after Dovekies and other alcids in New York. This trip is your best bet to find numbers of Dovekies and there are plenty of other target birds. Here are the trip details:
Date: Sat, Jan 20 Time: 5:30 AM - approx 7:30 PM Cost: $190 Boat: Brooklyn VI Leaves: 2200 Emmons Ave, Brooklyn, NY This is the prime time of year for Dovekie but you need to get far enough offshore to reach the water temperatures they require for feeding. Other possible alcids include Atlantic Puffin, Common Murre, Razorbill, and sometimes even Thick-billed Murre. This is, of course, the trip that found the only Western Gull ever accepted east of the Mississippi. We've also had a looooonnnnggg distance Great Skua on one trip (photo identifiable as a skua when blown up like crazy) and even Black Guillemot. You never know what we'll find. We chum along the way to attract Gannets, Fulmars, and gulls including Black-legged Kittiwake, Lesser Black-backed, Iceland, and sometimes Glaucous. Fin and Humpbacked Whales are always possible, Common Dolphins are regular, and we even sometimes see Atlantic White-sided Dolphins or Harbor Porpoise. Photography Advice: If you're planning on bringing a long telephoto for alcids and other more distant birds, be sure to also bring a shorter zoom lens. Gannets have a 6' wingspan and regularly come very close to the boat. I've often clipped off wingtips in my pics when using my 300mm lens. Of course there's always headshots! If you want make a reservation or need more information, contact us at the email or phone number below. Hope to see you aboard! -PAG -- *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.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --