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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

An evening discussion with Kenn Kaufman! Note: This event is online-only. Registration is required at https://maineaudubon.ticketspice.com/an-evening-with-kenn-kaufman-february-10 The shorebirds - sandpipers, plovers, and their kin - are beautiful, but telling the many species apart can be a confusing challenge for birders. However, the level of confusion was much greater in the early 1800s, when naturalists were […]

Bob’s been doing a lot of boat trips into the Gulf of Maine, and created a new program he refers to as “what’s out there in the Gulf of Maine”. There’s more out there than what can be seen from the beach. Sea creatures from all over the Atlantic, stream into the Gulf to take […]

Reid State Park is a magnificent site in early spring. We’ll search for all manner of coastal waterbirds, including scoters, grebes and loons, as well as sanderlings and purple sandpipers. Walking the beach to Todd’s Point is optional, but often worth the effort. Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the Park’s main parking lot overlooking The […]

Avian Haven, located in Freedom, ME, is dedicated to the rehabilitation and care of injured and orphaned wild birds with the goal of returning them to their natural habitats. They strive to provide the highest standards of care and treatment for their avian patients.  Avian Haven Clinic Director Kim Chavez and Rehabilitation Manager Marcy DeCoff […]