NH Audubon Mascoma Chapter is pleased to inform you of the following
coastal and pelagic birding opportunities arranged by the NH Audubon Massabesic
Audubon Center at 26 Audubon Way, Auburn NH 03032, Telephone 603 668 2045 All
are welcome, non-members as well as members, as long as there is space.
Introduction to Pelagic Wildlife
Saturday, June 2, 3–4 pm
Cost: $5 (free to those attending Pelagic Trip on June 8)
Leader:
Jon Woolf
Come see
a brief slideshow about some of the wildlife you might
see just
off NH’s coast. We’ll teach you how to identify some
of our
common pelagic birds as well as a few of our commonly
sighted
whale species.
Pelagic Trip
Location: Rye Harbor, NH
Friday, June 8, 8 am–5 pm
Cost: $65 M/$85 NM
Join NH
Audubon aboard MV Granite State as we explore
Jeffreys Ledge,
20 miles off the New Hampshire coast. Spend
all day
at sea, searching the length of Jeffreys Ledge for pelagic
seabirds,
whales, dolphins, and anything else that happens to cross
our
course. Once you register, you will receive confirmation and
further
information. Participants need to meet at Rye Harbor at
7:30 for
check in and 8am departure. Max. 50.
Coastal Bird Trips
Wednesdays, June 20, July 18, August 15, 9 am–2:30 pm
Cost: $6 M/$9 NM per trip
Leader:
JoAnn O’Shaughnessy
Enjoy
birding the NH coast with trip leader JoAnn O’Shaughnessy.
Meet at
the Hampton Beach State Park parking lot at 9 and
carpool
from there to coastal hot spots. Lunch is not provided, but
the group
will stop at a local restaurant to cap off the morning’s
adventure.
Meet at 7:45 am in the Massabesic Audubon parking
lot if
you want to carpool with other participants to Hampton.
Maximum
of 24 people.
Basic Shorebirding: Workshop
Saturday, August 25, 2–4 pm
Cost: $5
(FREE if attending Shorebirds Field Trip)
Leader:
Jon Woolf
Come learn
about shorebirds, some of the most interesting and
most
puzzling birds we see in New Hampshire. Study the features
and field
marks of common plovers and sandpipers in the classroom
and learn
how to identify many of the species that populate New
Hampshire’s
shorelines. Then join us for the Sunday field trip to
the coast
to put your new knowledge to the test.
Basic Shorebirding: Field Trip
Sunday, August 26, 8:30 am–12:30 pm
Cost: $10 M/$15 NM
Leader:
Jon Woolf
Join us as
we travel to a few of New Hampshire’s beaches to study
the
various species of sandpipers and plovers that appear on our
coastlines
in fall. Meet at the Hampton Park & Ride at 8:30am.
(To
carpool from the Manchester area, meet at Massabesic
Center at
7:15am.) Bring a bag lunch and prepare to be outside!
Binoculars
will be provided.