
Steller's Sea Eagle photo by Al Caughey
Call Lead-Guide Steve "Esh" Eshbaugh today at 406.570.2428 with your questions about this trip.
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Trip Cost: $4,700
Single Supplement: $600
Deposit: $800
Final Payment Due: April 15
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Maximum Group Size: 8
Spaces Available: 6
Guide: Steve Eshbaugh
Target # birds: 120
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Level: Easy to Moderate
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Participants must be able to hike 2-3 miles per day, with some hikes including somewhat hilly terrain.
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Tour prices are given “per person, double occupancy” and include a donation to BOTH Montana Audubon (Steve Hoffman’s former employer) and Cape St. Mary's Preserve, an effective Newfoundland-based nonprofit bird/habitat conservation organization. Our tour fee includes the following (unless otherwise noted):
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All trip materials, including detailed daily itinerary, list of what to bring, recommended field guides and pre-trip reading materials, checklist of likely birds & other wildlife.
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All services of the leaders and guides.
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All transportation upon arrival to destination city.
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All accommodations during tour dates.
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All entrance fees to museums, parks, etc.
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All meals (except alcoholic beverages) are included, typically from breakfast on the first full day through breakfast on the last full day.
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Tour prices DO NOT include round-trip airfare, passport/visa fees, arrival taxes, baggage fees, single-supplement fees, telephone calls, laundry, room service, souvenirs, and tipping of guides & drivers (optional but highly recommended).
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Tour deposit is refundable, minus a $200 processing fee up to 90 days prior to departure. Trips are not refunded within 90 days of departure. We STRONGLY recommend all participants purchase trip insurance.
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Note: Tour costs, itineraries and dates are subject to change. Prices may be affected by international currency exchange rates or necessary itinerary changes.
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Nova Scotia & Newfoundland
Stellar's Sea Eagle, Puffins and More
June 24-July 0, 2025 from $4,700
Explore Newfoundland and The Maritimes, or just Newfoundland. Be one of eight participants to discover amazing Newfoundland. Add 8 days exploring the charming Maritimes, including seeing a tidal change at the Bay of Fundy. Walk the stunning and varied paths of Cape Breton Highlands National Park. You'll see otherwise difficult-to-find birds, meet extraordinarily friendly people, and eat fantastic and fresh seafood. In Newfoundland, we'll visit the area where a Steller's Sea Eagle has roosted for the past three years.
This trip is any nature (and seafood) lover's dream! Imagine gazing at the gorgeous vistas offered by Cape Breton Highlands National Park. You may also stand with mouth agape at Bay Bulls (caution!) as hundreds of thousands of puffins and murres fill the skies. We'll also be looking for up to 25 species of warblers! Seabirds we'll likely see include Razorbill, Thick-billed Murre, Great Shearwater, and Black Guillemot, among many others. Mammal targets will include moose and caribou. Humpback whales often come so close to shore that you might be able to smell their "blow." An overnight ferry trip from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland is a comfortable adventure, with shearwaters viewable from the ferry's deck as the Newfoundland coast looms. At Cape Saint Mary's Ecological Reserve, we'll see Northern Gannets nesting by the tens of thousands (the second largest gannet colony on Earth!) and get close enough for amazing photos! Novice photographers will feel like pros!
At Saint Vincent's Beach, Humpback Whales will likely feed on abundant capelin. We time our trip for the peak of whale feeding activity close to shore. Breaching whales are a common sight, and while you may have seen humpback whales before, probably not as close as you will here, all while standing onshore. You'll also be awed by the world's largest Atlantic Puffin colony, with these and other birds totaling more than a half-million, filling the skies and shores of Green Island.
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The food also sets this trip apart. Those who love seafood will be in paradise. Meals of Maine lobster, scallops, chowder, and a wide variety of other seafood will be daily opportunities. We'll have the chance to sample diverse local fare, too, like partridgeberry and bakeapple (not a typo and not baked apple). Pies made from local fruits will be available for dessert after dinner... and lunch. This trip will delight foodies who also enjoy exploring nature!
June 24: Arrive in St. John's Newfoundland
June 25: Drive to Trinity, overnight in Trinity
June 26: Explore Trinity Bay by boat, searching for whales and Steller Sea Eagle
June 27 Drive to Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, overnight in St. Bride's
June 28: Full day exploring St. Bride's area
June 29: Drive to Trepassey, and whale watch at St. Vincent's. Overnight Trepassey
June 30: Drive to Witless Bay, and visit Bay Bull's Puffin colony
July 1: Visit the most northeastern point of the continent, tour Signal Hill
July 2: Fly home or to Halifax, see tidal changes in the Bay of Fundy
July 3: Spend the day exploring Prince Edward Island
July 4: Drive to Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia.
July 5: Bird Waternish road for warblers, visit Port Bickerton Provincial Park
July 6: Drive to Cape Breton Highlands National Park
July 7: Explore Cape Breton
July 8: Drive to Halifax for a final night of cdlebration
July 9: Fly home
For a more detailded itinerary, click here.

Willet by tour participant Frank Toller
Willet, By participant Frank Toller
Yellow Warbler, By participant B. Anne Bauchman
Nelson's Sparrow photo by Frank Toller, tour participant, Port Morien, NS
Humpback Whales, Photo by guide Steve Eshbaugh, St. Vincent's Newfoundland
Common Murres by Participant Frank Toller
WHAT TRAVELERS HAVE SAID ABOUT THIS TRIP:
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"I had an amazing time seeing totally new country for me....incredible birds from warblers to puffins....and enjoying great food and company!! I would recommend it to everyone!"
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Ann B., Helena, MT
By participant Frank Toller, Commom Murres at Bay Bulls, Newfoundland