[Maine-birds] Isles of Shoals CBC - January 4/5, 2014

ttention CBCer's:

The Isles of Shoals CBC will be held aboard UNH R/V Gulf Challenger on Saturday, January 4.  Steve Mirick, Lauren Kras, and I will be onboard to help spot and call out birds and throw chum.  We will be landing (conditions permitting) on Star Island, NH while a small group searches Appledore Island, ME for birds and we will circle Boone Island, ME for gulls, alcids, and owls.  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 Snowy Owls!

I'm still working out the price of the trip, but I expect it will be around $55 pp.

I am still working out the departure time to accommodate a potential Appledore Island stop. We will leave the Coastal Marine Lab pier in New Castle no earlier than 7:00 am (likely 9 am) and the UNH Gulf Challenger will will return before dark.  Please inform others who may be interested. I will provide directions to the dock upon confirmation of the reservation.

In the event of poor weather, we will be trying again on Sunday January 5.

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.

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Ben Griffith
Merrimack, NH

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