Due to the prospect of this evening's winter storm, the captain and I chose to reschedule the Isles of Shoals Christmas Bird Count for December 30th (and if that doesn't go -- January 5th). If you can make either date and would like to come, please email me ASAP (even if you emailed me earlier about these dates with your interest). I've included the original announcement below.
Thanks a lot,
Ben Griffith
Merrimack, NH
Attention CBCer's:
The Isles of Shoals CBC will be held aboard UNH R.V. Gulf Challenger on Sunday, December 16th. Steve Mirick, Lauren Kras, and I will be onboard to help spot and call out birds and throw chum. Conditions permitting, we will be landing on Star Island, NH for about an hour. We will then circle Boone Island in York County, Maine for Purple Sandpipers and larids. We will be chumming for seabirds as well. Previous trips have had good success at finding Snowy Owls, Harlequin Ducks, Black-legged Kittiwakes, and alcids. Reports from this fall suggest it could be a good winter for Dovekies.
The price of the trip (covers the cost of the boat) is $45 per person.
We will meet at the Coastal Marine Lab pier in New Castle between 7:00 and 7:30am and the UNH Gulf Challenger will leave at 8:00am and will
return by 1:00pm or 2:00pm on December 16th, a Sunday. Please inform others who may be interested. I will provide directions to the dock upon confirmation of the reservation.
To reserve a spot please email me with the name(s) of the participants, contact information (phone and email). You can also call me at 603-801-1856;
however, I would prefer email reservations.
I am considering attempting a snow date again this year, the two dates I have in mind are as follows.
Sunday December 30
Saturday January 5
If you can make either of these dates and are interested in coming, please email me with the dates on which you would be interested in
going (even if you can't make the 16th).
Ben Griffith
-- The Isles of Shoals CBC will be held aboard UNH R.V. Gulf Challenger on Sunday, December 16th. Steve Mirick, Lauren Kras, and I will be onboard to help spot and call out birds and throw chum. Conditions permitting, we will be landing on Star Island, NH for about an hour. We will then circle Boone Island in York County, Maine for Purple Sandpipers and larids. We will be chumming for seabirds as well. Previous trips have had good success at finding Snowy Owls, Harlequin Ducks, Black-legged Kittiwakes, and alcids. Reports from this fall suggest it could be a good winter for Dovekies.
The price of the trip (covers the cost of the boat) is $45 per person.
We will meet at the Coastal Marine Lab pier in New Castle between 7:00 and 7:30am and the UNH Gulf Challenger will leave at 8:00am and will
return by 1:00pm or 2:00pm on December 16th, a Sunday. Please inform others who may be interested. I will provide directions to the dock upon confirmation of the reservation.
To reserve a spot please email me with the name(s) of the participants, contact information (phone and email). You can also call me at 603-801-1856;
however, I would prefer email reservations.
I am considering attempting a snow date again this year, the two dates I have in mind are as follows.
Sunday December 30
Saturday January 5
If you can make either of these dates and are interested in coming, please email me with the dates on which you would be interested in
going (even if you can't make the 16th).
Ben Griffith
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