Hi all,
I posted this in response to Michael's list of snowy owl survey locations. I have reposted it with some modifications in the event the location list gets lost in the array of responses. This is a very exciting birding area and any effort in may be rewarded with good birds, even if you dip on owls.
Here are the locations:
Cutler along Rte. 191 including the edge of the Cutler tower field. You cannot gain access without written permission but you can view a large area though the fence.
Little Machias Bay from the bridge. Scan the ledges and shoreline.
End of the road to Dennison Point on the east side of Little Machias Bay. You need a scope so you can view Old Man Island, one of the more likely spots to spot a Snowy Owl. An added bonus is the pelagic bird birding can be spectacular. Keep an eye out for harlequins, alcids, kittiwakes, gannets, purple sandpipers and possible fulmars. The road to Dennison Point has habitat for Snowy owls.
Cutler to Lubec along Rte. 191 to Baily's Mistake where you turn left to the road that leads to West Quoddy Head. This road passes the MCHT Boot Cove Reserve. Check on the ocean side of Carrying Place Cove near Quoddy Head.
West Quoddy and the South Lubec Bar. These areas are worth rechecking. The South Lubec sand and gravel bar is grass covered so birds may not be easily seen unless you scan carefully. Walking down the road and in and out of the grassy areas or along the saltmarsh side of the bar may flush either a snowy or short-eared owl. You should pick up snow buntings, horned larks or a Lapland Longspur.
Roque Bluffs area and adjacent islands.
Point of Maine in Machiasport (located south of Bucks Harbor). There is a road across the intertidal zone leading to a farm at the end of the road. If you chose to cross, make sure you do this on the falling tide or at low tide so that you can get off before the cove is inundated. It is a long wait for the next falling tide as I discovered years ago.
Blueberry Barren areas:
Jonesport blueberry barrens on the east end of Rte. 187 (road to Jonesport from the Machias side). There are extensive blueberry fields close to the shore.
Columbia Falls/Centerville blueberry barrens.
All of the large blueberry barrens along Pineo Ridge from the old Backscatter antenna array (torn down) west to Deblois (on either side of Rte. 193). The barrens in Deblois are located along Rte. 193 that connects Cherryfield to Rte. 9 in Beddington.
Addison Marsh and Cape Split in Addison (west side of the split). The road between Addison Marsh and Cape Spit is lined with good habitat.
The blueberry barrens I listed are relative close to the coast. There are other very large blueberry barrens between Rte. 1 and Rte. 9.
Happy searching. Even if you do not pick up owls, there are many good birds to be found in these areas.
Norm
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