A Chapter of Maine Audubon
Salt Bay Farm is widely viewed as an excellent destination for birding in spring, but it has a lot to offer in fall as well! Join us as we explore this preserve’s varied habitats looking for migrating sparrows, blackbirds, pipits, and warblers. On the right day, this hotspot can yield over 50 species even in […]
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 […]
From backyards to wilderness peaks, finches are some of the most exciting, mysterious, and popular group of songbirds. Finch expert Matthew Young will introduce you to the 43 finches of the United States and Canada from feeder-favorite goldfinches to Red Crossbill tribes, to least known mountain-top Black Rosy-Finches to endangered Hawaiian honeycreepers. This is a […]
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 attracting large concentrations of migrating waterfowl. From October until freeze-up, regulars include Mallards, American Black Ducks, Ruddy Ducks, Hooded Mergansers, Common […]
Thank you for all your seed orders! Pre-ordered seed will be available for pick up on Saturday, November 9, 10 a.m. to noon at the location you specify on your order form - either Plants Unlimited, 629 Commercial St (Route 1) in Rockport, OR Lincoln County Publishing, 116 Mills Rd., Newcastle. For more information, it's […]
Welcome to the first of a series of field trips we're calling Salt Bay Sundays! Salt Bay Farm is widely viewed as an excellent destination for birding in spring, but it has a lot to offer in fall as well! Join us as we explore this preserve’s varied habitats looking for sparrows, pipits, finches, and […]
Join us for an evening with Chris Lewey, co-author of "The Science of Watching, the Art of Seeing, and The Power of Nature Absorption." His book offers a fresh pathway to the connection between humanity and our natural world with intuition, healing, and spiritual transformation. Connections with scientific facts and spiritual relationships open us to […]
Join us for a late fall visit to Chickawaukie Pond in Rockland. This pond attracts a good variety of migrating waterfowl including Ruddy Ducks, Ringed-neck Ducks, American Coots, scaup, goldeneye, merganser, and Buffleheads. After freeze up, these species will be gone. This trip will be led by Jeff Cherry. We’ll meet at the public boat […]
Join us for the next in our series of field trips we're calling Salt Bay Sundays! For this early winter field trip, we’ll brave the cold and venture back out to Salt Bay Farm. We’ll scope the Salt Bay for Barrow’s Goldeneye and carefully scan the hedgerows in search of Northern Shrikes. We should also […]
