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SCHEDULE

Print schedule

All field, van, and canoe trips limited to 10-12 participants, except field trips with Pete Dunne and Kevin Karlson, limited to 20.

 

Thursday, May 31			Fee
11:00am-7:00pm		Registration	$10
12:30pm-3:00pm	Field Trip	Indian Point Blagden Preserve (with Pete Dunne)	$35
12:30pm-3:00pm	Field Trip	Pretty Marsh and Fire Road (with Kevin Karlson)	$35
12:30pm-3:00pm	Field Trip	Asticou Azalea Garden and Thuya Garden	$20
12:30pm-3:00pm	Field Trip	Sieur de Monts Spring	$20
12:30pm-3:00pm	Van Trip	Van Trip - birding hotspots on MDI FULL	$25
3:30pm-5:00pm	Workshop	How the Experts Do It: A Photo ID Panel (host Kevin Karlson)	$20
5:30pm-8:00pm	Program	Evening Social (appetizers) and Pete Dunne talk (7pm)	$20
Friday, June 1
6:00am-10:30am	Field Trip	Sieur de Monts Spring to Schooner Head (with Kevin Karlson)	$45
6:00am-10:30am	Field Trip	Ship Harbor and Pretty Marsh (with Pete Dunne)	$45
6:00am-10:30am	Field Trip	Little Cranberry Island (transport by boat)	$55
6:00am-10:30am	Field Trip	Witch Hole to Hadley Point (and hotspots in route)	$25
6:00am-10:30am	Field Trip	Valley Cove and Seawall	$25
6:00am-10:30am	Van Trip	Van Trip - Coastal East and South	$30
7:30am-10:30am	Boat Trip	Canoe & Bird - Bass Harbor Marsh	$45
7:30am-10:30am	Field Trip	Indian Point Blagden Preserve	$20
7:30am-10:30am	Field Trip	Otter Cliffs	$20
11:30am-12:30pm	Lunch	Lunch at Festival Center	$15
1:00pm-4:00pm	Field Trip	Asticou Azalea Garden and Thuya Garden	$20
1:00pm-4:00pm	Field Trip	Sieur de Monts Spring	$20
1:00pm-4:00pm	Field Trip	Ship Harbor Nature Trail and Seawall	$20
1:00pm-4:00pm	Field Trip	Valley Cove	$20
1:00pm-4:00pm	Van Trip	Van Trip - Coastal East and South  FULL	$25
1:00pm-2:30pm	Workshop	Digital Photography with Kevin Karlson	$20
3:00pm-4:30pm	Workshop	Birding 101 with Pete Dunne	$20
5:30pm-8:00pm	Program	Evening Social (appetizers) and Kevin Karlson talk (7pm)	$20
Saturday, June 2
6:00am-10:30am	Boat Trip	**PELAGIC SEABIRD TRIP (Pete Dunne & Kevin Karlson)	$75
6:00am-4:00pm	Van Trip	Boreal Van Trip North with Bob Duchesne - ALL DAY	$70
6:00am-10:30am	Field Trip	Sieur de Monts Spring to Schooner Head (and Peregrine stop)	$25
6:00am-10:30am	Field Trip	Valley Cove and Seawall	$25
7:30am-10:30am	Boat Trip	Canoe & Bird - Northeast Creek	$45
7:30am-10:30am	Field Trip	Otter Cliffs	$20
11:30am-12:30pm	Lunch	Lunch at Festival Center	$15
1:00pm-3:30pm	Workshop	The Art of Pishing  - Pete Dunne (followed by a walk)	$30
1:00pm-4:00pm	Field Trip	Indian Point Blagden Preserve (with Kevin Karlson)	$40
1:00pm-4:00pm	Field Trip	Asticou Azalea Garden and Thuya Garden	$20
1:00pm-4:00pm	Field Trip	Sieur de Monts Spring	$20
1:00pm-4:00pm	Field Trip	Otter Cliffs	$20
1:00pm-4:00pm	Field Trip	Witch Hole	$20
1:00pm-4:00pm	Van Trip	Van Trip  - Coastal North and West	$25
6:00pm-8:30pm	Dinner	Lobster Cookout - Thurston's Lobster Pound	$25
Sunday, June 3
6:00am-4:00pm	Van Trip	Boreal Van Trip North with Bob Duchesne - ALL DAY Full	$70
6:00am-10:30am	Field Trip	Sieur de Monts Spring to Schooner Head (with Pete Dunne)	$45
6:00am-10:30am	Field Trip	Ship Harbor and Pretty Marsh (with Kevin Karlson)	$45
6:00am-10:30am	Field Trip	Witch Hole to Hadley Point (and hotspots in route)	$25
6:00am-10:30am	Field Trip	Valley Cove and Seawall	$25
6:00am-10:30am	Van Trip	Van Trip - Hot Spots "Birding Blitz"	$30
7:30am-10:30am	Field Trip	Indian Point Blagden Preserve	$20
7:30am-10:30am	Field Trip	Otter Cliffs	$20
7:30am-10:30am	Field Trip	Asticou Azalea Garden and Thuya Garden	$20
11:30am-12:30pm	Lunch	Lunch at Festival Center	$15
1:00pm-4:00pm	Field Trip	Valley Cove (with Kevin Karlson)	$40
1:00pm-4:00pm	Field Trip	Pretty Marsh and Fire Road (with Pete Dunne)	$40
1:00pm-4:00pm	Field Trip	Sieur de Monts Spring	$20
1:00pm-4:00pm	Field Trip	Ship Harbor Nature Trail and Seawall	$20
1:00pm-4:00pm	Van Trip	Van Trip - Hot Spots "Birding Blitz" FULL	$25
1:00pm-2:00pm	Demo	Bird Carving Demonstration with Ed Hawkes	free
2:30pm-3:30pm	Workshop	Invasive Plants of MDI with Sal Rooney	free
5:00pm-7:00pm	Social	Evening gathering (appetizers and drinks)	$15

** Pelagic Boat Trip is a DEDICATED trip, just for festival participants - a must do!
     (if cancelled, make-up date is Monday (11:30am to 4:00pm) on regularly scheduled Whale Watch trip)

Registration and all workshops, lunches, vendors, social events, and presentations will be held at Festival Center in Somesville, at the Fire Station or Acadia Repertory Theater across the street.