New York-to-Maine Trip 2009

While in northern New York State in July of 2009 for my 30th high school reunion (Watertown High School Class of 1979), Abbie & I drove across Vermont and New Hampshire to the coast of Maine to take the famous boat ride from Jonesport to Machias Seal Island. We got to sit in a blind while Atlantic Puffins, Razorbills, and a few Common Murres waddled around and flew in and out of the rocks where their nests were tucked away. We also visited the Adirondack Mountains and Thousand Islands of northern New York, stomping grounds of my youth.

Image # 1. Our blind on Machias Seal Island
Our blind on Machias Seal Island, Maine
Image # 2. Atlantic Puffins, Machias Seal Island, ME
Atlantic Puffins, Machias Seal Island
Image # 3. Atlantic Puffin
Atlantic Puffin, Machias Seal Island
Image # 4. Razorbills telling jokes
Razorbills telling jokes, Machias Seal Island
Image # 5. Razorbill & Common Murre, Machias Seal Is.
Razorbill & Common Murre, Machias Seal Is.
Image # 6. Island Life, Machias Seal Island, Maine
Island Life, Machias Seal Island, Maine
Image # 7. "It's time for your close-up, Mr. P"
“It’s time for your close-up, Mr. P”
Image # 8. Spruce Grouse (finally!), northeast Maine
Spruce Grouse (finally!), northeast Maine
Image # 9. Snowy Owl (in summer!), northern New York
Snowy Owl (in summer!), northern New York
Image # 10. Adirondack boat houses, Old Forge, New York
Adirondack boat houses, Old Forge, New York
Image # 11. Ferd's Bog, Adirondack Mts., New York
Ferd’s Bog, Adirondack Mts., New York
Image # 12. Lincoln's Sparrow at Ferd's Bog
Lincoln’s Sparrow at Ferd’s Bog
Image # 13. Black-backed Woodpecker, Ferd's Bog
Black-backed Woodpecker, Ferd’s Bog
Image # 14. Golden Eagle, Cornell University Hawk Barn
Golden Eagle, Cornell University Hawk Barn
Image # 15. Eagle Owl, Cornell University Hawk Barn
Eagle Owl, Cornell University Hawk Barn
Image # 16. Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Vermont
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Vermont
Image # 17. Smallest "Thousand Island", St. Lawrence R.
Smallest “Thousand Island”, St. Lawrence River