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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Machias Seal Island
		Machias Seal Island is located in the Gulf of Maine, approximately 16 kilometres (10 miles) southeast from Cutler, Maine and approximately 19 kilometres (12 miles) southwest of Southwest Head, New Brunswick on Grand Manan Island.
		Machias Seal Island measures approximately 80,000 m² (20 acres) in area, and is largely barren rock and devoid of trees.
		Machias Seal Island lies in the middle of this "grey zone" - a term coined by fishermen from both countries, referring to unclear jurisdictional boundaries in the area.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Machias_Seal_Island (1495 words)

	Machias Seal Island
		Hence, Machias Seal Island is in the midst of a gap in the boundary line.
		Machias Seal Island is now in the midst of a gap in the nautical boundary between the two countries, a rather unique situation indeed.
		While bathymetrically Machias Seal Island is separated from the US mainland by a wide channel that is deeper than the channel separating it from the Grand Manan archipelago, the bedrock is composed of rock of the island that is more akin to the rock on the US mainland than Canada.
	www.siue.edu /GEOGRAPHY/ONLINE/Schmidt.htm (4337 words)

	Audubon: Puffin News
		Seal Island, located 20 miles offshore from Rockland, Maine, once hosted the largest puffin colony off mid-coastal Maine, but hunting for meat and feathers decimated the original colony by 1887 (see Egg Rock Update 1984, 1992, 1995).
		This summer 70% of the known Seal Island breeders were immigrants -- the remaining 30% were birds translocated to Seal Island as Newfoundland chicks.
		Seal Island puffins are very successful at rearing young: this year we estimate that 95% of the nests successfully produced fledglings.
	www.audubon.org /bird/pn.html (650 words)

	Lennie Rue
		Although the island is called Machias Seal Island and there are numerous harbor seals along the shore, the birds are the island's main attraction; though you may get a chance to photograph the seals from the boat on your return trip.
		There are four permanent blinds on the island, situated right in the middle of the jumbled rock in which most of the birds nest.
		Your every move on the island is strictly regimented, but this is for the safety of the birds and is a small price to pay for the privilege of visiting the rookery.
	www.vividlight.com /Articles/3405.htm (1667 words)

	Downeast Maine Photographs of Birds, lighthouses, Landscapes
		Machias Seal Island (MSI) has the largest Atlantic Puffin colony off the coast of Maine with approximately 3000 puffins.
		Machias Seal Island is located in the Gulf of Maine approximately 10 miles Southeast from Cutler, Maine.
		The island is about 15 acres in size and consists mostly of rock but does have a small grassy area.
	afinephoto.homestead.com /puffins.html (1302 words)

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		Machias Seal Island off the coast of Canada is one of the best places in North America to view Atlantic Puffins.
		The island is manned during the summer by a number of Canadian college students.
		Since the gulls frequently have nests on the same islands and need to feed their young as well, this can be a very dangerous time for the pufflings.
	www.natureofthewild.com /articles/AtlanticPuffins.htm (1640 words)

	Mainebirding News Story :: Downeast Puffin Trip
		Machias Seal Island is off the Downeast coast of Maine and there is a stable summer population of between 6,000 & 7,000 puffins, 3,500 terns (Arctic and Common) and numerous common murres and razorbills.
		The island is claimed by both the U.S. and Canada but the Canadians built a lighthouse there long ago which they still man and maintain.
		Leaving the island after our time in the blinds was up, we cruised close to nearby Gull Island for views of the many Harbor and Gray Seals that were lying on the shores as the tide dropped.
	www.mainebirding.net /news/stories/17.htm (858 words)

	Massachusetts Audubon Society
		Machias Seal Island is located in New Brunswick waters near the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, ten miles off Cutler, Maine.
		Machias Seal Island has hundreds of pairs of Atlantic Puffins and lesser numbers of Razorbills nesting on the island.
		Machias Seal Island is protected by the Canadian Wildlife Service, and there is a warden/naturalist present during the nesting season.
	www.massaudubon.org /printwildlife.php?id=48 (776 words)

	GOM Times - Page 1a
		Machias Seal Island -- Canada and the US disagree on which country owns Machias Seal Island, a small, rocky mound at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, famous for its Atlantic puffin colony.
		The fact that Canada has manned a lighthouse on the island since 1832, and that the Canadian Wildlife Service established the island as a migratory bird sanctuary in 1944 are further proof of its ownership, that country asserts.
		The island is the summer home of several seabird species, many of whose populations are only now recovering following their near decimation in the nineteenth century.
	www.gulfofmaine.org /times/summer97/page1a.html (1157 words)

	Machias Seal Island
		Machias Seal Island is part of New Brunswick, Canada and is maintained by Canadian Coast Guard.
		The Arctic Tern breeds in or near the Arctic (Machias Seal Island is on the southern edge of their range) and winters in the Antarctic.
		The boat from Grand Manan Island to Machias Seal Island: During most of the year this boat is used for Lobster and Scallop fishing but during the summer the captain and his mate clean the boat up and use it to take passengers Puffin and whale watching.
	www.scholtz.org /bill/nature/MachiasSealIsland/index.html (902 words)

	Machias Seal Island research report
		He used 14 different sites on the island (using blinds and other fixed points) and identified as many birds as possible landing on nests and loafing in a roost (it should be noted that only two roosting areas were observed and fewer than ~100 birds were identified while loafing).
		The island is searched slowly, and all tern chicks old enough to identify are banded, and the grid square in which each was banded is recorded.
		The Razorbill chicks are on the island for only approximately 2 weeks, and since we limit the number of times that we visit the burrows, we may underestimate the number of chicks that actually fledge (especially in 1998).
	www.unb.ca /acwern/msireport/report.html (5622 words)

	Machais(Machias) Seal Island Lightstation
		At the time the Machais Seal Island lighthouses were considered to be the most important ones in the whole of the Bay of Fundy region.
		The marking of the Machais Seal Islands hazard was crucial to ship owners for good reason, numerous ships, such as the Warwick, had ran aground and sunk on this remote and desolate rocky island over the years.
		Both towers on the island were located close to one another, one was located on the northern point of the island past the last dwelling house.
	64.118.87.25 /~nblight/machaissealislandhistory.html (4109 words)

	Machias Seal Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Likely used by the Passamaquoddy Nation in the pre-European era, Machias Seal Island was never actively nor successfully settled during the years when French and British explorers were discovering this part of North America.
		Apparently Machias Seal Island lies farther than 20 leagues west of the line drawn between Cape St. Marys and the St.
		Unfortunately, since the Gulf of Maine boundary case in 1984 decided the fate of offshore boundaries, Machias Seal Island has become a political football for local politicians in fishing communities of coastal Charlotte County, New Brunswick and Washington County, Maine.
	machias-seal-island.iqnaut.net (1342 words)

	Graf Photography - Machias Seal Island
		Despite the somewhat gloomy conditions, the seas were still calm, and the trip to the island was on.
		There was no mistaking them for anything else, with their comical appearance and awkward flight, these were the birds we had come for.
		The island only revealed itself to us when it was a mere 100 yards off our port side, with pounding waves crashing over a rocky shoreline.
	www.grafphoto.com /articles/machias.htm (321 words)

	Sea Watch Tours - Pelagic Birdwatching
		Machais Seal Island is located in the lower Bay of Fundy, approximately ten miles west of Grand Manan Island.
		Those who land on the island are met by a warden of the Canadian Wildlife Service, who will familiarize you with a history of the bird life, and explain to you the rules and regulations of the sanctuary.
		Note: landing on Machias Seal Island requires some physical agility as it involves transfer from our large vessel, "Sea Watcher" into our 16' dory, and once ashore, walking across some seaweed covered rocks.
	www.angelfire.com /biz/seawatch/puffins.html (425 words)

	Down East Spring Birding Festival - Boat Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Machias Seal Island has the largest Atlantic Puffin colony along the Maine coastline.
		The 15-acre island habitat consists of rock and grass, two residences (for lighthouse keepers and research personnel), four blinds, one outhouse, a maintenance/storage building, and a lighthouse.
		Seals, porpoises, herring weirs, salmon pens, and lighthouses will be part of the 2-hour tour also.
	www.quoddyloop.com /downeastbirdfest/boattours.htm (1103 words)

	Machais Seal Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		After their short stay they are off to the sea again, in the puffins case for years at a time on the open sea without setting foot on land.
		The only way you can land on the island is by stepping off the smaller boat onto the rocks, or in our case, the slippery seaweed covered rocks because it was low tide.
		They lay down the rules about moving around the island; always stay in single file, always look where you walk because there are chicks and eggs lying in the path and nests everywhere, we passed many newborn chicks along the way.
	www.oboylephoto.com /maine/msi/index.htm (501 words)

	New England Seabirds - Machias Seal Island Maine
		Machias Seal Island is a 15 acre island in the Bay of Fundy off the coast of Maine and just south of Grand Manan.
		Landings and actual visits to Machias Seal Island during the nesting season are restricted, as the island is designated a migratory bird sanctuary and is managed by US and Canadian authorities.
		Tours to the island are conducted daily (weather permitting) throughout the nesting season.
	www.neseabirds.com /machias.htm (1126 words)

	Seal Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Seal Island is a small land mass located about 5.7 km off the northern beaches of False Bay, near Cape Town, in South Africa.
		A radio mast was built on the island during World War II but this was blown over in a winter storm in 1970 and all that remains of it is rusty, twisted metal.
		Seal Island provides unique opportunities for those who wish to observe attacks by White Sharks on Cape Fur Seals and to observe social interactions amongst both species.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seal_Island (290 words)

	The Nesting Colony at Machias Seal Island
		A wonderful summer birding destination, the island is offshore of the international border of the United States and Canada.
		Access to the island is carefully controlled to minimize disruption of the breeding activities, but visitors are allowed to use observation blinds that are surrounded by birds.
		There are always seals about, and in late summer you can also hope to see porpoises and whales as you ply the waters to and from the island.
	www.surfbirds.com /Features/machias.html (551 words)

	Seabird Restoration in the Gulf of Maine, 2004 Summary — Machias Seal Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Machias Seal Island lies along the Maine and New Brunswick border and is the largest tern and alcid colony in the Gulf of Maine.
		Numerous graduate projects have been conducted on the island, including projects which have focused on surveying methodology for Razorbills, use of seabirds as indicators of the commercial herring fishery, time activity budgets for terns, and an Arctic Tern metapopulation study.
		The ownership of the island is disputed between the United States and Canada.
	www.fws.gov /northeast/petitmanan/Machias.html (237 words)

	Seal Island Update for 1998 from Project Puffin
		The recently restored puffin colony at Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge increased this summer by 34 percent as it continued seven years of dramatic growth.
		Seal Island was once the largest puffin colony in mid-coast Maine until hunters killed the last of the breeding puffins for meat and feathers in 1887.
		Most of the first breeders at Seal Island NWR were translocated puffins (young brought to the island where they were hand reared and released).
	www.audubon.org /BIRD/PUFFIN/nsarchive/1998/sealisland98.html (580 words)

	NPWRC :: WildBird's Top 50 Birding Hotspots
		Machias Seal Island also offers the possibility of viewing Razorbills, Arctic and Common Terns, Leach's Storm Petrels, Common Murres and Great Cormorants -- usually at close range from walking trails and photo-observation blinds.
		On the cruise to the island, you may see other seabirds like Northern Gannets and an assortment of gulls, petrels and shearwaters.
		If the ocean is not calm, it may not be possible to land at Machias Seal Island, although the ship captain always tries to get you close enough to view the birds.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/birds/wildbird/20.htm (384 words)

	Photo Of The Day and Natural History Commentary
		Machias Seal Island is one of the best places in the world to observe Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica), and is certainly a fun place to get to.
		Machias Seal Island, near the US border with Canada in the Gulf of Maine, is accessed by a short boat from the easternmost tip of the United States, using services at either of the Maine coastal towns of Jonesport or Cutler.
		There are approximately 3000 breeding pairs of Atlantic puffins at the summer breeding colony on Machias Seal Island, and good times to visit are late May through September, with the peak numbers of birds somewhere in the middle of that period.
	www.oceanlight.com /log/2005/02 (4923 words)

	New England Seabirds - Visiting Machias Seal Island, Maine.
		The United States claims the island as its territory, but Canada has maintained a lighthouse and a presence on the island for many years.
		Landing on the island is difficult depending on the tide.
		Visiting the island is a privilege and to protect the nesting birds most of which are highly endangered, strict rules must be followed.
	www.neseabirds.com /machiasvisit.htm (321 words)

	Puffins of Machias Seal Island - wildlife photography PSA Journal - Find Articles
		But when we reported to the dock, Barna Norton reported that conditions on the island were excellent and the heavy fog in Jonesport wouldn't hinder the trip.
		Later, when departing the island, we forsook this metal ramp for a very slippery walk over' wet seaweed and across a plank to more wet seaweed.
		These wonderful birds are members of the Alcid family and indeed share the island with their distant relatives, the sleeker, trimmer Razorbills and Murres.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1306/is_7_67/ai_76697821 (1009 words)

	Field Trips - Machias Seal Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		When we arrived on the island, I spotted a female Common Eider with her young.
		There are over 1,000 Artic Terns on the island (1, 2, 3) along with some Common Terns (1).
		We were given 1 hour in the blinds, enough time to take over 135 pictures of Puffins 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (over 3,000 puffins in the MSI colony), 25 pictures of Common Murre 1, 2, 3, 4 and 20 images of Razorbills 1, 2, 3, 4.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /kontonicolas/trips_machias.htm (115 words)

	Birding Machias Seal Island
		MSI is a disputed island near the US/Canada border; it is claimed by both countries.
		Whale sightings are common on the way out in later summer, and at the height of the season, even before you arrive, you are plying waters sprinkled with Atlantic puffins, razorbills, common murres, and arctic and common terns.
		Machias Seal Island is one of the few places where you can visit Atlantic puffins and razorbills and terns up close and personal.
	www.birdingamerica.com /Maine/machias.htm (1074 words)

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