Autumn Grand Manan: Sep 02—08, 2013
Birds and Whales
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Price: To Be Announced.
Departs: Bangor, Maine
Tour Limit: 14
Operations Manager: Greg Lopez
Download Previous Itinerary (2012): PDF (75 KB)
Tour Leaders
Barry Zimmer
Barry Zimmer has been birding since the age of eight. His main areas of expertise lie in Nor...To Be Announced
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Tour Reports:
- Aug 29, 11: Autumn Grand Manan
- Aug 30, 10: Autumn Grand Manan
- Aug 31, 09: Autumn Grand Manan
- Sep 01, 08: Autumn Grand Manan
- Aug 27, 07: Autumn Grand Manan
Past Birdlists:
- Aug 29, 11: Autumn Grand Manan: PDF (51.7 KB)
- Aug 30, 10: Autumn Grand Manan: PDF (61.7 KB)
- Aug 31, 09: Autumn Grand Manan: PDF (56.6 KB)
- Sep 01, 08: Autumn Grand Manan: PDF (58 KB)
- Aug 27, 07: Autumn Grand Manan: PDF (54.1 KB)
- Aug 28, 06: Autumn Grand Manan: PDF (130.5 KB)
- Aug 29, 05: Autumn Grand Manan: PDF (42.2 KB)
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Great Shearwater— Photo: Barry Zimmer
Incredible seabird spectacles, marine mammals, and a picturesque New Brunswick island. Also good for landbird migrants and shorebirds. 
Located in the Bay of Fundy (off the coasts of Maine and New Brunswick), the picturesque island of Grand Manan makes an ideal base for experiencing the phenomenon of fall migration on the northeast coast.
This area stands out from other migration hot spots because of the ready availability of exciting pelagic birding. Fundy's famous tides wash through submarine canyons, promoting cold-water upwellings and consistently producing some of the best seabirding and whale-watching in North America.
We will have a full day at sea with excellent chances of finding Manx, Great, and Sooty shearwaters; Wilson's and possibly Leach's storm-petrels; Atlantic Puffin; Razorbill; Black-legged Kittiwake; Northern Gannet; jaegers; phalaropes; and other surprises. Most years, though, the show is stolen by the impressive North Atlantic right whale, the rarest whale in the world. Finback and humpback whales are also likely.
We'll check the forests and hedgerows of Grand Manan for a good variety of migrant songbirds (20 species of warblers are possible), and scan the rocky shoreline for Great Cormorant, Common Eider, and Black Guillemot.
Good accommodations and excellent food; easy terrain; minimal walking; one boat trip plus two ferry rides; cool to mild climate.