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Where To Find Seabirds

Gulf of Maine to the Canyons
of the Continental Shelf Edge

   

Articles written by local birders.

  Where to Find Birds at Sea - Canyons and Banks by Emmalee Tarry
Birds are not evenly distributed over the ocean.  Birds are found where there is food. Why is there food in one place and not at another. A discussion of banks, canyons and the upwelling they produce.
  Nor'easters and Seabirds by Chris Gentes
What is a Nor'easter and how to find seabirds before, during, and after. Critical information for seawatches.
    Steve Mirick's Rules for Storm-birding on the NH Coast
Get out early on SE winds.
    Storm-birding on the New Hampshire Coast by Alan Delorey
Written in 1997, this article proposes that better flights of pelagic species are seen from the New Hampshire shore during storms with southeasterly winds.
   The Continental Shelf-Edge - An Oceanographic Primer for Pelagic Birders by Mike Gooley
Where to go on the Continental Shelf-Edge south of Cape Cod. Includes Hydrographers Canyon. Finding the cores of warm Gulf Stream water.

Pelagic birding usually means going to sea on a boat. At sea the birds are concentrated over shallow water banks and the edges of deep canyons. This section describes some of the most popular offshore areas.

Winter in New England makes going to sea difficult and looking for pelagic birds from land is very popular. The best seawatch locations are on cliffs that look out over the ocean. These areas may produce more results after certain weather conditions. Dress warmly and mount your telescope on as sturdy a tripod as possible.

Locations are indexed by state. The webmaster takes no part in arguments about to which state the various offshore areas belong. Offshore locations are listed by the state from which you are most likely to depart and some (Cashes Ledge) are listed for two states.

Massachusetts | Rhode Island | Maine | New Hampshire | New Jersey

Massachusetts Top
Seawatch


Cape Ann
Cape Cod
Salisbury - Plum Island

Offshore


Stellwagen Bank
Continental Shelf Edge
Great South Channel
Georges Bank
Cashes Ledge


New Hampshire Top

Seawatch


Coast of New Hampshire
Isle of Shoals

Offshore


Jeffrey's Ledge

http://www.jeffreysledge.org/
Cashes Ledge



Rhode Island Top

Seawatch
Offshore


Cox's Ledge


Maine Top

Seawatch


York to Ogunquit

Offshore

New Jersey Top

Seawatch

Avalon Seawatch - Cape May NJ