Re: Smith Island Query
Tyler Bell (bell@say.acnatsci.org)
Wed, 16 Sep 1998 09:35:46 -0400
Arlene Ripley wrote:
>
> The boat leaves at 10 AM so you would want to get there around 9:30. It takes
> about 1.5 hours to get there and leaves the island at 2 (we could have used
> about three more hours).
>
> The Captain of the boat (at least, that's what I think he was), is Marty
> Cribb and is very knowledgeable about the birds of the area.
Fran and Norm:
Marty is the mate. Captain Tyler is the captain. Make sure you tell
Marty who you are and that you're birders and make sure you grab some
chairs upstairs. Marty will do his damnedest to help you get on any
pelagic birds that happen by. Wilson's Storm-petrel is the most likely
bird but you never know. A few summers ago, Jane and I went over with
Marty and we had a Greater Shearwater and 6 Wilson's Storm-petrels.
Birding on Smith Island is good too. Both night-herons should be easy to
spot on the way into the dock and if you take the road west and walk
around the beach until you get good views of the mudflats, you can see
lots of waders and shorebirds.
Hope you have a good trip!
--
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