Eco Travel

CAUGHT IN MONHEGAN’S TRAP

CMBO Eco-Travel tour summary September 18-23, 2024 Monhegan Island is a small bump in the ocean (1.7 miles long and 0.7 miles wide), twelve miles off the mid-coast of Maine, that has played a larger role in history than most people would ever imagine. Monhegan was known to European explorers,…...

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New Jersey Audubon Eco-Travel: Minnesota in Winter-January 25-30, 2024 with Scott Barnes and Tom Reed

Our group enjoying Superior National Forest on a beautiful snowy morning. Photo by Scott Barnes.   By Scott Barnes, Senior Naturalist Traveling north to the cold snowy shores of Lake Superior around Duluth, Minnesota may not be on everyone’s short list of winter getaways, but it should be—if you like…...

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CAUGHT IN MONHEGAN’S TRAP Eco-Travel Summary

Monhegan Island, Maine September 15-20, 2023 Situated ten miles off Mid-coast Maine, Monhegan Island is a migrant trap and all-around fabulous birding location, combining birds with fantastic views and a charming and historic setting. Despite the passing of Hurricane Lee along the coast of Maine, our Monhegan Island tour was…...

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Costa Rica Trip

The NJ Audubon 2019 Costa Rica trip was another successful and enjoyable visit to this diverse Central American nation. Led by renowned Costa Rican naturalist Charlie Gómez, CMBO Associate Naturalist Mark Garland, and our driver Marco “Niño” Morales (who doubles as an extra birding guide), our group explored a variety…...

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Fall Delmarva Van Tour Recap

Fall Delmarva Van Tour by Scott Barnes Nov 9-12, 2018 Our annual late fall foray to the bird-rich Delmarva Peninsula began at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Bombay Hook is one of the best places on the East Coast for large numbers and diversity of shorebirds. A flock of some…...

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Report – Southwestern Louisiana: Cheniers, Cypress Swamps, and Cameron Parish

Southwestern Louisiana: Cheniers, Cypress Swamps, and Cameron Parish  April 22-29, 2015 Final Tour Report and Species List We gathered in Lafayette, Louisiana for our birding trip to the swamp forests, “working wetlands,” coastal prairies, and oak cheniers of the sportsmen’s (or perhaps birder’s) paradise. During the ensuing week, we endured…...

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CAUGHT IN MONHEGAN’S TRAP – Monhegan Island, Maine

NJA Eco-Travel Tour September 14-19, 2018 Monhegan Island is a small bump in the ocean (1.7 miles long and 0.7 miles wide), twelve miles off the mid-coast of Maine, that has played a larger role in history than most people would ever imagine. Monhegan was known to European explorers, even…...

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Grand North Dakota Tour

A journal of our recent Grand North Dakota Eco Travel Tour Author: Scott Barnes Trip Leaders: Scott Barnes and Linda Mack July 6: Arrival in Bismarck; evening orientation July 7: We began our trip with a morning spent in the famed grasslands, sloughs, and lakes in Kidder County. Horsehead Lake…...

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NJ Audubon Goes To Cuba

New Jersey Audubon Eco-Travel trips are not just about beautiful wildlife and habitat. The tours are carefully selected by New Jersey Audubon staff and crafted to connect our participants to the conservation work being carried out in the U.S and around the world. Eco-Travel is just one of many ways…...

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