Come join in the fun! Registration is still open for this 4 day birding event (May 30 to June 2). It is a Pay-per-Event so you can choose as many events as you wish to attend. Come for part of a day or all four days! There will be several birders from Maine, including Bob Duchense, Bill Sheehan, Luke Seitz, and Louis Bevier leading walks and giving talks. Our keynotes from further away are Bill Thompson, III (editor of Bird Watcher’s Digest in Ohio) and Marshall Iliff (project leader of Cornell’s eBird). Both will be leading many walks and giving workshops and keynote presentations (see below). The evening social hour before the keynote presentations is a great time to visit all the vendors at Festival Center (located at the Fire Station in Somesville), including Eagle Optics, Opticron Optics, Rockjumper Birding Tours, and local artists Luke Seitz with his paintings and Ed Hawkes with his award winning bird carvings. A silent auction will feature various books, bird feeders and houses, binoculars, and more!
We hope you can join us! The camaraderie with other birders from all over the US and abroad is loads of fun.
Click HERE to register and learn more about the festival.
Here’s a sample of some events that are still open, but filling fast:
Thursday, May 30 | | |
1:00pm-4:00pm | Field Trip | Indian Point Blagden Preserve (Marshall Iliff, Ed Hawkes, Casey Hynes) |
1:00pm-4:00pm | Boat Trip | Canoe & Bird - Northeast Creek (Jonathan Mays) |
1:00pm-3:30pm | Workshop | Point and Shoot for Wildlife (Photography with Stephen Ingraham) |
4:30pm-5:30pm | Talk | Birding-by-Ear (Bob Duchesne) |
5:30pm-8:00pm | Program | Evening Social (appetizers) and Bill Thompson III presentation |
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Friday, May 31 | | |
6:00am-10:30am | Field Trip | Sieur de Monts Spring (Bill Thompson, III, Bill Sheehan, Paul Miliotis, Rob Speirs) |
6:00am-10:30am | Field Trip | Ship Harbor and Seawall (Marshall Iliff, Scott Cronenweth, David Ladd, Luke Seitz) |
6:00am-12:00pm | Field Trip | Schoodic Peninsula (transport by boat) (Seth Benz, Adrienne Leppold) |
1:00pm-4:00pm | Field Trip | Indian Point Blagden Preserve (Bill Thompson, III, Ed Hawkes, David Sarkozi, Luke Seitz) |
1:00pm-4:00pm | Field Trip | Pretty Marsh & Long Pond Fire Road (Louis Bevier, Paul Corcoran, Craig Kesselheim, David Ladd) |
1:00pm-4:00pm | Field Trip | Valley Cove and Flying Mountain (with Bill Sheehan, Rob Speirs) |
1:00pm-2:00pm | Talk | eBird Introduction and Tutorial - Marshall Iliff |
4:30pm-5:30pm | Talk | Seabird ID workshop - Louis Bevier |
5:30pm-8:00pm | Program | Evening Social (appetizers) and Marshall Iliff presentation (7pm) |
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Saturday, June 1 | | |
6:00am-10:30am | Boat Trip | **PELAGIC SEABIRD TRIP (Bill Thompson III, Marshall Iliff, Louis Bevier, and many more!) |
1:00pm-4:00pm | Field Trip | Wonderland (Marshall Iliff, Bill Sheehan, Kristen Lindquist) - special eBird instruction |
1:00pm-2:00pm | Talk | Ten Tips for Better Bird ID - with Bill Thompson III |
2:30pm-3:30pm | Talk | How to Bird Maine - with Bob Duchesne |
4:15pm-5:15pm | Talk | A Bird in the Hand: Smart Phone Apps - with David Sarkozi |
6:00pm-8:30pm | Dinner | Lobster Cookout - Thurston's Lobster Pound |
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Sunday, June 2 | | |
6:00am-10:30am | Field Trip | Sieur de Monts Spring (Marshall Iliff, Chip Moseley, Sal Rooney) |
6:00am-10:30am | Field Trip | Ship Harbor and Seawall (Bill Thompson III, Chip Clouse, Doug Hitchcox) |
6:00am-10:30am | Field Trip | Otter Cliffs (Jonathan Mays, Paul Miliotis) |
1:00pm-4:00pm | Field Trip | Family Birding Adventure (Bill Thompson III, Rich MacDonald, Charlotte Clews) |
The Acadia Birding Festival is a non-profit organization, with proceeds helping support the local community on MDI.
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Becky Marvil
Executive Director
Acadia Birding Festival (May 30 - June 2, 2013)
Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor, ME
207-233-3694 (festival)
207-650-7332 (cell)
becky@acadiabirdingfestival.com
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