Birding at
Acadia National Park, Maine
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Acadia is a great location for birdwatching, with more than 270 species of breeding birds on Mount Desert Island and many migrating species passing through on their way north or south along the coast. Mount Desert Island has been called "the Warbler capital of the world".
Some of the birds you can see are: Nashville, Tennessee, yellow, chestnut-sided, magnolia, black-throated blue, black-throated green, and black-and-white warblers; American redstart; common yellowthroat; ovenbird; barred owl; mourning dove; ruby-throated hummingbird; downy, hairy, and pileated woodpeckers; eastern wood-pewee; alder and least flycatcher; eastern phoebe; great-crested flycatcher; red-eyed vireo; black-capped chickadee; brown creeper; winter wren; hermit and Swainson’s thrush; gray catbird; cedar waxwing; American goldfinch.
Some of the best locations are: Wild Gardens of Acadia, Jesup Trail, Hemlock Trail, Stratheden Trail, Great Meadow along Park Loop Road
Bring your binoculars and a bird book, sit quietly, and have fun as you look for birds in the park!
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