Maine & Grand Manan
Puffins and More
June 22- July 1, 2021
Your place on this Venture is reserved when your completed registration form and deposit of $300/person has been received. Deposit may be made via the ‘book now’ button above, or by contacting the Ventures office. We accept credit cards for an additional fee (2.9% for MC, Visa, Discover; 3.9% for AmEx), but you may also pay by bank transfer, cash, check, or money order (payable to ‘VENTURES BIRDING’) sent to PO Box 1095, Skyland, NC 28776. This Venture is limited to 8 participants
Cost of Maine Venture $2,750 from Portland based on double occupancy (Single supplement $615) Price includes: Van transportation from Portland, accommodation, Meals, boat trip, admission fees, information packet & bird checklist, and guide/leader service Not included: Airfare to Portland, alcoholic beverages, and items of a personal nature
Swap the southern summer heat for the cool northeast on this 9-day birding getaway to scenic Maine. From the expansive boreal forest to rocky, offshore islets teeming with seabirds, our tour takes us through some of the most beautiful and bird-rich areas North America has to offer. Among the many notable highlights, we will visit Portland’s Scarborough Marsh, the largest of its kind in Maine and an excellent place to compare breeding Nelson’s & Saltmarsh Sparrows. From there we turn our attention northward to the boreal forest of Baxter State Park, home to such targets as Black-backed Woodpecker, Boreal Chickadee, and Spruce Grouse, plus a healthy population of moose. We’ll bird the slopes of Mt. Katahdin, Maine’s tallest peak and northern terminus of the famed Appalachian Trail, then head to the breathtaking coast and deciduous forests of Acadia National Park. Our tour also includes a boat trip into the Gulf of Maine, which will get us up-close-and-personal views of thousands of seabirds including Atlantic Puffin, Common Murre, Roseate & Arctic Terns, plus an assortment of seals and whales.
While the birding will be excellent, we will be sure to take time and appreciate Maine’s numerous other attractions, from its rugged coastline dotted with historic lighthouses, to its charming New England villages and old-fashioned fishing towns, not to mention the delicious (and ample) lobster dinners!
Some of the Birds We Hope to See
Spruce Grouse, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Black-backed Woodpecker, Boreal Chickadee, Canada Jay, Atlantic Puffin, Black Guillemot, Razorbill, Arctic & Roseate Terns, Wilson’s Storm-Petrel, Manx Shearwater, Black-legged Kittiwake, Common Loon, Common Eider, 20+ species of warbler including Magnolia, Bay-breasted & Blackpoll Warblers, Saltmarsh & Nelson’s Sparrows and much more!!!