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

    We’ll explore these two Town-owned properties for breeding birds. 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 the Androscoggin River. Meet at 7:00 a.m. at...

  • Field Trip: Work Morning at Hamilton Sanctuary, West Bath

    As conditions allow, we will be 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 Bath Road onto Foster’s Point Road and follow it nearly...

  • Field Trip: Shorebird Sunday – Wharton Point, Brunswick

    Join us for “Shorebird Sunday” as we search for shorebirds at Wharton Point (Maquoit Bay) in Brunswick. We will be observing (a scope is very helpful) the shorebirds foraging on the mudflat as the incoming tide forces them closer to shore. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at Wharton Point (head of Maquoit Bay) at the intersection...

  • Field Trip: Green Point Farm WMA, Dresden

    SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 8:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. We will search for Fall migrants in the woodlands, fields and wild rice flats of this diverse State Wildlife Management Area. We...