[Maine-birds] Stratton Island trips

There is still room on the Stratton Island trips!  This popular trip not far from the Scarborough shore, visits a nesting colony and roosting site for a remarkable diversity of coastal birds.  Some of the birds include: 158 Least Terns, 148 Roseate terns, 2506 Common Terns and 14 Arctic terns. 

The dates, times and leaders are:

• Sunday Jun 29, 2014 8:30 am – 12:00 pm Leaders: Linda Woodard and Scott Cronenweth
• Monday July 7, 2014 11:30 am – 3:00 pm Leaders: Linda Woodard and Doug Hitchox
• Sunday July 13, 2014 8:30 am – 12:00 pm Leaders: Linda Woodard and Richard Duddy

Advance registration required.  To register go to http://maineaudubon.org/events/birds-of-stratton-island-i-2/#more-9031

A project site of National Audubon’s internationally-recognized Seabird Restoration Program, Stratton is normally inaccessible to visitors. On these special outings, however, we will be able to land and have a uniquely intimate experience among a thousand pairs of terns. Observation blinds provide remarkable photographic opportunities. The island’s extraordinary bird colony includes great blue, little blue, and green herons; black-crowned night-herons; snowy and great egrets; glossy ibis; common, roseate, arctic, and least terns; blue-winged teal; sora; and one of Maine’s rarest breeding birds: the American oystercatcher. Hear the latest research from the seabird biologists and view the challenges they face spending a summer on an island. Participants must be able to get in and out of boats and inflatable dinghies for this trip.

For more information contact Linda at 207-883-5100 or smac@maineaudubon.org

Linda Woodard, Director 

Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center

Cell:  207-415-8331

Work: 207-781-2330 ext 213

lwoodard@maineaudubon.org