A Chapter of Maine Audubon
The traits typically used to describe trees—leaves, twigs, and buds—are often hard to see or seasonally absent. Join Michael Wojtech for an exploration of bark, which is always visible, in any season. As you hone your perceptive abilities you will learn about a system for identifying tree species by their bark, and discover why such […]
Thanks so much for all your pre-orders! Set your reminders and alarms for next Saturday to pick up your seed! Pre-ordered seed will be available for pick up on Saturday, March 21, 10 a.m. to noon at the location you specified on your order form - either Plants Unlimited, 629 Commercial St (Route 1) in […]
Join us for the next in our series of field trips we’re calling Salt Bay Sundays! Celebrate the changing of the seasons with a birding adventure at Coastal Rivers Salt Bay Farm. Although it may not feel like it, winter will be over and we may start to see the return of birds like Osprey, […]
Wildlife tracking is a useful skill for photographers, hunters, biologists, conservationists, and nature enthusiasts who want a deeper connection with wild creatures. It can involve much more than looking down at tracks. Interpreting trail patterns, scat, claw marks, hair snags, dens, beds, feeding sign, etc. are also useful, and often more revealing, and we will […]
Join us for the next in our series of field trips we’re calling Salt Bay Sundays! Join us at Salt Bay Farm as it comes alive with the sights and sounds of spring! We’ll look for the earliest arriving swallows, sparrows, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and maybe even a few warblers! Directions: We’ll meet in the Salt […]
Join us as we seek spring migrants at this Waldo County birding hotspot in Searsport. During spring migration, many songbird species rest and feed on Sears Island during their long northbound trip including warblers galore! Some are here to stay (Chestnut-sided, Black and White, Black-throated Green, Black-throated Blue, Yellow-rumped, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart) and some […]
Join trip leaders Mael Glon and Jeff Cherry at Salt Bay Farm as as we hit full stride in the spring migration! We’ll look for waterfowl in the pond and the bay, our favorite songbirds building and tending nests, and the nesting Osprey pair. Directions: We’ll meet in the Salt Bay Farm parking lot located […]
A former orchard and farm, the wildlife area extends down to the shore of the Kennebec River forming the upper reaches of Merrymeeting Bay. A walk along the well-maintained old road passes through old orchards (often teeming with birds), small ponds and wetlands, and leads to a beautiful pine grove on a peninsula that provides […]
**Save the date! Join us for an annual meeting of Mid-Coast Audubon members. We'll meet Friday, June 26. Stay tuned for more details.** <!-- at the Salt Bay Farm - 110 Belvedere Road, Damariscotta - from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Enjoy light refreshments, a short business meeting, silent auction, and bird-themed activities! Attendance is […]