BBC December Full-Day Pelagic out of Hyannis

[John Edmondson]

Hi,

Posting this with permission of the moderator.

Thanks

John Edmondson (for the Brookline Bird club)

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The BBC will be running one last pelagic trip this year, a day trip on Dec 6 (weather date Dec 7) from Hyannis to the Nantucket Shoals.  It's a great time of year to get out on the water, with the potential for lingering shearwaters and a good chance of encountering alcids, including dovekie and maybe even a puffin.

Every trip is different, and early December can offer a range of species. Often there are spectacular congregations of sea ducks in Nantucket Sound – tens of thousands are possible. It is a real wildlife spectacle. Winter gulls may be around (Iceland, Glaucous, Lesser Black-backed, Black-legged Kittiwake), as may Northern Gannets and Northern Fulmar. As we get to the Nantucket Shoals, a shallow, sandy-bottomed area southeast of Nantucket, there should be lingering shearwaters (Manx, Great, Cory’s, Sooty) and storm-petrels (Wilson’s and Leach’s) with the possibility of jaegers (Parasitic, Pomerine) or even a skua. Alcids are tough but possible, dovekie is a goal- and there is always a chance of a puffin. There are opportunities to see a number of other sea creatures as well – whales, dolphins, sharks, turtles, Mola-mola, Tuna, and Portuguese Man o’ War.

Here is a trip report from 2023: https://ebird.org/tripreport/177033

For more information:
https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripsevents/pelagic-trips-2/

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