Acadia Birding Festival

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 - 10:30am: Boat Trip - Pelagic Seabird Boat Trip - $125
6:00am - 9:30am: Van Trip (#2) - MDI Hotspots - Van Trip - $45
6:40am - 4:00pm: Van Trip (#4) - Swans Island (ferry ride) - Van Trip (All Day) - $95
6:00am - 10:00am: Field Trip - Seal Cove - $25
7:00am - 10:00am: Field Trip - Blagden Preserve - $25
7:00am - 10:00am: Field Trip - Sears Island (1+ hour drive from MDI) - $25
7:00am - 10:00am: Field Trip - Sieur de Monts Spring (ANP) (Holly Merker) - $30
7:30am - 10:00am: Field Trip - Fish Ladders in Somesville (Billy Helprin) - $25
10:30am - 11:30am: Field Trip - Peregrine Falcon Viewing (ANP) - $10
11:00am - 12:30pm: Workshop - Ten Tips to Improve your Bird Photography - $30
12:00pm - 1:00pm: BYO Lunch - Festival Center Social - bring your own lunch - $0
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Talk - One Birders’ Big Year Quest (Gino Ellison) - Live - $10
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Talk - One Birders’ Big Year Quest (Gino Ellison) - Virtual - $5
3:00pm - 5:00pm: Workshop - How to Draw Birds - $35
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Ship Harbor (ANP) (focus on Botany and Birds) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Pretty Marsh/Long Pond Fire Rd (ANP) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Blagden Preserve - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Sieur de Monts Spring (ANP) (Dan Gardoqui) - $40
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Otter Point (ANP) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Seal Cove - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Valley Cove/Flying Mt (ANP) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Long Pond loop at Pump Station (ANP) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Fish Ladders in Somesville (Billy Helprin) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Wonderland (ANP) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Rockefeller Carriage Rd (ANP) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Clark Point Rd - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Van Trip (#1) - Birding BLITZ Leaders Choice - Van Trip - $45
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Van Trip (#2) - MDI Wetlands - Van Trip - $45
7:00pm - 8:00pm: Keynote - Ornitherapy: The Power of Birding (Holly Merker) - Live - $20
7:00pm - 8:00pm: Keynote - Ornitherapy: The Power of Birding (Holly Merker) - Virtual - $5
8:30pm - Midnight: Van Trip (#3) - Owl and Night Creature Prowl - $45

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