Wings, Waves & Woods

Deer Isle's Annual Festival of Birding and Art

Wings, Waves & Woods is Deer Isle's annual weekend of birding by land, by sea and by art. Festival date: May 18, 19 & 20, 2012.

Old Quarry Ocean Adventures offers Birding By Kayak on Saturday, May 19 and a Puffin & Pelagic Birds Boat Trip to Seal Island on Sunday, May 20. Join us in celebrating this annual birding weekend!

Many other birding activities are planned for the Wings, Waves & Woods birding weekend. Visit the Deer Isle-Stonington Chamber of Commerce for the full schedule of events and more information.

Puffin Boat Trip to Seal Island

Cruise to Seal Island, a little-visited island 18 miles out to sea, with master birder Bob Duchesne to view the breeding ground of arctic tern, Atlantic puffin and many other pelagic birds including razorbill, common murre, great cormorant, surf scoter, northern gannet and guillemot.

Box lunches, snacks and beverages available at Old Quarry. Please order lunches at least a day ahead. What to bring on the Puffin Boat Trip to Seal Island.

2012 Puffin Boat Trip to Seal Island Schedule:

Sunday, May 20

The vessel Nigh Duck departs from Old Quarry Dock at 9:00 am and returns at 2:00 pm for the Puffin Boat Trip to Seal Island.

Please arrive at Old Quarry at 8:30 am to park and use the facilities. There is a potty on the boat. Please car pool when possible.

RATES:
$65/person

By reservation: call Old Quarry Ocean Adventures at 207-367-8977.

Birding by Kayak

Great fun, great way to bird! Birding by kayak, no experience necessary, all equipment provided. Find and identify shoreland seabirds.

Kayak along the shoreline to see shorebirds and waterfowl with your birding guide Bob Duchenese. Beginners welcome.

Deer Isle-Stonington is renown for its varied and abundant seabird life as well as its archipelago of over 60 beautiful islands. Kayaking among them gives a great chance to see many different species including scoter, loon, eider, guillemot, horned grebe, merganser, pintail, golden eye, tern, gull, bufflehead, cormorant and sandpipers depending on the time of year. For nature lovers it is also possible to see raptors including many eagles and ospreys in this area. You may also see harbor seals and possibly even harbor porpoises.

What to bring kayaking.

2012 Birding by Kayak Schedule:

Saturday, May 19

Birding by Kayak Trip time: Arrive at 9:00 am - Finish by 1:00 pm (approx 3 hours on the water)

RATES:
$60/person

Reservations required: call Old Quarry Ocean Adventures at 207-367-8977.