Folks: Weather forecast for Thursday calls for 1-2 foot seas, ideal for our purposes. If this holds and I can get a minimum, the trip is a go. All day on the water (eight hours), $130pp. Trip will visit areas of Jeffries Ledge known to be productive including the Scantums and if time allows, the Fingers, locations that […]
Continue Reading →Jeffrey’s Ledge
Eastmans Docks in Hampton is one of the only operators in the northern New England area to run fishing trips this late in the year, routinely running into late December. I often hop a ride, as it is one of the only ways to get out to NH’s pelagic water this time of year – […]
Continue Reading →Winter Alcid Trip Update
Birders: Just an update on the winter pelagic trips to Jeffrey’s Ledge for alcids. I will be using an open decked lobster boat this year to get out to the ledge. This is the same boat I used to get out to Star Island last fall, much faster than the UNH Gulf Challenger or the […]
Continue Reading →Star Island Trip Report — October 30, 2011
I switched from Sunday to Saturday to get out to Star Island with Greg Tillman and Jerry Kelly. A quieter day than previous ones, the preceding northeasterlies not favoring a good flight. Still always a good day out on the island. Highlights included another short-eared owl, a dickcissel, and my personal favorite, three kinglets foraging for […]
Continue Reading →Star Island — last trip of the year — October 27, 2011
I am running the final trip of what has been a terrific October experiment so far. The final bird of the last trip, an apparent willow flycatcher, was a completely unexpected 100th bird for the island this October, and the latest NH record by almost a month. This weekend offers, in addition to potential for unexpected fall rarities, […]
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