ISLE AU HAUT HARLEQUIN CRUISE

Leaders: Bob and Sandi Duchesne
Cost: $60

One of our all-time favorite boat trips is back. For many years, PVC hosted late March boat rides around Isle au Haut to enjoy the large flocks of seabirds that gather there.  The island hosts the largest population of wintering harlequin ducks in the east, plus an assortment of scoters, eiders, grebes, loons, and mergansers. Purple sandpipers and great cormorants are seen regularly. Black guillemots are abundant, razorbills are likely, and a surprising number of thick-billed murres were seen on the last outing before COVID put this trip on hiatus.  To ensure comfort, this three-hour trip is limited to 35 people.  Bring food, warm clothing, and binoculars.  Meet at the Stonington ferry pier, one-half hour before scheduled trip departure. There is a toilet and a roomy heated cabin on board.

This trip is fully booked. To check for late vacancies, call the Isle au Haut Boat Company directly at 207-367-6516.