Maritimes 2009
including Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island,
Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador

A birding and nature trip by RV caravan

© Bert & Shari Frenz, 2009 All rights reserved.

PART 1 – SUMMER NESTING SEASON

Chapter 1.  Quebec

Day -5 – May 24 – Mont Mégantic
Day -2 – May 27 – Parc des Grands Jardins
Day -1 – May 28 - Beaumont
Day 0 – May 29 – Quebec City
Day 1 – May 30 – Beaumont
Day 2 – May 31 – Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area
Day 3 – June 1 – Grand Métis
Day 4 – June 2 – Gaspé (Cap-aux-Os)
Day 5 – June 3 – Forillon National Park
Day 6 – June 4 – Forillon National Park to Percé
Day 7 – June 5 – Bonaventure Island
Day 8 – June 6 – Barachois

Chapter 2.  New Brunswick

Day 9 – June 7 – Caraquet
Day 10 – June 8 – Miscou and Laméque Islands
Day 11 – June 9 – Kouchibouguac National Park
Day 12 – June 10 – Kouchibouguac National Park
Day 13 – June 11 – Irving Eco-Center and Cavendish

Chapter 3.  Prince Edward Island

Day 14 – June 12 – Prince Edward Island National Park
Day 15 – June 13 – Prince Edward Island National Park
Day 16 – June 14 – Charlottetown
Day 17 – June 15 – East Coastal Drive

Chapter 4.  Madeleine Islands

Day 18 – June 16 – Ferry to Madeleine Islands
Day 19 – June 17 – Madeleine Islands
Day 20 – June 18 – Ferry to Prince Edward Island

Chapter 5.  Nova Scotia

Day 21 – June 19 – Truro
Day 22 – June 20 – North Sidney

Chapter 6.  Newfoundland

Day 23 – June 21 – Ferry to Port aux Basques
Day 24 – June 22 – Codroy Valley and Stephenville Crossing
Day 25 – June 23 – Deer Lake
Day 26 – June 24 – Gros Morne National Park
Day 27 – June 25 – Deer Lake to Port au Choix
Day 28 – June 26 – Ferolle Peninsula to Strait of Belle Isle
Day 29 – June 27 – Pistolet Bay, Cape Onion and St. Anthony
Day 30 – June 28 – Pistolet Bay to Boat Harbor
Day 31 – June 29 – L’Anse aux Meadows
Day 32 – June 30 – St. Barbe and Flower’s Cove

Chapter 7.  Labrador

Day 33 – July 1 – Labrador
Day 34 – July 2 – Labrador

Chapter 8.  Newfoundland 2

Day 35 – July 3 – Ferolle Peninsula to Gros Morne National Park
Day 36 – July 4 – Gros Morne National Park
Day 37 – July 5 – Gros Morne National Park
Day 38 – July 6 – Grand Falls-Windsor
Day 39 – July 7 – Grand Falls-Windsor area
Day 40 – July 8 – Twillingate
Day 41 – July 9 – Twillingate
Day 42 – July 10 – Gander – The Loop
Day 43 – July 11 – Terra Nova National Park
Day 44 – July 12 – Bonavista Peninsula
Day 45 – July 13 – Cape St. Mary’s Seabird Sanctuary
Day 46 – July 14 – Cape St. Mary’s Seabird Sanctuary
Day 47 – July 15 – St. John’s
Day 48 – July 16 – Witless Bay Ecological Reserve
Day 49 – July 17 – St. John’s

Chapter 9.  Newfoundland 3

Day 50 – July 18 – St. John’s – Signal Hill
Day 51 – July 19 – St. John’s
Day 52 – July 20 – Brigus
Day 53 – July 21 – Northern Avalon Peninsula
Day 54 – July 22 – Clarke’s Beach
Day 55 – July 23 – Northern Avalon Peninsula
Day 56 – July 24 – Bay Roberts
Day 57 – July 25 – Argentia
Day 58 – July 26 – Atlantic Ocean

PART 2 – FALL MIGRATION

Chapter 10.  Nova Scotia 2

Day 59 – July 27 – Fort Louisbourg
Day 60 – July 28 – Graves Point and Baddeck
Day 61 – July 29 – Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Day 62 – July 30 – Meat Cove
Day 63 – July 31 – Paquette Lake to Chéticamp
Day 64 – August 1 – French Mountain
Day 65 – August 2 – Canso Causeway

Chapter 11.  New Brunswick 2

Day 66 – August 3 – Sackville
Day 67 – August 4 – Johnson’s Mills
Day 68 – August 5 – Sackville Waterfowl Park
Day 69 – August 6 – Amherst Point
Day 70 – August 7 – Fort Beauséjour

Chapter 12.  Nova Scotia 3

Day 71 – August 8 – Kentville
Day 72 – August 9 – Kentville and Grand Pré
Day 73 – August 10 – Bedford
Day 74 – August 11 – Halifax
Day 75 – August 12 – Peggy’s Cove to Lunenburg
Day 76 – August 13 – Hartlen Point
Day 77 – August 14 – Kejimkujik National Park
Day 78 – August 15 – Kejimkujik National Park
Day 79 – August 16 – Kejimkujik National Park
Day 80 – August 17 – Digby Neck, Long and Brier Islands
Day 81 – August 18 – Truro
Day 82 – August 19 – Shubenacadie River

Chapter 13.  New Brunswick 3

Day 83 – August 20 – Sackville and Moncton
Day 84 – August 21 – Hopewell Rocks and Mary’s Point
Day 85 – August 22 – Mary’s Point
Day 86 – August 23 – Fundy National Park
Day 87 – August 24 – Fundy National Park
Day 88 – August 25 – Fundy National Park
Day 89 – August 26 – Grand Manan
Day 90 – August 27 – Grand Manan
Day 91 – August 28 – White Head Island
Day 92 – August 29 – Grand Manan

Epilogue. 

 Grand Manan, New Brunswick

Appendix A. Bird List
Appendix B. Mammal List
Appendix C. Reptile and Amphibian List

 

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Copyright © 2009 Bert Frenz. All rights reserved.
Revised: October 29, 2012.