Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 20:42:40 EDT Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: John C Levine Subject: Re: Bar Harbor MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sharon, Just returned from there. There is Acadia NP and from the harbor area right= =20 near the harbor master's office, you can take a trip out to see puffins and=20 hopefully some of the other pelagics on the way. We were hoping for=20 White-winged Crossbills in Acadia area, but had no luck. We did not take th= e pelagic=20 trip, since we were there for only one day and spent our time in Acadia NP.=20= =20 There are some other state parks in the area within a couple of hours of Bar= =20 Harbor. A major trip but a beautiful place and some good birds to visit is=20= Baxter=20 State Park. It is about 3-3.5 hour drive from Bar Harbor using I-95. If you like lobster, the best and one of the cheapest places to have it is a= t=20 Park Side Restaurant. It is right next to the park in town. We were paying= =20 $13.95 for lunch and $15.95 for dinner for a 1 1/4 lbs. The price may go up= =20 as the "SEASON" starts. Yes, I had two in one day. I am lobster deprived=20 living here, just as I am Maryland Blue Crab deprived. The clam chowder was=20= great,=20 too. Have a great time. Great birding and find that next lifer, John (One of Birders2) John + Irma =3D 2, we are birders, too. John C. LeVine Birders2@aol.com Los Angeles, CA -*-*-*-*-*--*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* A CONUNDRUM: If the Amazon holds the cures for the diseases affecting humankind; Then will not the increased multitudes of humans doom the Amazon? And then humans? =A9 ___________________________________________________________ A thought on leaving a showing of IMAX's "Amazon" 11/03/97 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *=20= *=20 * *=20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =========================================================================