• Field Trip: Capt. William Fitzgerald Recreation and Conservation Area / Bay Bridge Landing Wetland Park, Brunswick

    Join co-leaders Gordon Smith and Peggy Page as we explore these two town-owned properties for fall migrants.  The "Fitzgerald Preserve" is one of the few sandplain grasslands remaining in Maine.  We'll walk easy sandy paths (up to 2 miles) exploring this unusual natural area.  Following, we'll visit the nearby Bay Bridge Landing Wetland Park on...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Public Program: The Hidden History of American Shorebirds

    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...