Not sure that this went out so I'm sending it again....
On 9/12/2026 7:29 PM, Steve Mirick wrote:
> A couple of points....
>
> I would like to personally commend Holly (and the Seacoast Chapter)
> for all of the hard work they do AS VOLUNTEERS to make field trips and
> programs happen. Without them, there would be no trips!!! And there
> is a lot of work! The volunteers for NH Audubon are incredible people!!!
>
> With respect to pelagic trips, it certainly is a shame that we can't
> get more going. Maybe we can try to bump it up to 3 trips next
> fall....but this will only work if the Captain of the Granite State
> can find time in his schedule and he's been reluctant to do this. I
> asked him briefly about getting another trip this month and he rolled
> his eyes at me implying not a chance. I can email him and see what he
> thinks.
>
> It's really incredible how birding has EXPLODED over the last 25
> years. When Jane and I started dating 25 years ago, we would often
> visit the NH coast during the fall season ON WEEKENDS and never see
> any other birders! We didn't even organize any pelagic trips back then!
>
> And as a reminder, there are other ways to go offshore!!!!! Maine
> Audubon and the Brookline Bird Club out of Massachusetts offer pelagic
> trips. And you can go on a whale watch out of Rye harbor. You can
> even go offshore on an all-day fishing boat out of Seabrook.....on
> these you go as an observer only and ride on the upper deck while
> people fish below you....sadly they don't offer a discount for
> birders....but you get to productive offshore waters.
>
> https://maineaudubon.org/events/bar-harbor-pelagic-trip-2026/ >
> https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripsevents/pelagic-trips-2/ >
> https://granitestatewhalewatch.com/ >
> https://eastmansdocks.com/ (Make sure you go on the offshore all-day boat)
>
> Steve Mirick
> Bradford, MA
>
>
>
> On 9/12/2026 7:09 PM, <hbaue......> wrote:
>> Historically there have been three pelagic trips a year. One on
>> Memorial Day sponsored by NH Audubon and two in the fall on the day
>> after Labor Day and in October on Indigenous People's/Columbus Day.
>> NH Audubon and the Seacoast Chapter of NH Audubon alternate
>> sponsorship of the fall trips, one year the Seacoast Chapter sponsors
>> the September trip and the next year they will sponsor October for
>> example. The timing of those trips is based on the availability of
>> Granite State Whale Watch - pretty much all of the rest of the year
>> they are booked for whale watches. This spring they happened to have
>> an extra day available in June and the Seacoast Chapter sponsored
>> impromptu trip then.
>>
>> Speaking for the Seacoast Chapter, we have not changed our
>> methodology for promoting the trips. We post the link to register on
>> our website (seacoastchapter.org) and then announce it in this group
>> and on Facebook. One thing that may have changed is the popularity of
>> the trips and birding in general. It used to take several days for
>> the trips to fill up and now it can only take a few hours. The good
>> news is that registration for the October trip will open tomorrow
>> (Sunday), so keep an eye our website for the link to register. I hope
>> to see you on board.
>>
>> Holly Bauer
>> Seacoast Chapter Field Trip Coordinator
>>
>> On Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 6:31:17 PM UTC-4 B Foy wrote:
>>
>> I will second that. Pelagic trips were a primary reason for me
>> becoming a member of NH Audubon. But I have seen only occasional
>> announcements for these trips. There is a clearly a large
>> unsatisfied demand for pelagic trips out of Rye Harbor. Perhaps
>> we could strategize on scheduling more of them for the benefit of
>> members.
>>
>> On Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 2:58:17 PM UTC-4
>> <jackso......> wrote:
>>
>> I’m writing this in hopes for getting some answers for myself
>> and some other birders I’ve talked to. For years I’ve always
>> jumped at the chance to get on both spring and fall NH
>> Audubon pelagic trips on the Granite State out of Rye. As
>> soon as the trips are announced/promoted, usually in this
>> forum, myself and others buy tickets as soon as they’re
>> available. However, something has changed and a bunch of us
>> missed our chances to get not only on the spring trip and
>> this last trip that turned up a truly once in a lifetime
>> species, but I’ve been told there is an October trip that is
>> already sold out as well. So I’m asking, does anyone know why
>> these trips have become so exclusive? Is there a different
>> forum they’re promoted on? We’d like to know how to take part
>> in future trips. Thanks in advance to anyone that can help.
>>
>> -Dylan Jackson
>> Wilmot
>>
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