Where to See Eider in Acadia National Park

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Eider sightings in Acadia

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Where Eider has been reported, from 239 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM1% of the busiest hour1 AM1% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM5% of the busiest hour5 AM20% of the busiest hour6 AM70% of the busiest hour7 AM95% of the busiest hour8 AMBusiest hour9 AM90% of the busiest hour10 AM80% of the busiest hour11 AM75% of the busiest hourNoon70% of the busiest hour1 PM70% of the busiest hour2 PM65% of the busiest hour3 PM70% of the busiest hour4 PM75% of the busiest hour5 PM80% of the busiest hour6 PM75% of the busiest hour7 PM60% of the busiest hour8 PM30% of the busiest hour9 PM15% of the busiest hour10 PM5% of the busiest hour11 PM2% of the busiest hour

Eider is most seen 7–10 AM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Eider sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	1%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	5%
5 AM	20%
6 AM	70%
7 AM	95%
8 AM	100%
9 AM	90%
10 AM	80%
11 AM	75%
Noon	70%
1 PM	70%
2 PM	65%
3 PM	70%
4 PM	75%
5 PM	80%
6 PM	75%
7 PM	60%
8 PM	30%
9 PM	15%
10 PM	5%
11 PM	2%

Audio tour

Hear about Eider on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Acadia, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Acadia Tour Guide

The Eider's Down-Lined Nest

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“A common eider's nest is lined with feathers the female pulls from her own breast. That soft down helps insulate the eggs in a shallow nest on the ground, often sheltered by rock or vegetation.”

Plays as you drive near The Beehive in Parkwolf’s Acadia Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Acadia spots that mention Eider

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Eider. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

SightBaker Island Light StationNine recorded wrecks gave this remote island its working light.

SightOtter PointGo in May or September to watch songbirds move through.

Trails

EasyShip Harbor Nature Trail1.3 mi · 45 minAn easy cove walk with a rough, tide-pool headland.

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

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Wildlife

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205 sightingsBeaverCastor canadensisMost seen 7–9 PMSighting map

34 sightingsMinkNeogale visonMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map

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Where to see Eider in Acadia