A Chapter of Maine Audubon
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 and Gail Presley. We’ll meet at […]
It’s time to stock up for the fall and winter bird feeding season! We will have a good variety of seed available – black oil sunflower seed, Meaties, Sing Along, and suet. Bird seed must be pre-ordered by November 7, and we've made it easy to order online. For your convenience, we will have two […]
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 waterfowl. We might even get lucky and find some late stragglers in need of extra […]
Are you a gardener who's big on birds? Curious about caterpillars? A booster for bees? Or are you simply curious as to why everyone is suddenly talking about native plants? Join ecological landscape designer and coach Kelly Corbin, owner of Living Landscapes Maine, for "Ecological Gardening 101: How to Create Habitat at Home". We'll delve […]
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 see American Tree Sparrow, finches, and a variety of ducks. Directions: We’ll meet in the Coastal […]
Beginning on Christmas Day 1900, ornithologist Frank M. Chapman, an early officer in the then-nascent Audubon Society, proposed a new holiday tradition a "Christmas Bird Census" that would count birds during the holidays rather than hunt them. Mid-Coast Audubon proudly carries on the tradition of the Christmas Bird Count in three count circles every December. […]
Beginning on Christmas Day 1900, ornithologist Frank M. Chapman, an early officer in the then-nascent Audubon Society, proposed a new holiday tradition a "Christmas Bird Census" that would count birds during the holidays rather than hunt them. Mid-Coast Audubon proudly carries on the tradition of the Christmas Bird Count in three count circles every December. […]
Beginning on Christmas Day 1900, ornithologist Frank M. Chapman, an early officer in the then-nascent Audubon Society, proposed a new holiday tradition a "Christmas Bird Census" that would count birds during the holidays rather than hunt them. Mid-Coast Audubon proudly carries on the tradition of the Christmas Bird Count in three count circles every December. […]
Join us for a Zoom presentation by Dan Gardoqui of the Center for Wildlife for an evening of all things raptor. Dan will present a multimedia presentation that will include […]