Wildlife in Northeast Canada/New England

[RN_Prof]

We are cruising from Quebec to Boston, with stops in Charlottetown, Sydney, Halifax, Portland, and Bar Harbor. How much wildlife is typically visible in that area? Deciding if I want to pack the binoculars?

[Nitemare]

Depends on your excursions.  We just drove a few hundred miles in Maine, on highways and backroads, and didn't see anything.

We have seen moose in the past just off the side of the road, or on hikes in the woods, along with bears.  No binoculars required

[mets123]

Never saw anything out of the ordinary in ten NE/Canada cruises. How much room do your binoculars take anyway?

[Rubyfisch]

We saw bald eagles and harbor seals on a tour boat excursion in Bar Harbor. I saw a sunfish (mola mola) and my partner saw a whale from the ship leaving Bar Harbor. 

[Dobby36]

We saw bald eagles outside of Halifax, and river otters or seals (there was debate on this!) also. 
 

a pair of binoculars would have been nice, but there wasn’t (on our cruise) a naturalist pointing out “look at whale off port side” etc, as they usually do on Alaska cruises, so you’d maybe be on your own to know when and where to look….

[kelliebiz]

On 9/13/2023 at 7:52 PM, RN_Prof said:

We are cruising from Quebec to Boston, with stops in Charlottetown, Sydney, Halifax, Portland, and Bar Harbor. How much wildlife is typically visible in that area? Deciding if I want to pack the binoculars?

Hi there RN Prof! I’ll be doing same cruise in reverse next summer. Did you take your binoculars? I’m a birder, so I’m definitely taking mine. What did you end up seeing? 
 

thanks! 
Kellie

[RN_Prof]

I did not bring my binoculars and did not need them. When we were sailing, there was not much to see.