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July 2021
Field Trip: Scarborough Marsh
*We want to continue to honor the social distancing guidance, which makes carpooling for this longer trip unwise.* Scarborough Marsh encompasses Maine's largest expanse of salt marsh. This trip we will seek those earliest of migrants, shorebirds from the Arctic tundra, and post-breeding wanderers. Owned and managed by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the 3,100 acre estuary comprises tidal marsh, salt creeks, freshwater marsh, and uplands. Waterfowl, egrets, herons, glossy ibis and many species of shorebirds depend…
Find out more »August 2021
Field Trip: Pine Point & Environs
*We want to continue to honor the social distancing guidance, which makes carpooling for this longer trip unwise.* Hopefully, we will find the second migrating shorebird wave with this trip. We'll be seeking sandpipers and plovers at this lure for shorebirds fattening up for the long flight south. This area also offers fine viewing of waterfowl and wading birds. Pine Point is where the Scarborough River empties into the Atlantic Ocean. We will meet at the Eastern Road parking area…
Find out more »October 2021
Field Trip: Popham Beach
*We want to continue to honor the social distancing guidance, which makes carpooling for this longer trip unwise.* The sandy beaches at Popham Beach attract sandpipers and plovers during migration; likely waterbirds include eiders, loons, grebes, scoters, and guillemots; the adjacent salt marsh is habitat for herons and egrets; and, the forest edges often result in some warbler species. We will meet at Popham Beach State Park at 9 am. We welcome birders of all skill levels. We'll enjoy a…
Find out more »Field Trip: Leader’s Choice
After combing bird sightings reports the Trip Leader will decide which spot will yield the most interesting finds. Watch this site and Facebook for the meeting place and time. We welcome birders of all skill levels.
Find out more »November 2021
Field Trip: Sabattus Pond
*We want to continue to honor the social distancing guidance, which makes carpooling for this longer trip unwise.* Join us for a visit to Sabattus Pond as we look over the extensive flocks of south-bound ducks. Sabattus Pond is remarkable in autumn when water levels draw down, exposing extensive mud flats and large concentrations of migrating waterfowl show up. From October until freeze-up, regulars include Mallards, American Black Ducks, Ruddy Ducks, Hooded Mergansers, Common Goldeneye, Green-winged Teals, American Wigeons, Northern…
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