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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| White-faced Strom-petrel |
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| White-faced Strom-petrel |
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| White-faced Strom-petrel |
Tags:
Fea's Petrel,
White-faced Storm-petrel,
Band-rumped Storm-petrel,
Leach's Storm-petrel,
See life Paulagics 
Bridled Tern
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