![]() Binoculars are a must you may also want to bring a snack and a bottle of water.įollow the latest COVID guidelines from the CDC during this cruise. ![]() Bring warm clothing and be prepared for rain or spray dressing in layers is a good idea. The trip will be on the Barbara Frost, a 40-foot Coast-Guard–certified passenger vessel with a restroom and an enclosed heated cabin. Landing and going ashore will be at the Captain’s discretion. Landing is dependent on calm sea conditions and is at your own risk. Transfers to and from the island require a degree of physical mobility and surefootedness, and landing conditions will be rocky and slippery. Bald Eagle and both Gray and Harbor Seals are spotted regularly and sightings of whales and porpoises are possible. Other seabirds, such as Northern Gannet, Black-legged Kittiwake, gulls, shearwaters, and storm-petrels may sometimes be sighted on the trip out to the island. The avian population on the Island during late May includes Atlantic Puffin, Razorbill, Arctic and Common Terns, Common Murre, Black Guillemot, and Common Eider. If the boat is unable to land, we will motor around the island with excellent opportunities to view the island’s birds. The rest of the time, you’ll be on a ground-level, open-observation platform. Weather and sea conditions permitting, you should have over two hours on the island, with 45-60 minutes in a blind with puffins all around. The trip to the island takes about an hour. Guides: Captain Andy Patterson & Woody Gilliesĭescription: Machias Seal Island has the largest Atlantic Puffin colony on the Maine coast.
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