Depart dock (Rye Harbor) 8am, return to dock, 3:45pm
Trip limited to 20, $50 pp $5 per car parking fee Contact me at eric.masterson@myfairpoint.net to reserve a spot. Star Island is a great place year-round for good views of normally furtive species, like warblers, sparrows, and if lucky, cuckoos. There is always the chance of a rarity.Star Island conference center will be closed for the season, so we will essentially have the island to ourselves. Dress for the worst and expect the best – temps have traditionally been in the mid to high 60’s. Generally there is little wind on the island, as high winds are one of two conditions under which I cancel, the other being heavy rain (showers are ok as shelter is available). Bring a pack lunch, a set of warm clothes, sun-screen, and camera (warblers can be exceptionally approachable). I can help coordinate carpooling, and can take those interested on an afternoon tour of the best coastal birding spots.
In the last three years of fall trips, highlights have included:
- Northern Pintail
- Northern Fulmar
- Cory’s Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- American Golden Plover
- Whimbrel
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Caspian Tern
- Parasitic jaeger
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Sedge Wren
- Tennessee Warbler
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Cape May Warbler
- Connecticut Warbler
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- Lark Sparrow
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow
- Dickcissel
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