Field Trip: Pemaquid Point Thursdays

Pemaquid Point lighthouse 3115 Bristol Rd, Bristol, ME, United States

All are welcome! You don’t need to be an Audubon member or have advanced birding skills to join us. We simply hope to instill interest in the natural world through an understanding of how birds live and thrive in our area. Continuing in 2023, we require that participants over the age of twelve be fully vaccinated […]

Field Trip: Belgrade Lakes & Bond Brook (Augusta)

Messalonskee Lake Boat Ramp 1338 Augusta Rd., Belgrade

All are welcome! You don’t need to be an Audubon member or have advanced birding skills to join us. We simply hope to instill interest in the natural world through an understanding of how birds live and thrive in our area. We require that participants over the age of twelve be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. […]

Field Trip: Kennebunk Plains/Sanford Lagoons

Damariscotta Hannaford 469 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

All are welcome! You don’t need to be an Audubon member or have advanced birding skills to join us. We simply hope to instill interest in the natural world through an understanding of how birds live and thrive in our area. We require that participants over the age of twelve be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. […]

Field Trip: Pine Point & Environs

Scarborough Marsh Eastern Road

All are welcome! You don’t need to be an Audubon member or have advanced birding skills to join us. We simply hope to instill interest in the natural world through an understanding of how birds live and thrive in our area. We require that participants over the age of twelve be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. […]

Conservation Through the Lens – The Journey of a Nomad

Join us to take a look into nature through the lens of Josiah Patrick, a nature photographer, guide and budding naturalist based in Tampa, Florida. "I am passionate about conservation of the natural world," says Josiah. "I travel the world photographing birds and animals using my images to create conversation about the importance of community and […]

Birding and Culture in Guatemala

Doug Hitchcox Maine Audubon's Staff Naturalist, Doug Hitchcox, will give a lively visual presentation about a trip he and 12 Audubon members took to Guatemala, a birding paradise, in March 2023. This travelogue will follow the group's travels day by day, highlighting the amazing birds, delicious food, and stunning vistas, as well as the incredible […]

Tracking Wildlife in Maine

Kirk Gentalen is the regional stewardship manager for mid-coast Maine for Maine Coast Heritage Trust and writes about the ecology of the area in his Nature Bummin’ blog. A self-described nature observer, one of his passions is tracking wildlife especially in winter. He can read their tracks like the news and figure out what the […]

Welcome to the Pyrocene

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 […]

All About Screech Owls

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 […]