From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sun Jan 26 21:53:51 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h0R5pR4q012102 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 26 Jan 2003 21:51:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from plaidworks.com (dsl081-078-186.sfo1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.78.186]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h0R5oVSE012036 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 26 Jan 2003 21:50:31 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 21:49:48 -0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v551) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed From: Chuq Von Rospach <[[email protected]]> To: [[email protected]] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.551) Subject: [SBB] Fwd: Seabirding X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1 Precedence: list List-Id: South Bay Birding List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Errors-To: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] posting this for Roger, since he's not a member... Begin forwarded message: > From: Roger Wolfe <[[email protected]]> > > > Monterey Seabirds will be offering our first trip of the year on Feb. > 9. Leading this trip will be Don Roberson and Stephen F. Bailey. Cost > is $70 per person. If you come on 3 of our trips the fourth one is > free! If you take advantage of this your average price will be $52.50 > per voyage. .( free trip is not redeemable for the Albacore grounds > or Davidson Seamount trip) Trips are scheduled for the second Sunday > of every month. > > Few pelagic trips have been taken during the month of February out of > Monterey so this trip will have the element of discovery to it. Our > skipper Richard Ternullo insists that there are some interesting birds > to be seen at this time of year. Gray Whales will still be migrating > other sightings last Feb. included 7 Killer Whales, 4 other dolphin > species and a Leatherback Turtle. > > February and March are the best times for Albatross and Alcids. This > will be your best chance for Laysan Albatross. We should see > Black-footed Albatross, Ancient Murrelet, Red-necked Grebe, > Short-tailed and Black-vented Shearwater, Cassin's and Rhino Auklets > and Black-legged Kittiwake is possible. This winter there are some > Harlequin Ducks and a few Marbled Murrelets in the Monterey area.. > Last winter Richard and Stephen had a Horned Puffin less than 2 mi. > off Pt. Pinos. In 2001 Richard and others had a Greater Shearwater in > that same area. > > New this year are a galley on board the Seawolf II and our leaders > will be outfitted with FRS radios and headsets to insure all sightings > get routed to the PA system quickly. Checklists will be provided to > all participants. > > If you wish to be on our e-mail list for updates and advance > information on upcoming trip or register online go to > http://www.montereyseabirds.com or call (831)375-4658 > > See you on the water, > Roger Wolfe for Monterey Seabirds > Soquel, CA > -- Chuq Von Rospach, Architech [[email protected]] -- http://www.plaidworks.com/chuqui/blog/ He doesn't have ulcers, but he's a carrier. _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. south-bay-birds mailing list ([[email protected]]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/options/south-bay-birds/south-bay-birds-archive%40plaidworks.com This email sent to [[email protected]]