Re: [Maine-birds] RFI: Pelagic Birds

In addition to Maine Audubon’s annual pelagic trip, an outing with Bar Harbor Whale Watch out of Bar Harbor gets 25-30 miles offshore. In addition to the alcids, both storm-petrels are increasingly common as the season progresses. Also, during the course of the season, you can observe both skuas, Parasitic and Pomarine Jaeger, Ted & Red-necked Phalaropes, gannets, kittiwakes, fulmar, and four species of shearwater.

Richard MacDonald

The Natural History Center

P.O. Box 6

Bar Harbor, Maine 04609

207/266-9461

Rich@TheNaturalHistoryCenter.com

www.TheNaturalHistoryCenter.com

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From: Maine-birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com>
Reply-To: Pete Darling <petedarlingii@yahoo.com>
Date: Friday, June 2, 2017 at 9:29 PM
To: Donald Jones <dwilbertjones@gmail.com>
Cc: Maine-birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: [Maine-birds] RFI: Pelagic Birds

Hardy Boat out of New Harbor goes to Eastern Egg Rock for Puffin, Tern, Razorbill. $36. Ferry to Monhegan for the rest would be my best advice. 

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On Jun 2, 2017, at 8:47 PM, Donald Jones <dwilbertjones@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

My name is Don Jones, and I'll be spending the summer and fall based out of Brunswick working for the Nature Conservancy across Maine. Originally from Wyoming, I've spent the last four years in Vermont, and I'm very excited to explore another part of New England and hopefully add some oceanic species to my life list. I had hoped to make the trip to Machias Seal Island to see Atlantic Puffin, Arctic Tern, and perhaps Leach's and Wilson's Storm-Petrel on their breeding grounds, but I had no idea that all those trips would already be full for the entire summer. If anyone can provide me with suggestions on when/where/how I might otherwise stand a chance of seeing some of the following species (ranked according to their reported frequency in eBird) between now and the end of October, I would greatly appreciate it. 

Atlantic Puffin

Arctic Tern

Leach's Storm Petrel

Wilson's Storm Petrel

Great Shearwater

Manx Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

Black-legged Kittiwake

Parasitic and/or Pomarine Jaeger

Northern Fulmar

Red Phalarope

Thanks in advance, and I look forward to exploring and birding Maine in the coming months!

Don Jones

Brunswick, ME / Laramie, WY

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