The National Audubon Society has opened registration for their famous 6-day
birding programs for adults, teens and families at the historic Audubon Camp
in Maine on Hog Island.   Pete Dunne, Scott Weidensaul, Steve Kress, Lang
Elliott, Don Kroodsma, Bill Thompson III and many more expert
ornithologists, naturalists, educators and authors will be in residence
during the 2012 sessions. 


Hog Island Audubon Camp is run by the Seabird Restoration Program (Project
Puffin) of the National Audubon Society. All summer programs include field
trips to nearby Eastern Egg Rock, where Dr. Steve Kress and his team of
biologists have successfully restored an island colony of Atlantic Puffins,
and Roseate, Arctic and Common Terns. Immerse yourself in the joy of birding
with expert-led workshops, lively evening presentations, saltwater birding
tours and trips to diverse habitats on the Maine coast.  Roger Tory Peterson
was the camp's first birding instructor in 1936 and many of America's finest
naturalists, including Rachel Carson, have spent time on the 330-acre
wildlife sanctuary, located in mid-coast Maine, on Muscongus Bay.
Participants live in restored wooden buildings dating back to the early
1900's and are treated to three fabulous meals each day, prepared by chef
extraordinaire Janii Laberge.

2012 Programs:
Maine Seabird Biology & Conservation - June 3-8 & Sept 9-14
Joy of Birding - June 10-15 & June 24-29
Field Ornithology - June 17-22
Coastal Maine Bird Studies for Teens - June 17-22 & June 24-29 
Sharing Nature: An Educator's Week- July 19-24
Family Camp - August 19-24 
Audubon Chapter Leadership Program - August 26-31
Living on the Wind: Fall Migration and Monhegan Island - September 16-21 

For more information or to enroll, visit <http://hogisland.audubon.org/>
http://hogisland.audubon.org or call (607) 257-7308 x 14.  You may also
contact the registrar at   $50 earlybird discount for
registrations received by December 15th.  Nearly 100 scholarships are
offered each year by local Audubon Chapters and birding clubs - see the
website for more information.  We hope to see you on the island next summer!

Posting submitted by: 

Erica Marx (Van Etten)
Program Coordinator 
Audubon Camp in Maine on Hog Island
National Audubon Society
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 257-7308 x14


 

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