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Posted by Paul Bithorn on 19:59:00 05/20/08
Had the distinct pleasure of going on a pelagic trip sponsored by the Marine Science Center out of Ponce Inlet in New Smyrna Beach on Saturday, May 17, 2008. Larry Manfredi and Roberto "Toe" Torres represented South Florida well, amongst an all-star troupe of leaders. Our boat, the Pastime Princess, ventured 113 mile offshore from 3:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., offering an opportunity to see birds, fish and mammals not normally seen. Brian Rapoza, Mark Berney, and John Kellam were amongst the South Florida contingent of birders blessed to be part of this epic voyage. Life is good.................... seeing Black-capped Petrels at close range. The following species are what I saw or thought I saw. Lack of sleep may have caused some of them to be merely hallucinatory and just a pigment of my imagination.
*Black-capped Petrel (8)
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (5)
Wilson s Storm Petrel (32)
Audubon s Shearwater (75)
Pomarine Jaeger (Dark Morph) (1)
Laughing Gull (1)
Sooty Tern (97)
Bridled Tern (5)
Red-necked Phalarope (5)
Sandpiper sp. (5)
Great Blue Heron (13)
Eurasian-Collared Dove (1)
Black-billed Cuckoo (2) (1 by Andy Bankert)
Swainson s Thrush (1)
Cape May Warbler (1)
Blackpoll Warbler (11)
American Redstart (2)
Common Yellowthroat (2)
Mammalian Protuberances
**Short-finned Pilot Whales (8)
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (10)
Fish
Swordfish
Flying Fish
Dolphin Dorado Mahi Mahi
Great Barracuda a/k/a Striped Wahoo
Canned Beers Quaffed
Heineken Lite
***Dale s Pale Ale A Huge Voluminously Hopped Mutha of a Beer
***Gordon. Beer [can o bliss. satisfy ya] Gonzo Beer in a Can - Big. Red Sticky 8.7%
Hours without sleep - 45
*Life Birds
** Life Mammalian Protuberances *** Life Beers
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