tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381665123936720516.post5880785786391548512..comments2023-11-17T14:02:50.308-05:00Comments on Seabirding: Saturday May 25, 2013Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381665123936720516.post-45130801204531246012013-06-03T22:40:01.424-04:002013-06-03T22:40:01.424-04:00This was my first spring Pelagic...anywhere. I got...This was my first spring Pelagic...anywhere. I got 6 lifers this day; Fea's, Black-capped, Band-rumped, Audubon's, Pomarine, and Bridled. I was very satisfied. Missed Great but I have a reason to go back (and there's others). Brian and his crew were superb. Why Kate even checked on me to see if I had put the sunscreen on (I hadn't). I don't know how high the sea's were but my estimate would be about 100 feet! That's an exaggeration of course but sometimes it was all I could do to keep from rolling around the deck like an empty soda can! I only chummed once so thanks Bonine (Tip: If you see Steve H eating a banana, that doesn't mean it's a good thing for you to do! He kept his down.) Personally, I think pelagic birding is the most difficult and challenging birding one can do. Getting on seabirds with high powered optics on a tossing lurching boat is no easy task. I guess it depends on the sea's and one's experience. If you're prone to motion sickness, prepare well and in between your personal chumming, try to get on the birds. It help's take your mind off the problem and after all that's what you paid for, the birds. I had the chance to fill a cancelation spot for the next day, and I wanted to badly but, I'd had enough for one year. Brian, you didn't mention this in your pre-trip speech but it is possible to get a thorough full spine chiropractic adjustment on one of your trips if the sea's are co-operative, as they were today. My back felt like it used to 40 years ago for the next several days. Nice bonus (not intended to scare anyone). So, I saw no one had any comments to make, on any days, thus far. That's just not right. I totally enjoyed myself (except for a sixty second period after downing a banana about an hour earlier) and felt like the whole experience was conducted in a very professional manner by the entire Seabirding crew and for that I thank you all. Kerry Provance-Charlotte Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com