A Chapter of Maine Audubon
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 trip leader Jeff Cherry at the GRLT Riverview Hayfields Preserve to look for Savannah Sparrows, Eastern Meadowlarks and other birds that prefer open field and edge habitat. We'll also be on the lookout for American Kestrels and other migrating raptors. Directions: We’ll meet in the Bobolink Trail parking lot located at 89 High Street […]
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, Green Point Wildlife Management Area in Dresden sits at the confluence of the Eastern and Kennebec Rivers. This midcoast birding hotspot hosts a variety of habitats including hayfields and an old orchard, riverside floodplain forest, wetlands, and pine grove. We expect to see a wide variety of birds on this […]
June is a wonderful time to visit Salt Bay Farm, with breeding birds in full swing. Join us as we walk Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust’s Salt Bay Farm preserve in search of displaying Bobolinks, scan the pond for marsh birds and nesting waterfowl, and explore the forest edges for warblers and other songbirds. We'll also […]