Field Trip: The Big Sit!, Wharton Point (Maquoit Landing), Brunswick (Dawn to Dusk)

Join Merrymeeting Audubon for this fun event.  We’ll be staking out a 17 foot diameter circle, and from within the circle we’ll attempt to observe/hear all birds in the surrounding area.  Observation/listening will begin at dawn and continue until dusk.  Anyone is welcome to join The Big Sit! at any time during the day and […]

Field Trip: Work Morning at Hamilton Sanctuary, West Bath

As conditions allow, we’ll be pruning, removing invasive plants and doing trail maintenance. Meet at Hamilton Sanctuary. From Route 1 in West Bath, take the New Meadows exit.  Turn left onto New Meadows Road and go straight ahead to the traffic signal at Bath Road.  Proceed across Bath Road onto Foster’s Point Road and follow […]

Field Trip: Hermit Island, Phippsburg

Join co-leaders John Berry and Gordon Smith as we explore this birding mecca.  We’ll be walking (up to 3 miles) in a variety of habitats, from sandy beaches, to rocky headlands, to woodland paths. Meet at Hermit Island.  From Bath, take Route 209 (High Street) south into Phippsburg.  Continue south on Route 209 (also known […]

Field Trip: Waterfowl at Sabattus Pond, Sabattus

Join leader John Berry as we explore Sabattus Pond for migrating waterfowl, including hundreds of Ruddy Ducks, as well as scaup and mergansers. Meet at Martin’s Point Park on Sabattus Pond. From the intersection of Route 9 and Route 126 in Sabattus, take High Street north approximately .4 mile to Elm Street.  Turn right on […]

Public Program: Peggy Page, “Birding in New Zealand”

Few birding locations on the planet offer such spectacular scenery and extraordinary birds as New Zealand. Isolated for millions of years, it features many species–even whole families–of birds found nowhere else. And its surrounding waters teem with albatross, petrels and shearwaters, all easily accessible on coastal pelagic trips. Join local birder Peggy Page as she […]

Field Trip: Waterfowl Walk – Giant Stairs, Bailey Island

Join leader John Berry as we search for winter waterfowl in eastern Casco Bay from the Giant Stairs Trail. Meet at the Giant Stairs Trail on Bailey Island. From Harpswell Islands Road (Route 24), turn left onto Washington Avenue.  Proceed approximately .1 mile to a small parking area for 4 or 5 cars at All […]