Acadia Birding Festival

Acadia Birding Festival
Thursday, May 30, 2024 from 6:00am to 8:00pm
Various Venues in Southwest Harbor, ME
207-233-3694

Acadia's birding community invites you and your family to celebrate the ecological wonders of the birds of the Gulf of Maine at the Acadia Birding Festival.

Schedule of Events:

6:00am - 1:30pm: Van Trip (#1) - Ellsworth Hotspots - Van Trip (3/4 Day) - $75
6:00am - 1:30pm: Van Trip (#2) - Hancock Hotspots - Van Trip (3/4 Day) - $75
6:00am - 4:00pm: Van Trip (#3) - Schoodic Peninsula (ANP) - Van Trip (All Day) - $95
6:40am - 4:00pm: Van Trip (#4) - Swans Island (ferry ride) - Van Trip (All Day) - $95
6:00am - 10:00am Field Trip - Sieur de Monts (ANP) - $25
6:30am - 10:00am Field Trip - Wonderland (ANP) (focus on Botany and Birds) - $25
6:30am - 10:00am Field Trip - Seal Cove (Billy Helprin) - $25
6:30am - 10:00am Field Trip - Otter Point (ANP) - $25
7:00am - 10:00am Field Trip - Petit Manan Preserve (1+ hour drive from MDI) - $25
7:00am - 10:00am Field Trip - Sears Island (1+ hour drive from MDI) - $25
7:00am - 11:30am Field Trip - Essex Woods & Fields Pond (1+ hour drive from MDI) - $25
7:30am - 10:30am Boat Trip - Canoe and Bird - NE Creek (Dan Gardoqui) - $60
10:30am - 12:00pm: Field Trip - Kids "Birding Blitz" (at Pretty Marsh Picnic Area) - $0
12:00pm - 1:00pm: BYO Lunch - Festival Center Social - bring your own lunch - $0
11:00am - 12:00pm: Workshop - eBird Workshop (Nathaniel Sharp) - $10
12:00pm - 2:00pm: Boat Trip - Acadia Puffin Cruise to Petit Manan Island - $75
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Talk - Birds of ANP and MDI (Michael Good) - Live - $10
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Talk - Birds of ANP and MDI (Michael Good) - Virtual - $5
3:00pm - 5:00pm: Workshop - How to Draw Birds - $35
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Wonderland (ANP) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Seal Cove (Dan Gardoqui) - $40
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Ship Harbor (ANP) (focus on Botany and Birds) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Sieur de Monts Spring (ANP) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Clark Point Rd - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Valley Cove/Flying Mt (ANP) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Otter Point (ANP) - $25
3:30pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Blagden Preserve - $25
3:30pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Rockefeller Carriage Rd (ANP) - $25
6:30pm - 8:00pm: Lobster - Lobster Dinner at Archie's - $60

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