Incredible pelagic trip

Wilbur Hershberger (WHershbe@afrs.ars.usda.gov)
Tue, 15 Sep 1998 07:55:54 -0400 

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Ospreyers,
Sunday the 13th I and several other very lucky birders participated in =
Brian Pattern's pelagic trip from Virginia Beach.  After 5 hours of due =
east travel we started to find a few pelagics.  After another two hours =
of meandering along a "grass line" we encountered a small immature gull =
resting on the water.  The Captain once again showed his skill in =
getting the boat close to the birds without causing them to fly =
prematurely.  Brian had announced the ID of the bird while we were still =
100 yards away.  As we closed in on the bird Brian thought it would =
never fly.  We were all looking at an immature Sabine's gull that was =
just 40 feet from the port side of the boat.  Camera shutters were =
flying.  Finally, the bird took flight as I shaped the last shot on the =
roll in my camera.
What an incredible way to add a really rare lifer to one's list.
Thanks Brian from all of us.
Wil Hershberger
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Also seen were:
all 3 yeagers                    Wilson's storm petrel
Bridled tern                     Leach's storm petrel
Audubon's shearwater        Marsh wren       =20
Greater shearwater           Connecticut warbler
Cory's shearwater             Northern gannet

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Ospreyers,
Sunday the 13th I and several other = very lucky=20 birders participated in Brian Pattern's pelagic trip from Virginia = Beach. =20 After 5 hours of due east travel we started to find a few = pelagics.  After=20 another two hours of meandering along a "grass line" we = encountered a=20 small immature gull resting on the water.  The Captain once again = showed=20 his skill in getting the boat close to the birds without causing them to = fly=20 prematurely.  Brian had announced the ID of the bird while we were = still=20 100 yards away.  As we closed in on the bird Brian thought it would = never=20 fly.  We were all looking at an immature Sabine's gull that was = just 40=20 feet from the port side of the boat.  Camera shutters were = flying. =20 Finally, the bird took flight as I shaped the last shot on the roll in = my=20 camera.
What an incredible way to add a = really rare=20 lifer to one's list.
Thanks Brian from all of = us.
Wil Hershberger
 
Also seen were:
all 3=20 yeagers           =         =20 Wilson's storm petrel
Bridled=20 tern           &nb= sp;        =20 Leach's storm petrel
Audubon's=20 shearwater        Marsh=20 wren       
Greater=20 shearwater          =20 Connecticut warbler
Cory's=20 shearwater          &nb= sp; =20 Northern gannet
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