Northern Parula by Leslie Clapp

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1 Northern Parula by Leslie Clapp Art Workshops Warbler Walks Birding for Beginners Guided Puffin Boat Trips Birding on Marshall Island Outdoor Sketching Workshop Eagle Spotting Live Owl Demo Shore Bird Walk Art Show Reception Owls & Peepers Evening Backyard Birding - Leslie Clapp Sponsored by the Deer Isle - Stonington Chamber of Commerce, Island Heritage Trust, Downeast Audubon Chapter & Penobscot Bay Press

2 Schedule REGISTRATION All participants are encouraged to register for a $ fee (boat and art workshops fees are additional). Packets include: bird list, nature preserve info, maps, Island Guide, local coupons and the coveted WWW cap. Please purchase tickets for Saturday night s special birder s supper ($20) at the same time. Tickets include one of three entrees, rolls, side dishes, dessert and a drink; tax and gratuity included. FMI contact Island Heritage Trust (IHT) at or Marissa@islandheritagetrust.org. Registration and supper tickets also available Friday, May 17, 4:30-6:30 PM at DIAA Gallery, in conjunction with opening art exhibit FIELDWORK, Main St, Deer Isle. FRIDAY, MAY 17 12:30-4 PM Marshall Island NEW! 14H Maine Coast Heritage Trust Steward Terry Towne gives an insider tour of this 985-acre island, the largest undeveloped island on the eastern seaboard ( Mixed wetland, forest and shore habitats offer good May birding. Reservations required. $55 Old Quarry Ocean Adventures, 130 Settlement Rd, off Oceanville Rd, Stonington; :30-6:30 PM WWW Registration 9E Info, registration and supper tickets for Wings, Waves & Woods at Deer Isle Artists Association Gallery, Main St, Deer Isle, or at Island Heritage Trust during business hours PM FIELDWORK Art Reception 9E Opening reception for Wings, Waves & Woods exhibit, FIELDWORK, featuring artwork by regional artists related to birds and habitat, including this year s poster image by photographer Leslie Clapp. Refreshments. Gallery open 1-5 PM Friday-Saturday through May 26. DIAA, Main St., Deer Isle :30-9 PM Owls, Peepers and Woodcock 10E Join Gordon Russell and Jane Rosinski for an evening walk, listening for the distinctive calls of spring peepers, woodcock, owls and other birds that prefer darkness to daylight. Bring flashlights, boots and listening ears. Mariners Park, Morey Farm Rd (off Sunshine Rd, just east of junction of Rt ), Deer Isle SATURDAY, MAY 18 6:30-8 AM Settlement Quarry Bird Walk 13H Chip Moseley and Tom Bjorkman lead a walk at this scenic, historic granite quarry overlooking Webb Cove. Abundant species in mixed woodland habitats and saltwater marsh. Settlement Quarry Preserve, Oceanville Rd., off Rt, Stonington :30 AM Scott s Landing Bird Walk 4E Join Mike Little of IHT at 22-acre Scott s Landing Preserve, perhaps the hottest birding spot on Deer Isle. Brushy habitat, hardwood stands and a tidal shore offer diverse birding. Scott s Landing, opposite Causeway Beach, Rt, N Deer Isle :45-11 AM Drawing From Nature NEW! 4E Enjoy a few hours of observing and drawing with artist/teacher Anne- Claude Cotty as we explore forest, field and shore with a variety of media on paper. Beginners welcome, all materials provided, $; Scott s Landing, opposite Causeway Beach, Rt, N Deer Isle or accotty@gmail.com 9 AM - 12 PM Create Birdbaths & Planters 9E Work with Debbie Holmes to create a freeze-proof birdbath, planter, sculpture or garden adornment using Hypertufa, an artificial stone. Registration required, $35 pp. Pearson Legacy Gallery, 13 Dow Rd, Deer Isle. Carolyn Hecker, :30 AM - 2:30 PM Pelagics and Puffins 16F Join Bob and Sandi Duchesne aboard an Isle au Haut Boat Company ferry on a trip through the archipelago to remote Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge, nesting site for thousands of pelagics: Atlantic puffins, Arctic and common terns, great cormorants, razorbills and murres. We may also spot sea ducks, gannets, Wilson s storm petrels, shearwaters, gray and harbor seals, dolphins and pilot whales en route. While landing is not permitted, there will be ample opportunity for viewing and photographing. $65pp, including parking; departure at the foot of Seabreeze Ave, Stonington Welcome all Birders! P.O. Box 94, Main St. Stonington, ME boyces@boycesmotel.com Stonington BURNT COVE MARKET STONINGTON The Galley Deer Isle D I A A Deer Isle Artists Association Celebrating Wings, Waves & Woods: Opening Reception Friday, May pm FIELDWORK Group Show May 17 May 29 DIAA Gallery Main Street, Deer Isle Open 10 6 Daily

3 10-11 AM Introduction to Birding 11C Mike Little, Director of IHT and avid birdwatcher, offers an intro to binoculars, scopes and guidebooks; also, where and when to find birds, including in the old orchard right outside. Island Heritage Trust, 420 Sunset Rd (Rt A), Sunset :30 AM -12:30 PM Owls of Birdsacre 11C The staff of the Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary bring some of their owls to the barn at Island Heritage Trust. An unusual opportunity to see these nocturnal creatures up close; learn about the differences between the diminutive Saw-Whet, the dark-eyed Barred and the powerful Great Horned Owl. IHT, 420 Sunset Rd (Rte A), Sunset :30 PM Brush Painting Birds 9E Master brush painter Frederica Marshall teaches simple watercolor and brush techniques at her gallery-based classroom. Suitable for all ages; materials provided. $45; call to register; PM Shore Habitat Walk 11C Explore a quiet lane leading to beaches and marsh for a variety of birds, including shore birds on receding tide. Park and meet at Sunset Congregational Church on Route A at junction of Dunham Point Rd. Beginners welcome PM Supper at Harbor Café F Must be seated by 6 PM at the latest for this special birder s supper at the island s most popular year-round café. Supper tickets required; available at IHT, or marissa@islandheritagetrust.org; walkins on a seat-available basis; 32 Main St, Stonington. (After that last bit of homemade pie, stroll next door to the Town Hall for Leslie s slide show and talk.) 7-8:30 PM Backyard Birding Attracting Cavity Nesters F Leslie Clapp, President of Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon and wildlife photographer, uses her spectacular images to illustrate a discussion of cavity and box nesters: how to attract them to your yard and how to support them, including an update on the Bluebird Trail now at over 100 boxes from Penobscot to Deer Isle. Stonington Town Hall, second floor SUNDAY, MAY 19 6:30-8 AM Mariners Park Bird Walk 10F Join Bob and Sandi Duchesne for a shoreline meadow walk, skirting a small marsh. Open, shrubby and wooded habitat filled with warblers and other songbirds. Shorebirds and ducks also possible. Mariners Memorial Park, Morey Farm Rd (off Sunshine Rd, just east of junction of Rt ), Deer Isle :30 AM Scott s Landing Bird Walk 4E See Saturday listing for info; Gordon Russell and Jane Rosinski guiding AM Nesting Eagles & Their Neighbors 4E Local eagle enthusiast Lee Fay provides spotting scopes to view nesting eagles (ninth year at this nest), along with loons, eiders and shore birds. Causeway Beach, Rt, N Deer Isle AM - 4 PM Owl Stool Workshop F Make your own ergonomic owl stool from one of Geoff Warner s popular kits; $35 plus cost of kit of your choice. An aesthetic balance between beautiful form and healthy spinal support. Call to register AM Birding at Goose Cove Lodge NEW! 14B An easy one-mile loop with naturalists Ken and Marnie Crowell to a variety of habitats in area of Goose Cove Lodge, including rocky shore, mudflats, spruce forest and secondary growth. Go right onto Goose Cove Rd from A (about 1.2 miles south of IHT) to end of road (1.3 miles) and park at Lodge AM - 3 PM Puffins & Pelagics 14H Join naturalist Kathie Fiveash on a trip through the archipelago to remote Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge; see Saturday description. Reservations required. $65 pp; Old Quarry Ocean Adventures, 130 Settlement Rd, off Oceanville Rd, Stonington , PM Found Object Sculpture 10H Peter Beerits demonstrates how he makes bird sculptures from junk at his studio located at Nervous Nellie s Jams & Jellies. Using native pine and metal, Beerits captures the essence of birdness in unexpected ways. 598 Sunshine Rd, Deer Isle , ISLAND HERITAGE TRUST ISLE AU HAUT BOAT SERVICES Join us for a tour to see the birds! Sat., May 18, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Cruise to Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge to see pelagics and puffins! $65/ person, includes parking Seabreeze Avenue, Stonington, ME (207) FAX: (207) Island Fishing Gear & Auto Parts The Girls Main Street at the Stonington Fish Pier visitthegirls@msn.com Fresh Caught Lobster, Local Seafood, Made in Maine Salsas, Hot Sauces & Seasonings Welcome Spring! 3/4 mile in on the Sunset Road, on the right. Look for the bright yellow signs. Open 7 days a week,

4 Wings, Waves & Woods May 17, 18 & 19, A B C D E F G H I J K L LITTLE DEER ISLE SUNSET Eggemoggin Rd Blastow Cove Rd Bridge St/Church St DIAA Parking in downtown Stonington We encourage off-street public parking adjacent to the Harbor View Store and Fisherman s Friend Restaurant or the Pink Street lot (access next to Boyce s Motel). 13 Dunham Point Rd Rd Goose Cove Sunset Rd Crockett Cove 1 Burnt Cove Northwest Harbor Pressey Village Rd A IHT 12 Fifield Rd A Sand STONINGTON 2 Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge Dow Rd N Deer Center District XRd Sunset XRd Isle Burnt Cove Rd Beach Rd 3 Rd Church St 7 Airport Rd W Main St Old Ferry Rd 5 11 Lily Pond Sunshine Rd CemeteryRd School St DEER ISLE N Main Mailboat to Isle au Haut Southeast Harbor Oceanville Rd MOUNTAINVILLE OCEANVILLE SUNSHINE A B C D E F G H I J K L B 1 Reach Rd Boat Trips Event Location Island Preserves (see key at bottom of map) 8 10 B 9 B LEGEND Airport ATM Boat Launch Site Gas Station Golf Course Historical Society Information Library 6 Sunshine Rd Oak Point Lighthouse Medical Center Post Office Public Phone Public Restroom School Town Hall Transfer Station 4 All walks are free, donations are greatly appreciated. Boat trip fees are listed. For program schedule and weather updates, please call Island Heritage Trust at Explore our island! Harbor Café Stonington Town Hall Hold the date for next year! Wings, Waves & Woods 2014, May Comments please! deerisle@deerisle.com Haystack Dr ISLAND PRESERVES Pine Hill Bowcat Overlook Causeway Beach Scott s Landing Lily Pond Reach Beach Mariners Park Shore Acres 9 J. Edgar Tennis 10 Settlement Quarry 11 Holt Mill Pond 12 Crockett Cove 13 Barred Island Preserves range in size from 1/2 acre to 100 acres. Visit for more information

5 Visit these Chamber members this weekend! RESTAURANTS Fisherman s Friend...F Whale s Rib Tavern...9E COFFEE BARS 44 North Coffee...9E Inn on the Harbor (WiFi)...F Nervous Nellie s Jams & Jellies...10H LODGING Boyce s Motel...F Inn at Ferry Landing, The...4E Inn on the Harbor...F Pilgrim s Inn...9E Red House Bed & Bath...4D Two Lions Bed & Bath...5E Like us on Facebook to receive updates. SHOPS, GALLERIES & STUDIOS Art Jewels/Sealark Studio...16D Coastside Bio Resources...10C Deer Isle Artists Association...9E Dockside Books & Gifts...F Forget-me-not Shop...11K Frederica Marshall Studio...8E Geoffrey Warner Studio...F Haystack Mountain School of Crafts...9E HG Pottery...12G Hutton Gallery...8E Isalos Fine Art...F Island Fishing Gear & Auto Parts...F Island Heritage Trust...11C John Wilkinson Sculpture...9E Marlinespike Chandlery...F Nervous Nellie s Jams & Jellies...10H Red Dot Gallery...9E Shari Ciomei Studio...G V&S Variety & Pharmacy...14D Comments please! deerisle@deerisle.com Welcome Warblers! Peter Beerits Sculpture & Nervous Nellie s Jams and Jellies Sunshine Road Deer Isle SEA KAYAKING OUTFITTER ~ OCEANFRONT CAMPGROUND ECO-CRUISES ~ SAILING SCHOOL & RENTALS FERRY SERVICE TO ISLE AU HAUT Wedding and Function Facilities 130 Settlement Road, Stonington, Maine ~ info@oldquarry.com ~ Penobscot Bay Press Community Information Services Through our publications and website, Penobscot Bay Press is proud to be part of and support community events like Wings, Waves & Woods! Do you have any unusual or fun pictures of birds taken this weekend? Send them along with some information to: news@pbp.me Check out our website at penobscotbaypress.com

6 Sponsoring Organizations Deer Isle-Stonington Chamber of Commerce works to promote the interests and vitality of the Deer Isle-Stonington business community in a manner that respects the island s traditional ways of life and encourages new, sustainable opportunities that will support a flourishing island economy. The Chamber created and sponsors Wings, Waves & Woods, Lighthouse Day and organizes the Fourth of July parade and celebration. Please visit deerisle@deerisle.com or call Downeast Audubon includes all of Maine Audubon s members within Hancock County. Home to Acadia National Park, forests, wetlands, blueberry barrens, and miles of rocky ocean and island habitat, Hancock County supports diverse species of birds and wildlife, and offers excellent opportunities for enjoying nature, birding, outdoor recreation, and wildlife observation and study. Monthly natural history programs and field trips are offered. For more information, deaudubon@gmail.com or call Island Heritage Trust is a local nonprofit land trust that conserves significant open space, scenic areas, wildlife habitats, natural resources, and historic and cultural features that offer public benefit and are essential to the character of the Deer Isle area. A variety of environmental education offerings for all ages are provided year-round, as well as opportunities for volunteers to get involved indoors and out. Please visit or call Penobscot Bay Press is the Island s and greater Blue Hill peninsula s community information services provider, covering news of governmental, civic and educational institutions, social doings, in-depth looks at individuals and events, notifications of meetings and happenings, addressing the problems facing the communities and sponsoring events such as Wings, Waves & Woods. Please visit or call Enjoy comfortable, casual dining... at Historic Pilgrim s Inn Fresh Salads Local Seafood Creative Specials Homemade Desserts & More Open for Dinner, 5-8:30 p.m. 20 Main Street, Deer Isle Stonington Lobster Co-op *Since 1948* Help us celebrate over 60 years in business! Retail Lobsters available Monday-Saturday 8 a.m. 4 p.m Toll free Indian Point Road, Stonington Wings, Waves & Woods 2013 featured artist: Leslie Clapp Leslie Clapp graduated from Ithaca College with a BS in Photography and has been perfecting her art ever since. An avid wildlife photographer, she has made a particular study of birds, ranging from her own preserve-like yard at the foot of Blue Hill Mountain to birding hot spots all over the world. Leslie has been President of the Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon since 2004, and is fervent about environmental education and habitat preservation. Her images are stunning reminders of the delight in nature like this singing Northern Parula that we might find in our own backyards. STONINGTON FARMER'S MARKET Opening May 24th in the Island Community Center parking lot. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Stop by and check out our selection of organically grown vegetables, meats and locally produced cheeses and baked goods. You will also find art work, pottery and jewelry made by local artists. Two Lions Bed & Bath Separate Entrance and Bath Space for one or a family of six. Pets welcomed. Cable TV, DVD, microwave, refrigerator, free phone calls, 1/10 mile from beach. 731 North Deer Isle Road, Deer Isle twolionsbb@gmail.com

7 W elcome to the world of birding and art on Deer Isle! Although reachable by bridge, this island still retains the flavor of New England life in the 1950s: rural, neighborly, safe. Our welcome sign could read Welcome to Deer Isle, the way Life used to be. Lobstering is the mainstay of the economy and granite is still quarried here. Internationally renowned Haystack Mountain School of Crafts has brought many artists and artisans to the island. Their galleries, studios and workshops dot the island. A good way to get oriented to the local art scene is to attend the fabulous annual Wings, Waves & Woods exhibit on Friday evening. The archipelago of islands that comprises Deer Isle covers about 8 square miles. There is nothing linear about this convoluted granite shoreline, pocked by tiny coves and small working harbors, and rimmed with tidal flats, prime feeding grounds for shorebirds. By mid-may the spring migration has begun in earnest, bringing waves of warblers and other breeding songbirds from their wintering grounds to the south. More than a dozen pairs of Bald Eagles choose Deer Isle and surrounding islands to nest and rear their young. One such nest is very visible from the Causeway Beach with a spotting scope. Deer Isle is considered the southern boundary for boreal species like the Boreal Chickadee and Black-backed Woodpecker. Possible sightings along the shore include Purple Sandpiper, Black Guillemot, Ruddy Turnstone and Red-throated Loon. Offshore nesting islands and outer waters are likely to offer sightings of Arctic Tern, Atlantic Puffin, Razorbills, Northern Gannets, Common Murres and Great Cormorant. Some of the best birding is found on quiet, out-of-the-way dirt roads and there are miles of trails on the twelve nature preserves. Well-known trip guides Bob and Sandi Duchesne are with us all weekend, as well as naturalist Kathie Fiveash, and the most experienced and active birders in the area. Boat tours offer an up-close look at seabirds, as well as seals and porpoises. Thanks to a thriving arts community, we are able to offer a variety of workshops by artists who know this habitat and its creatures well. Wings, Waves & Woods is unabashedly informal, welcoming to beginners and families, and a great way to explore Deer Isle. Check the schedule for new offerings, including an exciting trip to Marshall Island, an outdoor sketching workshop, and a new walk at Goose Cove. A special birder s supper at the Harbor Café on Saturday (tickets available at IHT) is followed by Leslie Clapp s evening presentation right next door in the Stonington Town Hall. Leslie s Northern Parula on this year s poster is a sample of her remarkable photography. Registration packets ($) contain a wealth of useful information and resources, including a bird list, nature preserve info, maps, Island Guide, special weekend coupons offered by island businesses and the coveted WWW cap. Packets are available at the opening reception of FIELDWORK at the Deer Isle Artists Association Gallery and at Island Heritage Trust. We invite you to discover and enjoy Deer Isle its birds, art and community! Call to reserve our beautiful waterfront function room! Weddings Anniversaries Any Special Occasion Stonington s longest running seafood restaurant Family owned since 1976 Oceanfront Dining on Stonington s Scenic Harbor Find us on Facebook Open daily 11a.m. - 8 p.m. Fri. & Sat. until 9 p.m. Friday Fish Fry $10.99 Seconds on us! Lobster menu, 18 Different Ways Fresh Seafood Prime Rib Daily Specials Homemade Desserts Wine Beer Spirits 5 Atlantic Ave., Stonington OPEN ALL YEAR Watch the pelagic birds from our romantic rooms! Enjoy Wings, Waves & Woods 45 Main St. Stonington, Maine info@innontheharbor.com Espresso Bar Open Daily - 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. OPEN YEAR ROUND Breakfast Lunch Dinner Beer Wine Spirits Lobsters Steamers Mussels Daily Specials We Deliver! Main St., Stonington Mon.-Sat., 6-close Sun.6 a.m.-2 p.m. Stonington Sea Products LLC Retail Market Open Monday - Saturday, 10 am-4 pm Fresh Crabmeat, Scallops, Shrimp Meat, Lobsters & Fish as available Call or stop by 100 N Main St., Stonington stoningtonseaproducts@live.com Kevin Waters Air charter service to and from the islands to fit your schedule Air taxi service, including specially priced mail flights Air shuttle service for cruising yachts Flightseeing and lighthouse tours Located at the Stonington Municipal Airport! Bus: Cell: Stonington: