Date: 6/26/25 3:18 pm From: 'Steve Mirick' via Maine birds <maine-birds...> Subject: [Maine-birds] Appledore Island Birding Tour - late August
Forwarded for Pam Hunt.
Steve Mirick
Bradford, MA
Greetings all,
NH Audubon and the Shoals Marine Lab are again partnering to offer a
chance to visit Appledore Island later this summer on August 25-28
(three nights).
Experience the magic of the Isles of Shoals in early fall. Spending 3
nights on Appledore Island will give us the opportunity to explore the
diversity of the islands. Over 200 species of songbirds, seabirds, and
waterfowl occur on Appledore as migrants – making it a perfect spot to
observe fall movements. The *Appledore Island Migration Banding Station*
<http://appledorebanding.org/>Â will be in operation and we will have the
chance to observe songbird migrants up close. Past trips have found
unusual birds such as Red Knot, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, and
Philadelphia Vireo, and the spectacle of hundreds of egrets returning to
the island to roost is not to be missed. Weather permitting, we will
also take a boat trip around the islands to look for seals and seabirds.
In addition to all the spectacular birding that the islands have to
offer, we will take time to explore other aspects of Appledore, Shoals
Marine Laboratory, and Celia Thaxter’s garden. Activities may include
exploring the intertidal, an island history walk, or learning about
SML's innovative research programs focused on understanding and
sustaining the marine environment.
Trip leaders are Pam Hunt (Senior Conservation Biologist at NH Audubon),
Becky Suomala (Biologist Emerita at NH Audubon), and Shoals Marine Lab
staff.
Date: 6/9/25 6:52 am From: Louis Bevier <lrbevier...> Subject: [Maine-birds] Decoy Tufted Puffin on Eastern Egg Rock
Just a heads up that on June 4th, the crew on Eastern Egg Rock placed a decoy Tufted Puffin on the island. That decoy was photographed and entered as the real bird on June 5 and 8. The last date at EER is June 1st, but the bird was seen at Matinicus Rock yesterday, the 8th.
