Princeton Photo: Stella Walsh 64 Grand Lake Stream Canada Baileyville 62 Calais 1 61 Baring 63 2 Red Beach Moosehorn NWR 60 43 Alexander 191 9 Robbinston MaineAreaCodeis207 Meddybemps 95 Mark Balik Fred Hartman Fred Common Eider Evening Grosbeak Charlotte 1 Hancock County Penobscot County Cooper 214 15 Wesley Perry 191 Deer island 178 Pembroke 190 Quoddy Island Cruises Whal ewatch Aurora 192 9 East Coast Ferries 2 100 Dennysville Eastport Bangor Amherst Fundy Breeze Charters 9 54 59 Eastport Windjammers Mike McCabe Mark Balik P. J. Hartman J. P. 86 Shackford Hea dStatePark Black-capped Chickadee Harlequin Duck Razorbill Edmunds Eastport Ferry Brewer North Lubec 95 Captain Riddle's Whale Watching North Trescott 53 Moosehorn NWR 9 Hampden 395 58 52 Campobello Island 179 15 1A W 57 Lubec NB Canada 55 Downeast Charter Boat Tours 180 H a 189 202 East Holden s a h n West Lub ec 51 in c 50 o 181 g 56 Quoddy H ead c Whiting t State Park k o 193 n C 49 C o South Trescot t u o 48 1A 69 n 1A u t n East Machias 1 y Winterport t y 46 Machias 43 139 47 200 Wanderbird Expe dition 180 Machiasport Cruises 191 39 Columbia Falls Jonesboro 92 191 46 Grand Manan Island 2 Orland Tide Mill Creek Harrington 1 1 East O rland Conservation Are a Bucks Harbor Cutler Bold Coast Ch arter Co. 3 182 Cherryfield 44 Pleasant River 40 RoqueBluffs Ellsworth Falls Boat Tours 1 42 do 35 Addison 182 Schoodic 176 3 Ellsworth Mountain 187 14 200 187 SouthOrland 33 15 1 Hancock West Sullivan Stockton Springs Robertson Sea Tours 175 Sullivan Waukeag 183 1 34 Milbridge 37 ME C oastal Norton of Jonesport Steuben Islan Jonesport Belfast 15 1A ds N WR Ashville 166 172 Beals Island 3 Bayside Gouldsboro 3 177 3 West Gouldsboro 41 175 Castine 13 Trenton 32 45 Blue Hill East Blue Hill 186 MachiasSeal Island 16 31 Great Wa ss held annually in May on Deer Isle, joins the arts to birding through boat trips, guided walks, work- 4 3 South Gould sboro 186 Island shops and gallery/studio events. www.deerisle.com. The Down East Spring Birding Festival occurs 176 Bar 38 annually in late May in from Moosehorn NWR to Lubec and provides guided hikes, boats tours, and 102 30 Harbor presentations led by local experts. www.downeastbirdfest.org Town Hill Downeast Windjammer PetitManan, 176 ProspectHarbor 12 17 Sea Ve nture Cruises Bar Harbor ME CoastalIslands NWR Birding Ethics 15 Harborside 5 198 Custom Bo at Tours 29 AcadianNature Ferry Storm-petrels Northern Gannets, Parasitic and Pomarine Jaegers, and phalaropes. It’s simple: you are encroaching on their territory. Tread lightly and respect boundaries. Stay on Cruises Birch Harbor roads and paths where they exist, otherwise keep habitat disturbance to a minimum. Leave no trace 1 SouthBlueHill Winter For a truly unique experience combining whale watching with bird watching near shore, Eastport Somesville 233 Bar H arbor W hale Harbor Windjammers (853-2500, www.eastportwindjammers.com) offers 2- or 3-masted schooner cruises and help keep bird watching a low impact activity by using good judgment about where you can go 28 Watch 36 to nearby whale feeding grounds, which also attract thousands of Bonaparte's Gulls, Black-legged and where you should go. Avoid stressing birds by keeping away from nests, nesting colonies, Pretty Marsh 27 Kittiwakes, and rafts of seabirds. roosts, and important feeding sites - especially during nesting season. Please don’t feed, Map Legend 172 Acadia NP 26 bait, or use recording devices to attract wildlife. When boating keep a good distance from marine 18 102 Acadia NP Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada, just across the border from Lubec, is home to two wildlife and do not land on islands where birds are nesting. Respect property owner wishes and the 198 Otter whale watching experiences during which you may see seabirds and pelagic birds: Island Cruises carrying capacity of these birding sites, many of which are maintained by hard-working volunteers. (! Birding Areas 102 24 3 Creek Little Deer Isle 22 23 (888-249-4400, www.bayoffundywhales.com) and Captain Riddle’s Whale Watching Cruises (877-346-2225, www.finback.com). Helpful Hints Northeast 25 Bugs. Mosquitoes, black flies, and ticks may be found almost anywhere, especially May-August. 6 Harbor Birding DownEast & Acadia by Boat *# Boat Tours Seal Harbor In addition to the companies listed above, the following boat tour operators also offer Many bird species that make Maine such a renowned birder’s paradise are best seen from the water. Bring repellent and dress accordingly. North Deer Isle Cranberry Cove Beal and Bunker birdwatching tours. Boat operator captions on the map correlate generally with the Just about any boat ride is likely to bring sightings of Bald Eagles, Ospreys, Common Eiders, Arctic Hunting. Hunting is very common in rural Maine, and hunting is permitted in preserves, state parks Ferry boat departure point. Caption placement is not exact. Contact the companies directly and wildlife management areas. Blaze orange should be worn in the fall. www.maine.gov/IFW Ö Ferries Southwest and Common Terns, Black Guillemots, several gull species, Common Loons, and Double-crested for more information. Harbor Maps. Although GIS equipment is now common, map-lovers will appreciate having The Delorme 15A Cormorants. Go with a seasoned sea kayak guide (www.maineseakayakguides.com) for an intimate Isleford water-level experience, book an organized trip on any of the region’s fine boat touring companies, Old Quarry Ocean Adventures, Stonington, 367-8977; www.oldquarry.com Maine Atlas and Gazetteer in the in the car. www.delorme.com/ Bass 19 Phone service. Cell phone service is inconsistent and WIFI is not prevalent. A prepaid phone card Ferry Routes Deer Isle Seawall or charter a boat captain (wwwdowneastacadia.com, search for “boating” and “bird watching”) to Guided Island Tours, Deer Isle, 348-6789; www.guidedislandtours.com Sunset Harbor Cranberry may be useful. Maine’s statewide area code is 207. Isles take you to the best spots. Even taking a ferry is a great way to see these species. Sea Venture Custom Boat Tours, Bar Harbor, 288-3355; www.svboattours.com Sunset Bass Harbor 20 21 Nature Cruises on the Acadian, Bar Harbor, 288-2386; www.acadiannaturecruises.com Toilets. Toilet facilities at the birding sites in this brochure are limited. In the site description, if facilities Surface Water Chief among birding destinations by boat are the offshore seabird nesting islands. With one Ferry Service Downeast Windjammer Cruises aboard the Margaret Todd, Bar Harbor, 288-4585; are not mentioned, assume there are no facilities. When visiting the area, birders should make South Deer Isle 11 exception, seabird nesting islands are closed to landing by the public during the annual nesting http://downeastwindjammer.com strategic use of toilet facilities located at area service stations. season (April 1 - August 31), but commercial boat tours provide views from the water at several Wanderbird Expedition Cruises, Winterport, 338-3088; www.wanderbirdcruises.com Travel times. Visitors frequently under-estimate travel times in rural Maine. For example, Ellsworth to Protected Areas* locations. Three of Maine’s five Atlantic Puffin nesting islands-Seal, Machias Seal, Petit Manan Lubec (about 85 miles) is a 2-hour drive. Calculate travel times carefully. Be strategic about refilling on 10 Swans Island Downeast Charter Boat Tours, Lubec, 733-2009, www.downeastcharterboattours.com Northhaven 7 Old Quarry Ocean Adventures are in this region and are home to the most abundant watchable bird populations Fundy Breeze Charters, Eastport, 853-4660, www.fundybreeze.com gas and supplies, and using restrooms, especially in more remote areas. Stonington Downeast, including not just Atlantic Puffins, but also nesting Common Murres, Razorbills, County Boundaries Resources Guided Island Tours and Arctic, Common, and Roseate Terns. Ferries Isle au Haut Boat Services A round-trip on any of the region’s ferries is a wonderful way to see seabirds. Longer open-water Comprehensive info for visitors to Maine and the DownEast & Acadia region: www.visitmaine.com; , part of the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge, is managed with the New Brunswick Seal Island routes will yield more pelagic species while shorter routes will yield inshore species. www.downeastacadia.com assistance of the National Audubon Society (www.projectpuffin.org/SealIsland.html). Old Maine State Ferry Service: Bass Harbor. 244-3254 or www.maine.gov/mdot/msfs/ Regulations for travel between Maine and Canada: Quarry Ocean Adventures (367-8977; www.oldquarry.com) runs regular trips to the island Bar Harbor Ferry: Bar Harbor and Winter Harbor. 288-2984 or www.consular.canada.usembassy.gov/enter_canada.asp; www.puffinpines.com/visit_canada.htm International Boundary from Stonington during May-August or by arrangement, but public landings are not permitted. http://downeastwindjammer.com/bar-harbor-ferry/ Maine birding information: www.mainebirdingtrail.com; www.mainebirding.net; Frenchboro www.DownEastNatureTours.com Petit Manan Island, part of the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge (546-2124, Cranberry Cove Ferry: Southwest Harbor. 244-5882 or Maine bird list: www.maineaudubon.org www.fws.gov/northeast/mainecoastal/), and location of Maine’s second tallest lighthouse, can be http://downeastwindjammer.com/cranberry-cove-ferry/ Public boat launches: www.maine.gov/doc/parks/programs/boating/sitelist.html viewed from several boat tours, some of which make special trips and others that make a stop Beal and Bunker Mail Boat and Ferry: Northeast Harbor. 244-3575 or Isle au Haut Vinalhaven on the way to the whale grounds. The following companies run trips out to Petit Manan (among www.cranberryisles.com/ferries.html Special Thanks other destinations): Isle au Haut Boat Services (the Mail Boat): Stonington.