2023 Acadia Birding Festival Schedule (Preliminary)
(Subject to Change)


Trip Descriptions
  

Wednesday, May 31 (PRE-FEST)
7:00am-2:00pm Field Trip SADDLEBACK MT - Bicknell's Thrush $90 11
6:30am-5:30pm Island Trip MONHEGAN ISLAND TRIP $125 36
4:00pm-5:30pm Social Festival Center Social - registration pickup $0 60
Thursday, June 1
6:00am-1:30pm Van Trip (#1) Ellsworth Hotspots - VAN TRIP (3/4 DAY) $75 11
6:00am-1:30pm Van Trip (#2) Hancock Hotspots - VAN TRIP (3/4 DAY) $75 12
6:00am-4:00pm Van Trip (#3) Schoodic Peninsula (ANP) - VAN TRIP (ALL DAY) $95 12
7:00am-4:00pm Van Trip (#4) Swans Island (ferry ride) - VAN TRIP (ALL DAY) $95 12
6:00am-10:00am Field Trip Sieur de Monts (ANP) (Bridget Butler) $30 12
6:30am-10:00am Field Trip Wonderland (ANP) (focus on Botany and Birds) $25 12
6:30am-10:00am Field Trip Seal Cove (Billy Helprin and Dotty Doherty) $30 12
6:30am-10:00am Field Trip Otter Point (ANP) $25 12
7:00am-10:00am Field Trip Petit Manan Preserve (1+ hour drive from MDI) $25 12
7:00am-10:00am Field Trip Sears Island (1+ hour drive from MDI) $25 12
7:30am-10:30am Boat Trip Canoe and Bird - Northeast Creek $45 10
7:30am-10:00am Field Trip Photo walk (Sieur de Monts - ANP) (Kevin Loughlin) $40 6
10:30am-12:00pm Field Trip Kids "Birding Blitz" (at Pretty Marsh Picnic Area) $0 12
1:00pm-2:00pm Talk Birding By Ear in Maine - LIVE $10 50
1:00pm-2:00pm Talk Birding By Ear in Maine - VIRTUAL $5 60
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Wonderland (ANP) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Seal Cove (Bridget Butler) $30 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Blagden Preserve $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Sieur de Monts Spring (ANP) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Clark Point Rd $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Valley Cove/Flying Mt (ANP) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Otter Point (ANP) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Ship Harbor (ANP) (focus on Botany and Birds) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Rockefeller Carriage Rd (ANP) $25 12
7:00pm-8:00pm KEYNOTE The Boost of Birds (Dotty Doherty) - LIVE $20 60
7:00pm-8:00pm KEYNOTE The Boost of Birds (Dotty Doherty) - VIRTUAL $5 60
Friday, June 2
5:30am-9:00am Van Trip (#1) MDI Wetlands (EAST) - VAN TRIP $45 12
6:00am-1:30pm Van Trip (#2) Ellsworth Hotspots - VAN TRIP (3/4 DAY) $75 12
6:00am-12:30pm Van Trip (#3) Blue Hill and Beyond - VAN TRIP (3/4 DAY) $75 12
6:00am-1:30pm Van Trip (#4) Hancock Hotspots - VAN TRIP (3/4 DAY) $75 12
6:00am-10:00am Field Trip Seal Cove $25 12
6:00am-10:00am Field Trip Pretty Marsh/ Long Pond Fire Rd (ANP) $25 12
6:00am-10:00am Field Trip Sieur de Monts Spring (ANP) (Dotty Doherty) $30 12
6:30am-10:00am Field Trip Clark Point Rd (Bridget Butler) $30 12
7:00am-10:00am Field Trip Petit Manan Preserve (1+ hour drive from MDI) $25 12
7:00am-10:00am Field Trip Sears Island (1+ hour drive from MDI) $25 12
7:00am-11:30am Field Trip Essex Woods & Fields Pond (1+ hour drive from MDI) $25 12
7:00am-10:00am Field Trip Ship Harbor Nature Trail (ANP) (focus on Botany and Birds) $25 12
7:30am-10:30am Boat Trip Canoe and Bird - Northeast Creek $45 10
7:30am-10:00am Field Trip Photo walk (Sieur de Monts - ANP) (Kevin Loughlin) $40 6
7:45am-3:00pm Island Trip Frenchboro/Long Island (ferry ride) -ALL DAY $100 24
11:30am-12:30pm Book Sale Book Sales (signed by authors) $0 40
12:00pm-2:00pm Boat Trip Acadia Puffin Cruise to Petit Manan $75 20
1:00pm-2:00pm Talk Seabird ID workshop (Doug Hitchcox) - LIVE $10 50
1:00pm-2:00pm Talk Seabird ID workshop (Doug Hitchcox) - VIRTUAL $5 60
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Ship Harbor (ANP) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Blagden Preserve $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Sieur de Monts Spring (ANP) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Pretty Marsh/Long Pond Fire Rd (ANP) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Wonderland (ANP) (focus on Botany and Birds) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Seal Cove (focus on common birds) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Otter Point (ANP) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Valley Cove and Flying Mountain (ANP) (Bridget Butler) $30 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Clark Point Rd (Dotty Doherty) $30 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Rockefeller Carriage Rd (ANP) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Van Trip (#3) MDI Hotspots (WEST) - VAN TRIP $45 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Van Trip (#4) Birding BLITZ Leaders Choice - VAN TRIP $45 12
7:00pm-8:00pm KEYNOTE Galápagos: Darwin’s 'Smoking Gun' (Loughlin, Kricher) - LIVE $20 60
7:00pm-8:00pm KEYNOTE Galápagos: Darwin’s 'Smoking Gun' (Loughlin, Kricher) - VIRTUAL $5 60
Saturday, June 3
6:00am-10:30am Boat Trip PELAGIC SEABIRD BOAT TRIP $125 170
6:00am-9:00am Van Trip (#1) MDI Hotspots (WEST) - VAN TRIP $45 12
7:00am-4:00pm Van Trip (#4) Swans Island (ferry ride) - VAN TRIP (ALL DAY) $95 12
6:30am-10:00am Field Trip Ship Harbor (ANP) (focus on Botany and Birds) $25 12
6:00am-10:00am Field Trip Seal Cove $25 12
7:00am-10:00am Field Trip Blagden Preserve $25 12
7:00am-10:00am Field Trip Sears Island (1+ hour drive from MDI) $25 12
7:00am-10:00am Field Trip Sieur de Monts Spring (ANP) (Bridget Butler) $30 12
7:30am-10:00am Field Trip Fish Ladders in Somesville (Billy Helprin) $25 12
1:00pm-2:00pm Talk TBD - LIVE $10 50
1:00pm-2:00pm Talk TBD - VIRTUAL $5 60
1:00pm-4:00pm Workshop Slow Birding Workshop (Bridget Butler) $40 10
2:00pm-4:00pm Workshop Photo Workshop (Classroom) - Kevin Loughlin $50 15
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Ship Harbor (ANP) (focus on Botany and Birds) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Pretty Marsh/Long Pond Fire Rd (ANP) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Blagden Preserve $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Sieur de Monts Spring (ANP) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Otter Point (ANP) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Seal Cove $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Valley Cove/Flying Mt (ANP) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Beech Mountain (ANP) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Fish Ladders in Somesville (Billy Helprin) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Wonderland (ANP) (Dotty Doherty) $30 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Clark Point Rd $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Van Trip (#1) MDI Wetlands (EAST) - VAN TRIP $45 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Van Trip (#2) Birding BLITZ Leaders Choice - VAN TRIP $45 12
7:00pm-8:00pm KEYNOTE Slow Birding: Our Connection w Birds (Butler) - LIVE $20 60
7:00pm-8:00pm KEYNOTE Slow Birding: Our Connection w Birds (Butler) - VIRTUAL $5 60
8:30pm-Midnight Van Trip (#3) Owl and Night Creature Prowl (Chuck Whitney) $45 13
Sunday, June 4
6:00am-10:00am Van Trip (#1) Birding BLITZ Leaders Choice - VAN TRIP $45 12
6:00am-1:30pm Van Trip (#2) Hancock Hotspots - VAN TRIP (3/4 DAY) $75 12
6:00am-4:00pm Van Trip (#3) Schoodic Peninsula (ANP) - VAN TRIP (ALL DAY) $95 12
6:00am-1:30pm Van Trip (#4) Blue Hill and Beyond - VAN TRIP (3/4 DAY) $75 12
6:30am-10:00am Field Trip Blagden Preserve (Bridget Butler) $30 12
6:30am-10:00am Field Trip Seal Cove (Billy Helprin) $25 12
6:00am-10:00am Field Trip Sieur de Monts Spring (ANP) (focus on Botany and Birds) $25 12
7:00am-10:00am Field Trip Valley Cove/Flying Mt (ANP) $25 12
7:00am-11:30am Field Trip Essex Woods & Fields Pond (1+ hour drive from MDI) $25 12
7:00am-10:00am Field Trip Petit Manan Preserve (1+ hour drive from MDI) $25 12
7:00am-10:00am Field Trip Sears Island (1+ hour drive from MDI) $25 12
7:00am-10:00am Field Trip Rockefeller Carriage Rd (ANP) (Dotty Doherty) $30 12
7:00am-10:00am Field Trip Beech Mountain (ANP) $25 12
7:00am-10:00am Workshop Photo Workshop (Field) (Kevin Loughlin) - requires Sat works $50 15
7:30am-10:30am Boat Trip Canoe and Bird - Northeast Creek $45 10
7:45am-3:00pm Island Trip Frenchboro/Long Island (ferry ride) -ALL DAY $100 24
1:00pm-2:00pm Talk Saving Birds With Maine’s Commercial Forest - LIVE $10 50
1:00pm-2:00pm Talk Saving Birds With Maine’s Commercial Forest - VIRTUAL $5 60
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Seal Cove (Dotty Doherty) $30 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Clark Point Rd $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Otter Point (ANP) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Pretty Marsh/Long Pond Fire Rd (ANP) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Ship Harbor (ANP) (focus on Botany and Birds) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Valley Cove and Flying Mountain (ANP) $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Field Trip Blagden Preserve $25 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Van Trip (#1) Birding BLITZ Leaders Choice - VAN TRIP $45 12
3:00pm-5:30pm Van Trip (#2) MDI Wetlands (EAST) - VAN TRIP $45 12
3:00pm-midnight Van Trip (#4) Hancock County Hotspots & Night Prowl - VAN TRIP $90 10
Monday-Tuesday (POST-FEST)