A Chapter of Maine Audubon
An Evening with Kenn Kaufman We are so excited to have field guide author and illustrator, and author of Kingbird Highway, Ken Kaufman join us for an online program. Buff-breasted sandpiper The shorebirds - sandpipers, plovers, and their kin - are beautiful, but telling the many species apart can be a confusing challenge for birders. However, […]
Thanks for all your orders!! Remember to pick up your order NEXT SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 FROM 10 AM TO NOON at the location you specified on your order. See you then! ************************************ It's time to stock up for the spring and summer bird feeding season! We have all your birds' favorite seed available - black […]
Join us for the next in our series of field trips we're calling Salt Bay Sundays! This will be the fourth event in our Salt Bay Sundays series. We’ll walk the trails at Coastal Rivers Salt Bay Farm looking for ducks, sparrows, finches, and any other winter birds. Directions: We’ll meet in the preserve parking […]
Often approached with apprehension, gulls have gained a love-hate relationship with many birders. Among these larids are some of the most coveted bird species in the world. Join us for a Zoom with Amar Ayyash where he will highlight key identification field marks for separating our most common gull species, and he will also touch […]
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, […]
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 for a presentation by Maine Natural History Observatory ecologist, Logan Parker, focused on nightjar monitoring efforts in Maine. We will learn about the natural history of Maine’s nightjars (Eastern Whip-poor-will and Common Nighthawk), the threats they face, and how you can take part in these exciting monitoring efforts. This will be an in-person […]
**DUE TO THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, SATURDAY, WE ARE CANCELING THIS FIELD TRIP** 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 […]
**RESCHEDULED TO SUNDAY 5/11 DUE TO WEATHER** Join us as we seek spring migrants at this Waldo County birding hotspot in Searsport. This trip will be co-hosted with our fellow birders of the Friends of Maine Coastal Islands NWR. During spring migration, many songbird species rest and feed on Sears Island during their long northbound […]
