![]() ![]() Puffins are frequently sighted on the water and often seen 25 – 30 feet from the boat.ĬAPTAINS: – Our team of experienced captains have decades of experience with EER. SIGHTINGS: The boat circles EER at a distance of 40 – 150 feet from the rocky shoreline. PUFFIN POPULATION: As of 2019, there were 188 nesting pairs of Puffins at EER. ![]() ~ Stephen Kress, National Audubon Society Founder and Director, Project Puffin By donating part of the proceeds from each tour to Audubon, Hardy Boat Cruises is helping to insure a sustainable future for this special seabird colony.” Since 1986, Hardy Boat Cruises and Audubon naturalists have worked together to bring people close to the birds while providing fun and inspiring narrations about the puffins and other seabirds of Eastern Egg Rock. “I am proud of the partnership that Project Puffin and Hardy Boat Cruises have developed. He is currently the Director of the Seabird Restoration Program and Vice President for Bird Conservation at the National Audubon Society. Stephen Kress, who founded Project Puffin in 1973, will occasionally join us as well. National Audubon Project Puffin naturalists are aboard every cruise to narrate, help with bird identification and answer questions throughout the trip. On the way to the EER you will see Franklin Island Lighthouse, Monhegan Island, the islands of Muscongus Bay and a spectacular view of the Camden Hills. You spend less time traveling and more time with the birds. New Harbor is only 5 miles from EER making it the closest, easiest and most convenient way to see these fascinating birds. ![]()
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