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July 2024
SEAL ISLAND PUFFIN CRUISE
Sunday, July 28, 12:30-6:00 p.m., rain or shine Leaders: Sandi and Bob Duchesne Cost: $80 adults/$45 under 12 Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge hosts a large colony of Atlantic puffins. Razorbills, common and Arctic terns, and common eiders also nest here, and it’s the southernmost breeding colony for the great cormorant. Other seabirds and raptors are often spotted on or near the island, and we typically get great views of harbor seals and gray seals with their pups. Meet at…
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LATE SUMMER BIRDING IN ESSEX WOODS
Leader: Bob Milardo In late summer and early fall, it’s not unusual to spot transient great egrets and migrating shorebirds at Essex Woods. We also will look for multiple species of ducks, green and great blue herons, pied-billed grebes, and songbirds in migration, or getting ready to migrate. You never know what unusual species might pop up here in late August! Directions: Meet at the Watchmaker Drive entrance to Essex Woods, off Essex Street in Bangor.
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