Head Harbor Passage Boat Trip – Sold Out

Head Harbor Passage Boat Trip

The narrow waterways of Head Harbor Passage pair with extreme tides to create upwellings and the famous “Old Sow” whirlpool that drives food, like krill, to the surface for birds to feed on. Beneath the surface, seals, porpoises, and whales chase after these and larger prey items. Our big target for this trip is to pick out a Little Gull among the thousands of Bonaparte’s Gulls.

Trip departs from Eastport, Maine. You’ll meet your trip leaders on the Eastport breakwater wharf, across the street from Eastport Windjammers, located at 104 Water Street, Eastport, ME. Parking is available along the
wharf or south along Water Street.

Trip leaders:
Doug Hitchcox, Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist
Chris Bartlett, a Senior Extension Program Manager with the Maine Sea Grant College Program and has been a resident of Eastport since 1992. He works closely with coastal organizations, researchers, and resource managers on issues pertaining to commercial fishing and aquaculture. Chris is a member of the Maine Bird Records Committee and serves as a steward for the Quoddy Region Important Bird Area (IBA) in New Brunswick, Canada. He spends many hours each year scouring Head Harbor Passage for seabirds and marine mammals.
Woody Gillies, former President of the Fundy Chapter of Maine Audubon and avid Washington County birder. Woody is a retired Professor Emeritus from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, where he taught chemistry for 35 years. He has birded the Canadian Maritimes, Central America, Australia, and Europe, with a more recent interest in bird and nature photography.

Price: $75 member / $85 nonmembers
Full details available at the REGISTER link.