Wildlife Watching
Wildlife Watching
Everywhere you look there ’ s wildlife in DownEast Acadia . Wonder at a wide variety of sea life on a Whale Watch or while kayaking the bay . Don ’ t be surprised if deer or maybe a Moose , ambles into your campsite .
Birders ’ Delight
Bird life is everywhere in DownEast Acadia . Harlequin ducks make their way across harbors , while ospreys and bald eagles swoop overhead . Herons glide over estuaries and marshes . Located along the Atlantic Flyway , you ’ ll find myriad birds in amidst the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge .
Wander the trails at Ellsworth ’ s Birdsacre Sanctuary where injured birds get a second chance . On the beach at Roque Bluffs State Park sandpipers , plovers , and on-shore seabirds skitter in the surf .
Wildlife Abounds
Watch closely as you drive along the region ’ s roads as deer and moose like to graze at their edges , especially along inland Route 9 , known as The Airline .
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Discover excellent habitat for bear , Canadian lynx , moose , bobcat , fox , and beaver in Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge and the Amherst Community Forest . But , please don ’ t feed any wildlife , and give them space to go about their business .
Ocean Life
Take a nature cruise out of Bar Harbor , Winter Harbor , Milbridge , Jonesport , Lubec or Eastport where harbor porpoise pop their heads above the surface and harbor seal sun themselves . A trip to the outer islands reveals minke and humpback whales and the iconic Atlantic puffin .
On shore , once the tide recedes the pools that remain are home to amazing creatures under seaweedcovered rocks . Explore the day away at Seawall and Wonderland on MDI , or Cobscook Bay State Park .
Freshwater Fish
Learn about local fish species at one of the region ’ s hatcheries .
Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery
Green Lake National Fish Hatchery
Grand Lake Stream State Fish Hatchery
Visitor Resources
Cobscook Shores CobscookShores . org Land Trust Preserves MLTN . org / trusts / Maine Birding Trail MaineBirdingTrail . com
Moosehorn Wildlife Refuge FWS . gov / refuge / moosehorn /
Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge FWS . gov / refuge / petit-manan
Acadia National Park Tour de Wildlife NPS . gov / thingstodo / tour-de-wildlife
Schoodic Bird Tours & Workshops SchoodicInstitute . org / science / birdecology-research / birding-tours-2 /
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