In a post to the New Jersey list, Paul Guris summarized a 1-day fishing trip out of Belmar (northern NJ) in which they observed 24 COMMON MURRE (a new state record), 1 THICK-BILLED MURRE, an adult ATLANTIC PUFFIN and 3 DOVEKIE as well other winter species including Humpback Whale. Not bad for a winter fishing trip!
Of course, this is very encouraging news for those signed up for the dedicated 8-hour pelagic birding trips scheduled for next weekend (Belmar NJ on Saturday and Freeport NY on Sunday). There are a few slots left on each boat, and I would encourage you to make reservations now if you want to join us. I will be one of the guides on the Freeport boat, which is being run in conjunction with NYC Audubon (member discount). Birding orientated trips are often able to fairly close to the birds and generally give much better views than fishing trips. We also tend to cover a larger area and thus encounter more birds overall. The waters due south of Jones Inlet (Freeport boat) have typically been very good for alcids at this time of year. Full details of these and other trips can be found on Paul's 'See Life Paulagics' web site. -- Angus Wilson New York City & The Springs, NY, USA http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/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/ --
