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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