Hi Texbirders and Pelagic Fanatics,
Now that spring migration is over and the summer doldrums for land birding
are about to begin the best birding thing to do in Texas is to take a Texas
Pelagic and enjoy some fantastic offshore birds and marine wildlife. Unlike
land birding the best time for Teas Pelagics is during the summer months.
Our first Texas Pelagic is now less than 2 months away on July 22nd. And
there is no better way to spend a summer Saturday than offshore onboard a
Texas Pelagic trip from Port Aransas or South Padre Island with us enjoying
the sea breezes far offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.
Reservations are open and we still haven't yet heard from a large number of
our regular Texas Pelagics participants. I imagine they've just been too
busy out birding to plan too far ahead and haven't yet thought about what
they're going to do during the long boring summer. Here is a brief outline
of this summer's 5 planned Texas Pelagics:
Saturday, July 22, 2017 Port Aransas -Kingfisher
Saturday, August 12, 2017 Port Aransas -Kingfisher
Saturday, August 26, 2017 South Padre Island - OSPREY
Saturday, September 16, 2017 Port Aransas -Kingfisher
Saturday, September 30, 2017 South Padre Island - OSPREY
All the details can be found here on my website:
http://texaspelagics.com/2017-schedule/
We are now running more trips from Port Aransas because our regular boat on
South Padre Island is no longer available for pelagic charters during the
height of the summer tourist season. But this may actually be a good thing
because we suspect the pelagic birding is actually better on average
offshore from Port Aransas than it is from South Padre. Certainly the July
23rd, 2016 trip from Port Aransas was fantastic, with 10 seabird species
seen and over 100 individual seabirds. So we have very high hopes for this
year's 3 trips from Port A, where will get a good sampling of each month of
the prime pelagic season, July, August and September.
Remember please don't wait until the last minute to sign-up for a trip. I
need to commit to the charter cost one month prior to the trip date or
release the boat if we don't have enough participants. And if you sign-up
early enough you're eligible for a discounted fare.
The word is getting out that Texas Pelagics can offer a fantastic birding
and overall wildlife experience. There is really nothing else like it in
Texas. It's not just a day of birding, it is a birding adventure!
All the details on the trips and how to sign-up can be found on my website
here: http://texaspelagics.com
Good seabirding,
Gary Hodne
Garett 'Gary' Hodne
Owner - Leader
www.TexasPelagics.com <http://www.TexasPelagics.com>
Mobile: 281-684-5425
garyhodne@xxxxxxxxx
30 Dakota Ridge Place
The Woodlands, TX 77381
The Woodlands
281-684-5425
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