North Carolina Pelagic Trip ~ June 6, 1992

I boarded the boat in Manteo, North Carolina for my first East Coast pelagic trip and only my second ever. I had done one on the West Coast back in 1986 and had great results. This one was pretty productive, too. I ended up getting 8 'lifers' among the 15 species.

Here's the list.

1) Cory's Shearwater*
2) Greater Shearwater*
3) Audubon's Shearwater*
4) Black-capped Petrel*
5) Herald Petrel* ("Intermediate morph" bird)
6) Wilson's Storm-Petrel*
7) Brown Pelican
8) Masked Booby*
9) Double-crested Cormorant
10) Great Black-backed Gull
11) Herring Gull
12) Laughing Gull
13) Forster's Tern
14) Common Tern
15) Bridled Tern*

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Here are a few identifiable photos I managed to get during the pelagic.

Cory's Shearwater on the pelagic trip out of Manteo, North Carolina.

Masked Booby on the pelagic trip out of Manteo, North Carolina.

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Great Gray Owl in PA! ~ January 30, 1992

Rick Wiltraut, Steve Boyce, and I made the long drive through the night to Warren, PA. After some searching, we saw the Great Gray Owl that had been found in that area on the 28th. Rick brought along a few mice, which he put out for the owl. What a sight, watching the owl drop down on the mice in the snow within several feet of us!

Great Gray Owl near Warren, Warren County. Note how well the bird blends in with the tree trunk behind it. It is only the third documented Pennsylvania record of Great Gray Owl!

Great Gray Owl near Warren, Warren County. It is only the third documented Pennsylvania record of Great Gray Owl!
This fantastic owl was a new state bird for all of us.

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