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Cape
May Trip |
September
15-21, 2012 |
Trip
Leader - Jon Feenstra |
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| This trip is under
the auspices of WINGS, a professional bird-watching tour company
with an excellent reputation. Jon Feenstra is a regular WINGS
tour leader. When he has time, he also volunteers his services
as a field trip leader for pelagic trips here in Southern California
and other outings such as the seasonal trip to the Piute Ponds.
Those of us who have gone on trips with Jon are impressed with
his comprehensive knowledge of the birds and his skill as a
leader. |
| Last
September's Cape May Trip was such a wonderful birding experience
for the seven of us who went, that we quickly scheduled another
Cape May Trip with Jon Feenstra for September 2012. This is
a private WINGS birding tour just fpr Sea & Sage members.
The trip will be limited to 7 people. If you are interested
in going on it, please contact Nancy Kenyon, Field Trip Chair,
right away. She will send you more information on the trip and
can answer any questions you might have.
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Cape
May Trip
Dates:
September 15-21, 2012
Trip Leader: Jon Feenstra
This trip is sponsored by WINGS
Trip fee - $1850 per person /
based on double occupancy, excluding airfare*. An additional
$380.00 will be charged for those who want single occupancy.
*This is a reduced price.
Trip restrictions: Priority will be
given to those who are Sea & Sage Audubon members.
Trip will be limited to: 7 persons
plus the leader
Trip deposit: $150 per person
will hold your reservation on this trip. The deposit is not
refundable, but it can be transferred to another person.
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| The above price
includes all lodging (room and tax) for six nights (single or
double occupancy), all meals beginning the evening of Sept.15,
the 15-passengerr rental vehicle (with fuel included) for seven
days, all miscellaneous entrance fees, ferry transportation,
as well as fees and expenses for Jon Feenstra. This price does
not include airfare, telephone calls from hotels, alcoholic
beverages, or other charges of a personal nature. |
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| Trip
itinerary: The trip itinerary will
be similar to that planned for the Sept. 2012 trip. See webpage
trip description at: http://wingsbirds.com/tours/new-jersey-cape-may/ |
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| Here
is the blurb about Jon Feenstra from the WINGS website: |
| Raised in the Appalachian
ridges of northwestern New Jersey, Jon Feenstra’s playground
was the outdoors. He grew up holding a fishing pole and a pair
of binoculars. After college he moved from New Jersey to Los
Angeles to complete graduate research in physical chemistry
at the California Institute of Technology. There he became active
in Southern California birding: leading field trips, writing
articles on bird distribution and local issues, and spending
time exploring the diverse and bird-rich area. He finished his
Ph.D. and decided to make birding his full-time passion. When
not traveling the country or the world, Jon lives in urban Los
Angeles and works as a free-lance ecological consultant. He
volunteers for the Pasadena and Los Angeles Audubon Societies,
has served on the board of directors of Western Field Ornithologists,
leads most of Southern California’s pelagic trips, and
has contributed to several publications on terrestrial and pelagic
bird distribution. During any other time he reads widely, supports
the local music scene, and plans his next adventure.
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| Jon's
experience as a trip leader for Cape May trips: |
| He grew up in New
Jersey & is very familiar with the area. He led his first
trip for WINGS 2 years ago on a similar trip for Pasadena Audubon
and has continued to do similar trips since. On the WINGS website,
he is listed with the senior leaders & staff. Other tours
he is leading this year are: |
| • Jordan,
Spring Migration and a Little Archaeology in the Hashemite Kingdom
of Jordan |
| • Southern
California in Winter |
| • New Jersey:
Cape May |
| • Ecuador:
A Week in Paradise |
| • Ecuador:
The Eastern Foothills of the Andes |
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| Trip
itinerary: The following link to the WINGS website
describes the general trip itinerary for our 2012 Cape May Trip.
This itinerary is not "set in stone" and may be changed
see rare birds, large flocks of migrating birds, or to adjust
to different weather conditions. |
http://wingsbirds.com/tours/new-jersey-cape-may/
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| Montage
of photos by Jon Feenstra showing birds seen
on our 2011 Cape May Trip: |
http://leaftosser.com/Jon_Feenstras_Web_Site/Cape_May_2011.html#35
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| Birds
seen on our 2011 Cape May Trip: |
| Snow Goose, Canada
Goose, Mute Swan, Wood Duck, Gadwall, American Wigeon, American
Black Duck, Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Northern
Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Wild Turkey, Pied-billed Grebe,
Brown Booby, Northern Gannet, Brown Pelican, Double-crested
Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Little
Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, Green Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron,
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Glossy Ibis, Black Vulture, Turkey
Vulture, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned
Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Merlin,
Peregrine Falcon, Clapper Rail, Sora, Black-bellied Plover,
Semipalmated Plover, Piping Plover, American Oystercatcher,
American Avocet, Spotted Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Willet,
Lesser Yellowlegs, Whimbrel, Hudsonian Godwit, Marbled Godwit,
Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling , Semipalmated Sandpiper, Western
Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper, Pectoral
Sandpiper, Dunlin, Stilt Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher,
Wilson's Snipe, Laughing Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull,
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Caspian Tern, Black Tern, Common Tern,
Forster's Tern Black Skimmer, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Eurasian-collared
Dove, Barred Owl, Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird,
Belted Kingfisher, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker,
Northern Flicker, White-eyed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay,
American Crow, Fish Crow, Horned Lark, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow,
Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch,
Brown-headed Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, House Wren, Marsh Wren,
Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird,
Brown Thrasher, European Starling, Northern Parula, Yellow Warbler,
Magnolia Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Prairie Warbler,
Palm Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, American
Redstart, Northern Waterthrush, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern
Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Seaside Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Swamp
Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Blue Grosbeak, Bobolink, Red-winged
Blackbird, Common Grackle, Boat-tailed Grackle, Brown-headed
Cowbird, Yellow-headed Blackbird, House Finch, American Goldfinch. |
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We expect the trip to fill up quickly so please contact Nancy
Kenyon right away if you are interested in going on it.
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