Friday, August 15, 2014

See Life Paulagics New York Trip Nets Fea's Petrel and More

An overnight See Life Paulagics trip out of Freeport Long Island New York was a tremendous success with some superb birds. The star of the trip was a Fea's Petrel (Pterodroma feae) which did not stay long with us but spent enough time for many (not all) of us to get good views and a few of us managed photos.

Fea's Petrel
About an hour later another excellent find and a target bird that we happened upon was White-faced Storm-Petrel. This is one that had evaded many a pelagic veterans who finally added the prize to their NY state list.  It was cool observing its zig-zag like feeding behavior. Later on, as we headed back to shore we added another goodie in Bridled Tern. For Shearwater species, we had great looks at Cory's, Great and Audubon's Shearwater.

Fea's Petrel
Earlier, I especially enjoyed the early morning study of Band-rumped Storm-Petrels along with Leach's and Wilson's Storm-petrels. This was one of my favorite moments of the trip as we were provided close up views, providing ample time to observe flight, feeding habits and field marks.

Fea's Petrel
While I have not yet finished reviewing all of my trip photos, I have provided a few of the highlight birds that we had.  Like all pelagic trips, it could be hit or miss; this one was definitely a hit and will be tough to top. If you are interested in attending one of See Life Paulagics trips, check out their line up on the website. The owners Paul and Anita Guris are extremely knowledgeable and likeable folks who always do their very best to ensure clients are having a good time while aboard.

White-faced Strom-petrel

White-faced Strom-petrel

White-faced Strom-petrel


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