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

Join us for the day, an hour, or only a few minutes - as much or as little time as you choose. Join Merrymeeting Audubon for this fun event. We will be staking out a 17 foot diameter circle, and from within the circle we will attempt to observe/hear all birds in the surrounding area. […]

Field Trip: Work Morning at Hamilton Sanctuary, West Bath

Directions: Take the New Meadows exit off US Route 1 in West Bath. 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 it nearly to the end. You will see the Sanctuary sign and a parking area […]

Field Trip: Waterfowl at Sabattus Pond, Sabattus

John Berry will lead this trip to Sabattus Pond. In the Fall, this pond hosts large concentrations of migrating waterfowl, including Ruddy and Ring-necked Ducks, Hooded Mergansers, scaup and coots. Meet at Martin’s Point Park in Sabattus. From the intersection of Rt. 9 and Rt. 126, take High Street north approximately .4 mile to Elm […]

Field Trip: Waterfowl Walk, Giant Stairs, Bailey Island

Join John Berry for a look at the winter waterfowl of eastern Casco Bay from one of Harpswell’s most scenic locations. Directions: From Harpswell Islands Road (Rt.24), turn left onto Washington Avenue. Proceed approximately .1 mile to a small parking area for 4 or 5 cars at All Saints by-the- Sea Chapel. If this lot […]

Field Trip: Work Morning at Hamilton Sanctuary, West Bath

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 9:00 A.M.- 12:00 P.M. As conditions allow, we will be pruning apple trees, removing invasive plants and doing trail maintenance. Directions: Take the New Meadows exit off US Route 1 in West Bath. Turn left onto New Meadows Road and go straight ahead to the traffic signal at Bath Road. Proceed across […]

Program: Jeff Wells, The Biggest Bird Conservation Story You’ve Never Heard – the Boreal Forest of North America

Please note this program will be offered in ZOOM. This is the link you want to click to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6lCuIJRCTyeS1Rv_R4yilQ The Boreal Forest of North America is one of the world’s last, large intact forest regions is the Boreal Forest of North America, stretching from Alaska east to Newfoundland. Supporting between one and three billion birds, […]

Field Trip: Salisbury Beach and Plum Island

SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 7:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. (APPROXIMATE) The number of vehicles is limited on this trip. Please call John Berry at 632-7257 to reserve your spot. Join the search for late winter birds on this all-day outing to coastal New Hampshire and Massachusetts. First stop is Salisbury Beach State Park, where we will […]

Field Trip: Reid State Park, Georgetown

SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 9:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Reid State Park is a magnificent site in late winter/early spring. We’ll search for all manner of coastal waterbirds, including scoters, grebes and loons, as well as Sanderlings and Purple Sandpipers. Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the Park’s main parking lot overlooking The Lagoon. FMI John Berry […]