All,
Weather permitting Isles of Shoals CBC will be held aboard Shining Star a day to be determined later CBC count period (December 15-December 17, December 22-23, or December 31-January 5). As this trip is incredibly weather dependent, I'm hoping the 10 day window will give us at least one day. We probably won't know the final date until a few days before the trip sails. We will be landing (conditions permitting) on Star Island, NH and we will also spend time looking for pelagic birds in the circle. We will be chumming for seabirds as well. Previous trips have had good success at finding Snowy Owls, sea ducks (including Harlequin Ducks), Black-legged Kittiwakes, and alcids. I've coordinated with Eric about the Jeffreys Ledge Christmas Bird Count and I believe the plan will generally be for Isles of Shoals to sail on the first good weather day and Jeffreys Ledge on the second. There's no conflict of dates between these counts so you can do both if you'd like!
The price of the trip will depend on participation, but I anticipate it being between 70 and 90 dollars per person. By filling out the form below, there's no obligation to attend the trip, you're just asking to be called about the trip the night before when I finally decide on a sail date.
We will leave the Coastal Marine Lab pier in New Castle at 8 am and will return around 1 pm. Please inform others who may be interested.
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