Greetings,

With the day off today from work I decided to head over to Greene County for another shot at a few good targets that I’m hoping to get early in the year for my ‘08 year list. These were mostly gulls including Iceland, Glaucous, and Lesser Black-backed. I was also hoping to take my camera with me to get a few good shots of various species along the way. One of the species I was hoping to get a better look at today was Northern Shrike. (more…)

As expected, I made the trip to Monterey on June 25 for what is looking to be my last trip out of Monterey Bay this year (a sad event for sure). Fortunately, the trip turned out very memorable with great friends on board (Anne Pellegrini, John Musina, and Mark Dettling), and great sights on the seas. Overall bird diversity was low on this trip (as expected), but the spectacles of what we saw were well worth the effort of getting down there. To Roger Wolfe and the Monterey Seabirds Co. I am extremely grateful for the amazing hospitality on board the boats, and the opportunity for me to get on as a chummer for my last 3 trips. (more…)

Greetings,

While I was hoping to make a long post of this wonderful trip, too much time has passed since I first started writing the original draft, and I can not correctly remember all of the events and stops to justify writing a lengthy post. So, while I regret not having more to write at the time, I will leave with you the bird list for this trip to Mines Road and Del Puerto Canyon just outside Livermore, CA. (more…)

With 2005 drawing to a close, Ryan and I decided there would be no better way to finish our best birding year to date than with a winter pelagic on the Atlantic with See Life Paulagics in late December. While the possibilities for adding new species like Northern Fulmar, Great Skua, Dovekie, Thick-billed Murre, and Atlantic Puffin to our year lists were remote, they certainly were enticing nonetheless.  (more…)