[Maine-birds] Matinicus Rock trip (6/5) and Seabirds talk (6/4)

Hi everyone:

Maine Audubon's annual trip to Matinicus Rock is being held this Friday, 5 June, and departing from New Harbor at 8:00AM. There is still space available for this trip and you can register online at: http://maineaudubon.org/events/seabirds-of-matinicus-rock-2015/

We will also be holding a "Know Your Seabirds" workshop, presented by Louis Bevier on Thursday evening at Gilsland Farm in Falmouth. This is a great opportunity, even if you are not coming on the Matinicus trip, to learn about some of Maine's seabirds. More details are available at: http://maineaudubon.org/events/know-your-seabirds-2015/

This trip is hard to beat for a good alcid show: Atlantic Puffins, Razorbills, and Black Guillemots by the hundreds with a strong showing of Common Murres, often including some sleek 'Bridled' murres. Arctic and Common Terns galore, plus we will make a detour to Eastern Egg Rock to search for Roseate Terns. The water is still pretty cold but we've had a good diversity of pelagics over the years (shearwaters, Wilson's Storm-Petrel, Northern Gannets, and phalaropes are possible) and the best part of pelagics… you never know what might show up!

Good birding,

Doug Hitchcox
Staff Naturalist
Maine Audubon
207-781-2330 x237
dhitchcox@maineaudubon.org

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