Schoodic Point is part of Acadia National Park in Maine. It is located on the mainland, away from the big crowds that visit the more popular Mount Desert Island. There are nice patches of boreal forest and shrubby habitat, but on a clear day the highlight of the area is the rocky shore. There is ample area to sit on a big rock and watch the seabirds fly by. On the morning I took these photos, I also enjoyed seeing Harbor Porpoises and Harbor Seals.
Common Tern
Common Eiders, in their rather scruffy summer molt.
Herring and Ring-billed Gulls, two species that I can find at home, but nice to see them on the “other” coast, too.
Great Black-backed Gull. These monsters are the largest gull species in North America, dwarfing the Western Gulls of the Pacific.
Oh, John, these gull photos are great (yawn, grin), but I just came from Bill of the Birds blog and he has flashy hummers from Brazil, that are so sexy. Sorry, the competition is steep out there in the blog-world! Just kidding of course.