Events

Field Trip has been rescheduled to Sunday, 4-27 due to expected rain Saturday. In addition to observing early returning woodland migrants, we’ll be on the lookout for hunting kestrels on the airfield grassland. Also, we’ll be listening for singing field and savannah sparrows, as well as eastern meadowlarks. We’ll walk paved/gravel roads and easy paths...

Bringing Nature Home is Maine Audubon’s new community engagement and habitat-stewardship initiative based on the bestselling book by Doug Tallamy. Join Maine Audubon’s Bringing Nature Home Program Manager, Andrew Tufts, to explore the plants, practices, and perks involved in restoring native food webs in our gardens, yards, and communities. Andrew grew up in Topsham and...

We’ll explore these two town-owned properties for early spring 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 the Androscoggin River. Meet at 7:30 a.m....

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 has been rescheduled to Sunday, May 11, due to predicted rain on Saturday. We’ll be searching for spring migrants on this new Maine Coast Heritage Trust preserve as we walk easy loops and spurs (up to 2 miles) in an old farm field and upland forest, with views of the Cousins River salt...

Due to the wet weather this weekend, we are cancelling this walk. Expect a wide variety of 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...

And yet another rainy Saturday has forced us to move this weekend’s bird walk to Sunday. Hope to see many of you there. We’ll search for spring land migrants, as well as waterbirds in Harpswell Cove. Expect to walk easy paths on former Navy security roads (up to 2.5 miles). Meet at 7:30 a.m. at...

With the expected rain on Saturday (again), our walk has moved to Sunday. We’ll walk an easy paved path (up to 3 miles) along the river to observe spring migrants and early breeding birds. MEET AT the Papermill Trail parking lot (also the Sabattus River boat launch) off route 196 at the intersection of Frost...

As rain is in the forecast for Saturday, yet again, our walk will take place on Sunday. We’ll be searching for breeding birds on this new Maine Coast Heritage Trust preserve as we walk easy loops and spurs (up to 2 miles) in an old farm field and upland forest, with views of the Cousins...