grand manan archipelago

[gene_goldberger]

I am planning to go up to grand manan in late june. I plan on

photographing the birds on the island if anyone has any information

on the best places to photograph birds on the island and any other

information pertaining to this i would appreciate it. Iv heard good

things about the photographic opportunities there.

thanks Gene

[dmarks]

Gene,You should contact Garry Black at black@travel-net.com

He's been running a photo workshop there for many years and can tell you where to find the birds you are searching for.He's very helpful with his information,giving it freely.He's a good instructor also.I know from experience.

[rich_hawksworth]

I'm also planning to vist GM, but not until late August. I'll be too late for nesting puffins, but you'll be right on time. Book a trip to Machias/Seal Island in advance and be sure to tell them you would like to land. Only a very limited number of individuals each day are permitted to land and it is split evenly between the U.S. and Canada.

 

Now, for birding on the island....I've just received a small booklet by Brian Dalzell called "Grand Manan Birds", it lists twenty-four distinct birding areas within the archipeligo - most of them on the main island. It also lists all the birds that have ever been recorded here (300?), by species and season. I would highly recommend it - I received mine by writing to the Grand Manan museum - you can find them on the Grand Manan Tourism website.

 

If you have trouble locating the booklet, email me directly and I'll dig up the info.

[bill_scholtz]

I went to Grand Manan two years ago and will go again this summer. I found the best birding to be by boat (the whale watching trips) and the trip to Machias Seal Island. I have some pictures from my trip on my web page (http://www.scholtz.org/bill/nature/MachiasSealIsland/index.html).