Wings, Waves & WoodsDeer Isle's Annual Festival of Birding and Art•Puffin Boat Trip to Seal Island •Birding by Kayak  Wings, Waves & Woods is Deer Isle's annual weekend of birding by land, by sea and by art. Festival date: May 21, 22 & 23, 2010. Old Quarry Ocean Adventures offers Puffin & Pelagic Birds Boat Trips to Seal Island and Birding by Kayak Trips out of our facility on Webb Cove in Stonington. Join us in celebrating this annual birding weekend! Many other birding activities are planned for the Wings, Waves & Woods birding weekend. Visit the Deer Isle-Stonington Chamber of Commerce for the full schedule of events and more information. Puffin Boat Trip to Seal Island Cruise to Seal Island, a little-visited island 18 miles out to sea, with master birder Bob Duchesne to view the breeding ground of arctic tern, Atlantic puffin and many other pelagic birds including razorbill, common murre, great cormorant, surf scoter, northern gannet and guillemot. Bring a lunch with you. Snacks and beverages can be purchased at Old Quarry. What to bring on the Puffin Boat Trip to Seal Island. 2010 Puffin Boat Trip to Seal Island Schedule: Saturday, May 22 Sunday, May 17 The vessel Nigh Duck departs from Old Quarry Dock at 9:00 am and returns at 3:00 pm for the Puffin Boat Trip to Seal Island. Please arrive at Old Quarry at 8:30 am to park and use the facilities. There is a potty on the boat. Please car pool when possible. RATES: $60/person By reservation: call Old Quarry Ocean Adventures at 207-367-8977. Birding by Kayak  Kayak with Master Maine Guide Rich MacDonald along the shoreline to see shorebirds and waterfowl. Beginners welcome. Deer Isle-Stonington is renown for its varied and abundant seabird life as well as its archipelago of over 60 beautiful islands. Kayaking among them gives a great chance to see many different species including scoter, loon, eider, guillemot, horned grebe, merganser, pintail, golden eye, tern, gull, bufflehead, cormorant and sandpipers depending on the time of year. For nature lovers it is also possible to see raptors including many eagles and ospreys in this area. You may also see harbor seals and possibly even harbor porpoises. What to bring kayaking. 2010 Birding by Kayak Schedule: Saturday, May 22 Birding by Kayak Trip time: 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. Please arrive at Old Quarry at 8:00 am to park and use the facilities. Please car pool when possible. RATES: $60/person Reservations required: call Old Quarry Ocean Adventures at 207-367-8977. |
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