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:

May 29, 2024:

12:00pm - 2:00pm: Boat Trip - Acadia Puffin Cruise to Petit Manan Island - $75
7:00am - 2:00pm: Field Trip - Saddleback MT - Bicknell's Thrush - $90
6:30am - 5:30pm: Island Trip - Monhegan Island Trip - $125
10:00am - 12:30pm: Boat Trip - Head Harbor Passage Boat Ride - $95
4:00pm - 5:30pm: Social - Festival Center Social - registration pickup - $0
6:00pm - 7:00pm: Art Tour - Museum of American Bird Art Tour (Jennifer Tafe) - $0

May 30, 2024:

6:00am - 1:30pm: Van Trip (#1) - Ellsworth Hotspots - Van Trip (3/4 Day) - $75
6:00am - 1:30pm: Van Trip (#2) - Hancock Hotspots - Van Trip (3/4 Day) - $75
6:00am - 4:00pm: Van Trip (#3) - Schoodic Peninsula (ANP) - Van Trip (All Day) - $95
6:40am - 4:00pm: Van Trip (#4) - Swans Island (ferry ride) - Van Trip (All Day) - $95
6:00am - 10:00am Field Trip - Sieur de Monts (ANP) - $25
6:30am - 10:00am Field Trip - Wonderland (ANP) (focus on Botany and Birds) - $25
6:30am - 10:00am Field Trip - Seal Cove (Billy Helprin) - $25
6:30am - 10:00am Field Trip - Otter Point (ANP) - $25
7:00am - 10:00am Field Trip - Petit Manan Preserve (1+ hour drive from MDI) - $25
7:00am - 10:00am Field Trip - Sears Island (1+ hour drive from MDI) - $25
7:00am - 11:30am Field Trip - Essex Woods & Fields Pond (1+ hour drive from MDI) - $25
7:30am - 10:30am Boat Trip - Canoe and Bird - NE Creek (Dan Gardoqui) - $60
10:30am - 12:00pm: Field Trip - Kids "Birding Blitz" (at Pretty Marsh Picnic Area) - $0
12:00pm - 1:00pm: BYO Lunch - Festival Center Social - bring your own lunch - $0
11:00am - 12:00pm: Workshop - eBird Workshop (Nathaniel Sharp) - $10
12:00pm - 2:00pm: Boat Trip - Acadia Puffin Cruise to Petit Manan Island - $75
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Talk - Birds of ANP and MDI (Michael Good) - Live - $10
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Talk - Birds of ANP and MDI (Michael Good) - Virtual - $5
3:00pm - 5:00pm: Workshop - How to Draw Birds - $35
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Wonderland (ANP) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Seal Cove (Dan Gardoqui) - $40
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Ship Harbor (ANP) (focus on Botany and Birds) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Sieur de Monts Spring (ANP) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Clark Point Rd - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Valley Cove/Flying Mt (ANP) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Otter Point (ANP) - $25
3:30pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Blagden Preserve - $25
3:30pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Rockefeller Carriage Rd (ANP) - $25
6:30pm - 8:00pm: Lobster - Lobster Dinner at Archie's - $60

May 31, 2024:

6:00am - 9:30am: Van Trip (#1) - MDI Wetlands - Van Trip - $45
6:00am - 1:30pm: Van Trip (#2) - Ellsworth Hotspots - Van Trip (3/4 Day) - $75
6:00am - 1:30pm: Van Trip (#3) - Blue Hill and Beyond - Van Trip (3/4 Day) - $75
6:00am - 1:30pm: Van Trip (#4) - Hancock Hotspots - Van Trip (3/4 Day) - $75
6:00am - 10:00am: Field Trip - Seal Cove - $25
6:00am - 10:00am: Field Trip - Pretty Marsh/ Long Pond Fire Rd (ANP) - $25
6:00am - 10:00am: Field Trip - Sieur de Monts Spring (ANP) - $25
6:30am - 10:00am: Field Trip - Clark Point Rd (Dan Gardoqui) - $40
7:00am - 10:00am: Field Trip - Ship Harbor Nature Trail (ANP) (focus on Botany and Birds) - $25
7:00am - 10:00am: Field Trip - Petit Manan Preserve (1+ hour drive from MDI) - $25
7:00am - 10:00am: Field Trip - Sears Island (1+ hour drive from MDI) - $25
7:00am - 11:30am: Field Trip - Essex Woods & Fields Pond (1+ hour drive from MDI) - $25
7:00am - 10:00am: Field Trip - Beech Mountain (ANP) - $25
7:30am - 10:30am: Boat Trip - Canoe and Bird - Northeast Creek - $60
7:45am - 3:00pm: Island Trip - Frenchboro/Long Island (ferry ride)  - All Day - $100
8:00am - 9:30am: Field Trip - Photo (macro) Workshop - Fun with water drops - $30
10:30am - 11:30am: Field Trip - Peregrine Falcon Viewing (ANP) - $10
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Book Sale - Book Sales (signed by authors) - $0
12:00pm - 1:00pm: BYO Lunch - Festival Center Social - bring your own lunch - $0
11:00am - 12:00pm: Talk - All about Screech Owls (Jim Wright) - Live - $10
11:00am - 12:00pm: Talk - All about Screech Owls (Jim Wright) - Virtual - $5
12:00pm - 2:00pm: Boat Trip - Acadia Puffin Cruise to Petit Manan Island - $75
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Talk - Seabird ID workshop (Doug Hitchcox) - Live - $10
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Talk - Seabird ID workshop (Doug Hitchcox) - Virtual - $5
2:30pm - 5:00pm: Field Trip - Nature Journaling and Field Sketching - $35
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Ship Harbor (ANP) (Dan Gardoqui) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Blagden Preserve - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Sieur de Monts Spring (ANP) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Van Trip (#3) - MDI Hotspots - Van Trip - $45
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Wonderland (ANP) (focus on Botany and Birds) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Seal Cove (focus on common birds) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Otter Point (ANP) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Valley Cove and Flying Mountain (ANP) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Clark Point Rd (Holly Merker) - $30
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Van Trip (#4) - Birding BLITZ Leaders Choice - Van Trip - $45
3:30pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Pretty Marsh/Long Pond Fire Rd (ANP) - $25
3:30pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Rockefeller Carriage Rd (ANP) - $25
7:00pm - 8:00pm: Keynote - How to Speak Bird (Dan Gardoqui) - Live - $20
7:00pm - 8:00pm: Keynote - How to Speak Bird (Dan Gardoqui) - Virtual - $5

June 1, 2024:

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

June 2, 2024:

6:00am - 10:00am: Van Trip (#1) - Birding BLITZ Leaders Choice - Van Trip - $45
6:00am - 1:30pm: Van Trip (#2) - Hancock Hotspots - Van Trip (3/4 Day) - $75
6:00am - 1:30pm: Van Trip (#3) - Blue Hill and Beyond - Van Trip (3/4 Day) - $75
6:00am - 4:00pm: Van Trip (#4) - Schoodic Peninsula (ANP) - Van Trip (All Day) - $95
6:30am - 10:00am: Field Trip - Blagden Preserve (Dan Gardoqui) - $40
6:30am - 10:00am: Field Trip - Seal Cove (Billy Helprin and Holly Merker) - $35
6:00am - 10:00am: Field Trip - Sieur de Monts Spring (ANP) (focus on Botany and Birds) - $25
7:00am - 10:00am: Field Trip - Valley Cove/Flying Mt (ANP) - $25
7:00am - 11:30am: Field Trip - Essex Woods & Fields Pond (1+ hour drive from MDI) - $25
7:00am - 10:00am: Field Trip - Petit Manan Preserve (1+ hour drive from MDI) - $25
7:00am - 10:00am: Field Trip - Sears Island (1+ hour drive from MDI) - $25
7:00am - 10:00am: Field Trip - Rockefeller Carriage Rd (ANP) - $25
7:00am - 10:00am: Field Trip - Beech Mountain (ANP) - $25
8:00am - 9:30am: Field Trip - Photo (macro) Workshop - Fun with water drops - $30
7:30am - 10:30am: Boat Trip - Canoe and Bird - NE Creek - $60
7:45am - 3:00pm: Island Trip - Frenchboro/Long Island (ferry ride) - All Day - $0
10:30am - 11:30am: Field Trip - Peregrine Falcon Viewing (ANP) - $10
11:00am - 12:00pm: Talk - Museum of American Bird Art Exhibition (Jennifer Tafe) - $0
12:00pm - 1:00pm: BYO Lunch - Festival Center Social - bring your own lunch - $0
12:00pm - 2:00pm: Boat Trip - Acadia Puffin Cruise to Petit Manan Island - $75
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Talk - From Birder to Birder Murder (Steve Burrows) - Live - $10
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Talk - From Birder to Birder Murder (Steve Burrows) - Virtual - $5
2:30pm - 5:00pm: Field Trip - Nature Journaling and Field Sketching - $35
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Seal Cove (Dan Gardoqui) - $40
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Otter Point (ANP) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Ship Harbor (ANP) (focus on Botany and Birds) - $25
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Blagden Preserve (Holly Merker) - $30
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
3:00pm - Midnight: Van Trip (#3) - Hancock County Hotspots & Night Prowl - Van Trip - $90
3:30pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Valley Cove and Flying Mountain (ANP) - $25
3:30pm - 5:30pm: Field Trip - Long Pond loop at Pump Station (ANP) - $25

Dates: May 30, 2024 - June 2, 2024

Locations:

American Legion Building (registration, vendors, swag, snacks, silent auction, some talks), 22 Village Green, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679.
Wendell Gilley Museum (social, talks), 4 Herrick Road, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679.

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