[nysbirds-l] Just Scheduled - March 27 8-hour Freeport Pelagic
Today's trip with NYSOA and the New York State Young Birders Club was unfortunately weathered out due to high winds and bad seas. With so many people interested in the trip, we are attempting to re-schedule it for Sunday, March 27. This has been an amazing year for alcids in our area, with excellent counts of Common Murre and Razorbill, and Thick-billed Murre seen on trips out of NY and NJ. It seems that the cold water temperatures may have actually pushed many of these birds south. What we're hoping to do is to be out there when they return. This should occur when the offshore waters "warm" back up into the 40s, which over the past few years has started in mid-March. Our plan is intercept them when they come back our way, with the added bonus that many of the alcids should be in breeding plumage. We'll also be looking for returning Gannets (which may be in large numbers and an array of plumages at this time of year), loons, grebes, sea ducks, Kittiwakes, and other good gulls. We'll once again be aboard the 90' Capt. Lou VII out of Freeport. This is a comfortable boat that has a huge, covered, and birdable top deck, a heated cabin, and separate men's and ladies facilities. We also usually arrange to have hot food and coffee available for sale in the galley as well. The trip cost is $130, though members of NYSOA or the NYSYBC can sign up for $115. The boat sails at 8:00 AM, returning at roughly 4:00 PM. To make a reservation, go to our web site or you can contact us by phone or e-mail at i...@paulagics.com. Hope to see you aboard. -PAG -- *Paul A. Guris See Life Paulagics PO Box 161 Green Lane, PA 18054 215-234-6805 paulagics@gmail.com i...@paulagics.com* -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Just Scheduled - March 27 8-hour Freeport Pelagic
Today's trip with NYSOA and the New York State Young Birders Club was unfortunately weathered out due to high winds and bad seas. With so many people interested in the trip, we are attempting to re-schedule it for Sunday, March 27. This has been an amazing year for alcids in our area, with excellent counts of Common Murre and Razorbill, and Thick-billed Murre seen on trips out of NY and NJ. It seems that the cold water temperatures may have actually pushed many of these birds south. What we're hoping to do is to be out there when they return. This should occur when the offshore waters warm back up into the 40s, which over the past few years has started in mid-March. Our plan is intercept them when they come back our way, with the added bonus that many of the alcids should be in breeding plumage. We'll also be looking for returning Gannets (which may be in large numbers and an array of plumages at this time of year), loons, grebes, sea ducks, Kittiwakes, and other good gulls. We'll once again be aboard the 90' Capt. Lou VII out of Freeport. This is a comfortable boat that has a huge, covered, and birdable top deck, a heated cabin, and separate men's and ladies facilities. We also usually arrange to have hot food and coffee available for sale in the galley as well. The trip cost is $130, though members of NYSOA or the NYSYBC can sign up for $115. The boat sails at 8:00 AM, returning at roughly 4:00 PM. To make a reservation, go to our web site or you can contact us by phone or e-mail at i...@paulagics.com. Hope to see you aboard. -PAG -- *Paul A. Guris See Life Paulagics PO Box 161 Green Lane, PA 18054 215-234-6805 paulagics@gmail.com i...@paulagics.com* -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
