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| Pelagic
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New England Pelagic
Trips
October
October 14 Sunday NH Audubon
Fall Tristate Pelagic From Rye NH
For this fall, NH Audubon decided to try something a
little different
with our fall Pelagic Birding Trip: we are going out in
October.
Sunday, October 14th, to be exact. We're hoping that
going out later in
the fall will allow us to find some rarer birds, perhaps
some early
winter arrivals. Otherwise the plan for the trip is
unchanged from last
year:
WHAT: NH Audubon 2012 Fall Pelagic Birding Trip
WHEN: Sunday, October 14th. Meet dockside in Rye Harbor
at 7:30AM for
an 8:00 departure. We'll spend all day at sea, searching
for birds,
whales, and anything else that crosses our path, and
return to harbor
around 5pm. As usual, our trip leader is master-birder
Steve Mirick,
and we'll be aboard the MV /Granite State/, with Captain
Pete Reynolds
and his expert crew.
WHAT TO BRING: Binoculars and bird guide, of course. A
digital camera
is always a good idea, as these trips often produce
excellent photo
opportunities. Bring a lunch if you like. Weather on the
open water is
unpredictable: sometimes hot, sometimes rather chilly.
Prepare for both
(although given the time of year, 'chilly' is more
likely). Certainly
bring sunscreen, and either sunglasses or a hat. Bring
motion-sickness
pills if you're vulnerable to seasickness. /Granite
State/'s seating is
mostly wooden benches, so a seatcushion is a good idea
if you have
trouble with sitting on hard surfaces.
WHAT WE MIGHT SEE: Hard to say. There's not much data
for this time of
year on Jeffreys Ledge. We simply have no idea what
might be out
there. Lingering summer birds, early winter birds, fall
migrants,
wandering vagrants -- your guess is as good as ours!
REGISTRATION: You must register in advance for this
trip. We need a
minimum of 30 people to pay for the trip. We've set a
maximum of 50 so
that the boat doesn't get too crowded. Cost is $65 for
NH Audubon
members, $85 for non-members. Contact Massabesic Audubon
Center (phone
603-668-2045, email mac@nhaudubon.org) to sign up.
Contact either MAC
or me with any questions you might have.
PELAGIC BIRDS WORKSHOP: For group members who are new to
pelagic
birding, I will be running a 1-hour workshop at
Massabesic Audubon
Center on Saturday Sept 13th on the basics of
identifying pelagic
birds. This workshop is free to trip participants, $5
per person for
others. The workshop will include descriptions, photos,
and videos of
the birds in question, all designed for people who know
something about
birding but have no experience with pelagics.
-- Jon Woolf
jsw@jwoolfden.com
Manchester, NH
(Massabesic Audubon Center Programming Committee
Hyannis to the Nantucket Shoals
Area
Birds expected: Alcids, Gannets,
Shearwaters, Phalaropes, Jaegers,
Gulls, Fulmar, marine mammals and
any rarities such as Skua, etc.
Limit: 65 Participants
Cost: BBC members: $ 90.00 /
non-members: $ 110.00
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