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 […]

Program: Michael Boardman, “Drawing the Arctic”

Board Meeting: 5:30 P.M.- 6:30 P.M. Public Program: 7:00 P.M.- 8:00P.M. Location: Curtis Memorial Library, Morrell Room, 23 Pleasant St, Brunswick, ME 04011 In spring of 2019 North Yarmouth wildlife artist Michael Boardman was selected to be the artist in residence for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. He was flown to the coastal plain of the […]

Field Trip: Green Point Farm WMA, Dresden

SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 7:30 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. Expect a wide variety of early spring migrants in the woodlands, fields, and wild rice flats of this diverse State Wildlife Management Area. We’ll walk easy paths, farm roads and open fields (up to 2 miles). Meet at 7:30 a.m. at Green Point Farm by the green […]

Annual Meeting & Program: Derek Lovitch, “Birding Cuba: From Che’s Cave to Zapata Swamp

MONDAY, APRIL 25, Annual Meeting: 5:30 P.M.- 6:30 P.M. Public Program: 7:00 P.M.- 8:00P.M. Location: Curtis Memorial Library, Morrell Room, Brunswick. Just before the pandemic shut down travel in 2020, Derek and Jeannette Lovitch travelled to Cuba on a birding trip and will share their photos and stories from the trip. Derek has made a […]