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May 2021
Field Trip: Evergreen Cemetary/Capisic Pond, Portland
Mid-Coast Audubon, emerging from our Covid-dictated inactivity, has decided to recommence spring birding field trips in 2021. There will be safety measures, at least initially. They are as follows: The previously mandated social distancing and mask wearing is required for all attendees. There will be no carpooling unless those wishing to do so have all been fully vaccinated. We will not meet at a central point and carpool to the field trip site, instead will meet at the site. Those…
Find out more »Field Trip: Pemaquid Point
Mid-Coast Audubon, emerging from our Covid-dictated inactivity, has decided to recommence spring birding field trips in 2021. There will be safety measures, at least initially. They are as follows: The previously mandated social distancing and mask wearing may be required for all attendees. There will be no carpooling unless those wishing to do so have all been fully vaccinated. We will not meet at a central point and carpool to the field trip site, instead will meet at the site.…
Find out more »June 2021
Field Trip: Belgrade Lakes & Bond Brook (Augusta)
Mid-Coast Audubon, emerging from our Covid-dictated inactivity, has decided to recommence spring birding field trips in 2021. There will be safety measures as recommended by the state. They are as follows: The previously mandated social distancing is recommended, and mask wearing is optional for all vaccinated attendees. There will be no carpooling unless those wishing to do so have all been fully vaccinated. We will not meet at a central point and carpool to the field trip site, instead will…
Find out more »Field Trip: Kennebunk Plains
Mid-Coast Audubon, emerging from our Covid-dictated inactivity, has decided to recommence spring birding field trips in 2021. There will be safety measures as recommended by the state. They are as follows: The previously mandated social distancing is recommended, and mask wearing is optional for all vaccinated attendees. There will be no carpooling unless those wishing to do so have all been fully vaccinated. We will not meet at a central point and carpool to the field trip site, instead will…
Find out more »July 2021
Field Trip: Scarborough Marsh
*We want to continue to honor the social distancing guidance, which makes carpooling for this longer trip unwise.* Scarborough Marsh encompasses Maine's largest expanse of salt marsh. This trip we will seek those earliest of migrants, shorebirds from the Arctic tundra, and post-breeding wanderers. Owned and managed by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the 3,100 acre estuary comprises tidal marsh, salt creeks, freshwater marsh, and uplands. Waterfowl, egrets, herons, glossy ibis and many species of shorebirds depend…
Find out more »August 2021
Field Trip: Pine Point & Environs
*We want to continue to honor the social distancing guidance, which makes carpooling for this longer trip unwise.* Hopefully, we will find the second migrating shorebird wave with this trip. We'll be seeking sandpipers and plovers at this lure for shorebirds fattening up for the long flight south. This area also offers fine viewing of waterfowl and wading birds. Pine Point is where the Scarborough River empties into the Atlantic Ocean. We will meet at the Eastern Road parking area…
Find out more »September 2021
The Oldest Trees in North America
Join us for a photographic journey across North America to see the oldest trees and forests starting high up in the White Mountains of California, where we will learn about 5,000-year-old Bristlecone Pines. How do some trees live for thousands of years? Our journey then takes us to see other trees, including Whitebark and Foxtail Pines, that live for over 2,000 years. We will travel to North Carolina's blackwater swamps to see 2,600-year-old Bald Cypress and Ontario to learn about…
Find out more »October 2021
Field Trip: Popham Beach
*We want to continue to honor the social distancing guidance, which makes carpooling for this longer trip unwise.* The sandy beaches at Popham Beach attract sandpipers and plovers during migration; likely waterbirds include eiders, loons, grebes, scoters, and guillemots; the adjacent salt marsh is habitat for herons and egrets; and, the forest edges often result in some warbler species. We will meet at Popham Beach State Park at 9 am. We welcome birders of all skill levels. We'll enjoy a…
Find out more »Field Trip: Bar Harbor Pelagic Trip
Maine Audubon has rescheduled their fall pelagic birding trip for Saturday, Oct. 16. It leaves the dock in Bar Harbor at 9 am. This is a truly wonderful trip and some of our regular trip attendees and Board members will be going. Join us! Go to the Maine Audubon Bar Harbor Pelagic Trip page for details and to buy a ticket.
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