A Chapter of Maine Audubon
The Rockland Breakwater access trail took significant storm damage, and the city has closed the area. For Saturday, February 10, we will move this trip up to Beech Hill in nearby Rockport. Meet us there at 9:15 for a walk up to the top for great views of Penobscot Bay. Let's see what birds we […]
Ecological Implications for a Planet on Fire - Pyrocene is a term used to describe the human use of fire and how it impacts our planet. The term was first coined in 2015 by Stephen Pyne of Arizona State University. Fire can be a friend or foe. This program will describe how humans first harnessed […]
Screech owls are the owl most likely to nest in a backyard, but few people know how to entice them to move in—or how to thwart those pesky squirrel interlopers. Jim Wright, author of The Screech Owl Companion, from Timber Press, will tell all. Jim thinks the photos alone are worth the price of this […]
Clarry Hill is a hilltop blueberry barren and grassland in Union that attracts birds that prefer a wide open landscape. Most of the hilltop has been conserved by Midcoast Conservancy. This picturesque landscape has stunning views in all directions, and provides significant habitat for a suite of uncommon grassland birds, including Upland Sandpipers, which have […]
Thank you all for your orders!! Pre-ordered seed will be available for pick up on Saturday, March 2, 10 a.m. to noon at one of two locations - either Plants Unlimited, 629 Commercial St (Route 1) in Rockport, OR Lincoln County Publishing, 116 Mills Rd., Newcastle. For more information, it's best to email Sue and […]
Join us for a late winter/early spring birding field trip in the Damariscotta Mills area. We will check the pools above and below the famous fish ladder and also look out over Great Salt Bay. Expect to see a good representation of our overwintering ducks including: Hooded, Common and Red-breasted Mergansers, Common Goldeneye, and Bufflehead. […]
No single view of a tree is a fixed snapshot in time that tells the complete story. Join us on Thursday, March 21, to learn about The Growth of Trees. Michael Wojtech will talk about how trees grow, reproduce, and interact with their environment across days, weeks, seasons, and years. He'll discuss varying scales—from the […]
Join us as we seek early migrants at the Salt Bay Farm in Damariscotta, co-hosted by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust. We'll walk the meadow looking for Savannah and other sparrows, scan the pond for ducks and geese, investigate the forest edges for early migrating warblers and songbirds, and then scan the Great Salt Bay for […]
**New Date** Join us for a journey in listening to wildlife audio recordings from Acadia and beyond, and the stories of adventure and discovery behind them. Laura Sebastianelli is a naturalist with a passion for listening and sound recording. In 2017, she established "Schoodic Notes: Bird Sounds of Acadia," a collaborative project with Schoodic Institute's […]