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Machias Seal Island Puffin Blinds Trip
Outside protected areasby Bold Coast Charter Company
Half-day boat trips from Cutler Harbor to Machias Seal Island, the largest puffin colony in the Gulf of Maine, where landing visitors spend at least an hour in small enclosed blinds of three or four people with Atlantic puffins often within a few feet. Island access is capped at about 15 people a day and landings depend on sea conditions.
Details
- No feeding
- No baiting
- No captive animals
- Hide
- Ground level
- Session
- 1 hour
- Places
- Up to 4 photographers
- Language
- English
Species
Months
- January, closed
- February, closed
- March, closed
- April, closed
- May, open
- June, open
- July, open
- August, open
- September, closed
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in New York time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 07:07– | 15:29– | 9h 13m9 h 13 min | 25° |
| Feb | 06:33– | 16:16– | 10h 29m10 h 29 min | 33° |
| Mar | 06:45– | 17:56– | 11h 54m11 h 54 min | 44° |
| Apr | 05:49– | 18:34– | 13h 29m13 h 29 min | 55° |
| MayIn season | 05:06– | 19:07– | 14h 49m14 h 49 min | 65° |
| JunIn season | 04:49– | 19:30– | 15h 32m15 h 32 min | 69° |
| JulIn season | 05:03– | 19:27– | 15h 13m15 h 13 min | 67° |
| AugIn season | 05:36– | 18:54– | 14h 2m14 h 2 min | 59° |
| Sep | 06:12– | 18:01– | 12h 32m12 h 32 min | 48° |
| Oct | 06:48– | 17:04– | 11h11 h | 37° |
| Nov | 06:30– | 15:17– | 9h 36m9 h 36 min | 27° |
| Dec | 07:04– | 15:01– | 8h 51m8 h 51 min | 22° |