Re: [Maine-birds] Tufted Puffin chase, Sunday, 7/20: 1:30pm.

 Hi all,

I just got off the phone with Andy, and we are a go for tomorrow. The weather looks perfect.

I still have a handful of spaces remaining, and I am closing in on the magic number to reduce the cost of the trip down to $75 per person.

-Derek

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Derek and Jeannette Lovitch
Freeport Wild Bird Supply
541 Route One, Suite 10
Freeport, ME 04069
207-865-6000
www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com

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From: 'Derek and Jeannette Lovitch' via Maine birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com>
To: Maine-Birds Google List <maine-birds@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 5:46 PM
Subject: [Maine-birds] Tufted Puffin chase, Sunday, 7/20: 1:30pm.

Hi all,

We're all set - and with a much better weather forecast - for a chase of Machias Seal Island Tufted Puffin this Sunday. Who wants in?

We'll be traveling out with Andy Patterson of Bold Coast Charters out of Cutler at 1:30pm (his regular, morning tours are full through early August), and returning in 3-4 hours. We will NOT have the opportunity to land on MSI (landings are only permitted once daily to minimize disturbance to the breeding seabirds), but we will ply the waters around the island for the puffin (and Atlantic Puffin, Common Murre, Razorbill, Arctic Tern, etc). 

The TUPU was seen THIS MORNING (7/18) on the island, but Andy's boat arrived 30 minutes after it was last seen. In other words, there are no gaurantees, but Andy is game for a try. The trip will cost $65-$115 per person, depending on how many people we get (max 18; I need 18 to get it down to $65).  This is not a tour (I will be paying the same rate as you), just a ride out to the island's waters and as many eyes searching as possible.

Please let me know if you are definitely interested, and I will add you to the list. I need certainties right now to make sure we hit a critical mass.

Then, you'll need to bring a check with you for the boat (and we'll fill it out there depending on the number of people who can make it).

So, that's all I have for now. So, who's up for a chase?

-Derek

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Derek and Jeannette Lovitch
Freeport Wild Bird Supply
541 Route One, Suite 10
Freeport, ME 04069
207-865-6000
www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com

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