Field Trips

Weskeag Marsh in South Thomaston is one of Maine’s best birding marshes. This 1,300-acre complex features a mix of salt, brackish, and freshwater habitats, including cattails, grasses, potholes, and mud […]

Join us as we explore one of the Mid-Coast’s best-kept birding secrets! This location looks like many other power line right-of-ways, but has a unique tendency to attract migrating warblers, […]

Visiting Pemaquid Point is like going out to sea, but without a boat. The peninsula is long and relatively narrow, extending well out in the Atlantic ocean, which explains why it is such a great place for viewing seabirds. From the lighthouse, expect to see Great Cormorants, Black Guillemots, Common Eiders and Longtailed Ducks. Previous […]

**CANCELED due to way too cold temps and deep snow** For questions, or to sign up, please send an email to Mael Glon (midcoastfieldtrips at maineaudubon.org) with your name and phone number.

The Rockland Breakwater is an inviting place to bird in winter if temperature, tides, and wind cooperate. A walk out on the Breakwater takes you into the middle of Rockland Harbor to where the sea birds can be found. In winter, it is a great spot for Purple Sandpipers, loons, grebes, scoters, Common Goldeneyes, Black […]

Join us for the next in our series of field trips we're calling Salt Bay Sundays! We’ll walk the trails at Coastal Rivers Salt Bay Farm looking for ducks, sparrows, finches, and any other winter birds. Dress warm! Directions: We’ll meet in the preserve parking lot located at 110 Belvedere Rd, Damariscotta, ME 04543. This […]

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 […]

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 […]