en route to Kennebunk (a partial list not including birds observed as we reached immediate coast);
aboard the F/V Nor'easter out of Kennebunk with Capt. Mike Perkins, mate Steve Kaczala and 16 others; we exited the Kennebunk River mouth at 7:15am and motored ESE just over 25 miles, arriving at the fishing grounds at ~8:45am; we fished the area for 4 hours with minimal moves, due to low drift and much success catching Haddock; some Pollock and other species were caught, but the majority of our take was Haddock; just before 1pm, we wrapped up fishing for the day and headed back toward Kennebunk; at ~2:45pm, Capt. Mike gave us a look at the Walker Point compound off Ocean Ave. in Kennebunkport, while Steve continued to fillet the day's catch; we made it back to the dock shortly after 3pm; I went home with 30 fillets from 13 Haddock (daily limit is 15) and 2 Pollock;
a beautiful day on the water, bright and sunny to start, becoming partly to mostly cloudy in the early afternoon, low to mid 50sF, light W wind becoming SW ~10 mph; light seas 1-2' throughout;
I had two brief views of whales while at Jeffrey's Ledge (no dolphins or porpoises noted); the bulk of the bird diversity was observed while fishing, rather than while motoring; the boat's new motor (with top speed of ~15 knots vs 11-12 in prior seasons) means that birding while traveling to/from the ledge is a bit more challenging
