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3/16 Cape May Pelagic Canceled - 4/13 Trip Added

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"Paul A. Guris"

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Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:53:58 -0400

Due to a horrible forecast, we're canceling the Cape May pelagic  
scheduled for this Sunday, March 16.

If we can get enough people, we will attempt to run another trip on  
Sunday, April 13 out of Cape May aboard the same boat.

One of the reasons we want to get out more at this time of year is to  
look for Great Skua.  Large numbers of Gannets and gulls follow the  
schools of Mackerel, Herring, and other baitfish northward at this  
time of year.  Our hope is to find a skua following this parade of  
potential victims.

Being a month later, the expected bird species composition is a bit  
different than what we'd expect in March.  This is an underbirded time  
in our pelagic waters, but in 2004 an April trip found Fulmar, Common  
Murre, Razorbill, Red Phalarope, Sooty Shearwater, a probable Manx  
Shearwater, and saw a fantastic Gannet show with over 1,200 birds.   
Puffins are certainly still possible, and Pomarine Jaegers may be on  
the move.


The trip details are the same.

     Boat:   Miss Chris II
     Cost:   $129
     Leave:  6:00 AM
     Return: approx 6:00 PM

Contact us if you want more information or wish to make a reservation.



-PAG

Paul A. Guris
See Life Paulagics
P.O. Box 161
Green Lane, PA  18054
www.paulagics.com
215-234-6805