NOTE: The fisherman are currently reporting a lot of life out at the
canyons, including highly aggressive Greater Shearwaters going after
their baits. Mike Fritz encountered flocks of Greaters from his own
boat, and even landed one (released unharmed).
See Life Paulagics will be running its annual pelagic trip out of
Lewes, DE on Sunday, August 16. Our destination is offshore canyon
waters in both Delaware and Maryland, including the Baltimore Canyon.
Our big target birds at this time of year are WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL
and LONG-TAILED JAEGER. Trips I've organized have found 6 different
White-faceds in both DE and MD waters. We've found Long-tailed
multiple times too. We also have a good chance of finding AUDUBON'S
SHEARWATER and, less frequently, BRIDLED TERN or SOUTH POLAR SKUA.
(Yes, George, once again we'll try to get you a skua in MD rather than
DE waters.)
Other targets we've seen at this time of year include Arctic Tern,
Cory's Shearwater, Greater Shearwater, Wilson's Storm-Petrel, Pomarine
Jaeger, and Red-necked Phalarope, all of which are fairly regular.
This is also a good time for Fin Whale, Risso's, Common, and
Bottlenose Dolphin, sea turtles, Ocean Sunfish, sharks, rays, and
other cool marine life, and we will stop and check out anything of
interest.
We'll be aboard the Thelma Dale IV, a stable 85' boat that we've done
a number of pelagics with in the past. There is a cabin, bench and
table space, full walk-around below, an upper deck, and separate rest
room for the ladies. The boat is fully Coast Guard approved, with the
equipment and experienced people to run a safe and productive offshore
trip. We will be sailing from Fisherman's Wharf in Lewes, DE.
The trip is scheduled to run from 5:00 AM to about 7:00 PM. The cost
is $175 per person, and this includes an appropriate tip for the mates.
See Life Paulagics is dedicated to provide an appropriate number of
friendly, helpful, and approachable leaders for all of our trips. We
use radios with headsets to get the word of any sightings around the
boat quickly. It is important to us to get the participants on the
birds and make sure they are comfortable with the IDs, not just create
a big trip list.
Be sure to check out our web site for information on how to sign up,
and to review our policies. If you have any questions or need more
information, please feel free to contact us by e-mail or phone.
Hope to see you aboard!
-PAG
Paul A. Guris
See Life Paulagics
P.O. Box 161
Green Lane, PA 18054
www.paulagics.com
215-234-6805
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