[Maine-birds] Pelagic Bird Trip - 10/12/20 out of Rye, NH

The Granite State whale watch boat out of Rye harbor, NH will be running
an all day pelagic bird trip on Columbus day, Monday, October 12.

The boat will board at 7:30 AM for an 8:00 AM departure.  The boat will
return at approximately 5 PM.  Cost is $60 plus an additional $5 to park
in the parking lot.

I will "narrate" the trip and the boat will travel to offshore waters in
the vicinity of Jeffrey's Ledge.  We will be mostly in NH waters;
however, past trips have also recorded birds in MA and ME waters.

We can never be sure what we will see as some years are productive and
others are not.  Last year on this same date we had one of our best
trips ever and recorded 142 Northern Fulmar, Great, Cory's, and Manx
Shearwaters, 8 Atlantic Puffins, 275 Red Phalarope, 3 Pomarine Jaegers,
a Leach's Storm-Petrel, a Little Gull, and a Lark Sparrow!!   We will
focus on birds, but will also be spending at least some time on whales. 
Last year we had lots of Humpback Whales, Fin Whales, and both Atlantic
White-sided, and Common Dolphins.

We will follow  the COVID guidelines as dictated by the boat as they
have used for whale watches this summer.  According to the Captain,
these include wearing masks when people aren't able to distance or are
in inside areas, or are closer to each other, especially when viewing
wildlife.

Space is limited, so make reservations now.  In the event of bad
weather, the Captain will make the decision if we go or not.  To make
reservations visit the registration page at:

https://booking.attractionsuite.com/Attraction/ec/selectFirstAvailableTourCountAndCategory.action?sid=65&tourNo=VH101865&

Steve Mirick
Bradford, MA




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