Seabirding Along the Atlantic Coast – Winter Birding in Cape Ann, MA
Tuesday Feb 24 – Thursday Feb 26 | 7 participants maximum
$740 double accommodations
$825 single accommodations
Guide: Chip Darmstadt
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Cape Ann, Massachusetts, is a worldwide destination for winter birds and birders. This annual winter adventure is an outstanding opportunity to spend quality time with species rarely, if ever, seen in Vermont. This trip is not only about discovering rare species by land and sea, but about watching, enjoying, and studying seabirds among a community of like-minded nature lovers under the leadership of a first-class guide and educator.

We’ll depart NBNC on Tuesday morning to head down to Gloucester, MA to search for coastal rarities such as Iceland and Glaucous Gulls, King Eiders, Northern Gannets, Harlequin Ducks, and more. On Wednesday, we’ll continue our exploration the beaches, jetties, bays of Gloucester and Rockport to encounter hard-to-find offshore regulars like Razorbills, Dovekies, Common and Thick-billed Murres, Black-legged Kittiwakes, Atlantic Puffins, Dovekies, Scoters, and Skuas. On our way back north on Thursday, we’ll explore nearby hotspots such as Salisbury Beach or Plum Island for species like Snowy Owls, Rough-legged Hawks, and Purple Sandpipers. Our exact route and destinations are flexible, and will depend on recent sightings and weather conditions. We arrive back in Montpelier on Thursday late afternoon.

For meals, we’ll have quick breakfasts at local diners, grab sandwiches for lunch from Gloucester delis, and sit down for nice dinners at favorite local restaurants.

Our lodging is a basic, clean and comfortable oceanside hotel/motel.

Led by Birding Ambassador and NBNC Executive Director Emeritus, Chip Darmstadt.

Includes: 2 nights lodging, all transportation in a comfortable van, shared optics (scopes and binoculars), and expert bird guide.
Does not include: Food, alcohol, and incidentals.
Cancellation Policy: NBNC will not be able to guarantee refunds within three weeks of this program, unless severe winter weather requires us to cancel this program.

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Species List from Previous Cape Ann Trips

Brandt

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Gadwall

Mallard

American Black Duck

Green-winged Teal

Ring-necked Duck

Greater Scaup

Common Eider

King Eider

Harlequin Duck

Surf Scoter

White-winged Scoter

Black Scoter

Long-tailed Duck

Bufflehead

Common Goldeneye

Red-breasted Merganser

Wild Turkey

Common Loon

Red-throated Loon

Horned Grebe

Red-necked Grebe

Great Cormorant

Red-tailed Hawk

Cooper’s Hawk

Killdeer

Purple Sandpiper

Sanderling

Common Murre

Thick-billed Murre

Razorbill

Black Guillemot

Dovekie

Black-legged Kittiwake

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Iceland Gull

Glaucous Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Northern Gannet

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

Downy Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Blue Jay

American Crow

Fish Crow

Common Raven

Black-capped Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

White-breasted Nuthatch

American Robin

European Starling

Carolina Wren

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Song Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

House Finch

House Sparrow