Merrymeeting Audubon

Field Trip: Long Reach Preserve, Harpswell -
2019-06-23 06:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
Maine Bird Atlas Breeding Surveyâ€”
Participate in a citizen science project to survey breeding birds. We will walk easy to moderate trails (up to 2.5 miles total) along this Harpswell Heritage Land Trust property, looking and listening for breeding birds. Windy and/or rainy weather conditions will cause this event to be cancelled. Meet at Brunswick Hannaford at 6:30 a.m., or at the Long Reach Preserve parking area at the Trufant-Summerton ballfield on Rt. 24 at 6:50 a.m. FMI Gordon Smith at 725-0282.

Field Trip: Chase Reserve/Calderwood Preserve, Brunswick/Freeport -
2019-06-22 06:30 - 11:30
Maine Bird Atlas Breeding Surveyâ€”
Participate in a citizen science project to survey breeding birds. We will walk easy trails (up to 3 miles total) along these two neighboring preserves along the border between Brunswick and Freeport, looking and listening for breeding birds. Windy and/or rainy weather conditions will cause this event to be cancelled. Meet at the Chase Reserve parking area off Bunganuc Rd., just before the Freeport town line, at 6:30 a.m. FMI Gordon Smith at 725-0282.

Field Trip: Pineland Farm, New Gloucester -
2019-06-16 06:15 - 12:30
Maine Bird Atlas Breeding Bird Surveyâ€”
Participate in a citizen science project to survey breeding birds. We will walk easy farm roads and paths (up to 3 miles total) along the fields and forests of Pineland Farm, looking and listening for breeding birds. Windy and/or rainy weather conditions will cause this event to be cancelled. Restrooms available nearby. Meet at Brunswick Hannaford at 6:15 a.m., or at the Pineland campus parking lot off Yarmouth Drive at 7:00 a.m. FMI Gordon Smith at 725-0282.

Field Trip: Bowdoin College Coastal Studies Center, Harpswell -
2019-06-15 06:30 - 12:00
Maine Bird Atlas Breeding Bird Survey-
Participate in a citizen science project to survey breeding birds. We will walk easy to moderate trails (up to 2.5 miles total) along this 118-acre Bowdoin College-owned field station looking and listening for breeding birds. Windy and/or rainy weather conditions will cause this event to be cancelled. Meet at Brunswick Hannaford at 6:30 a.m., or at the parking area at the Coastal Studies Center at the end of Bayview Rd. (off Rt. 24 on Orrâ€™s Island) at 7:00 a.m. FMI Gordon Smith at 725-0282.

Field Trip: Morse Mountain/Seawall Beach, Phippsburg -
2019-06-09 06:30 - 14:30
Maine Bird Atlas Breeding Bird Surveyâ€”
Participate in a citizen science project to survey breeding birds. We will walk this 600-acre conservation area on a private road and beach (up to 6 miles total). The road to the beach has steep up and down sections, but we will take our time looking and listening for breeding birds. You are free to participate all day (bring a lunch), or turn back at any time. Windy and/or rainy weather conditions will cause this event to be cancelled. Meet at the east end of the Bath Shopping Center, across from McDonaldâ€™s at 6:30 a.m., or at the Morse Mountain parking lot off Rt. 216 in Phippsburg at 7:00 a.m. FMI Gordon Smith at 725-0282.

Field Trip: Cathance River Preserve, Topsham -
2019-06-08 07:00 - 10:00 | ME, United States
We will walk the trails looking for Towhees, sparrows, warblers, woodpeckers and other birds. Wildflowers, ferns and mosses grow in the moist woods by the river. Take Rt. 196 and turn into the Highland Green Community on the north side of the highway. Drive in about 1/2 mile and meet in the parking lot of the golf course, on the left, at 7:00 a.m.
FMI Andrew Gilbert at 329-7525.

Field Trip: Florida Lake, Freeport -
2019-06-02 06:30 - 12:00
Maine Bird Atlas Breeding Bird Surveyâ€”
Participate in a citizen science project to survey breeding birds. This 167-acre property, owned by the Town of Freeport, consists of a large shallow pond and surrounding forest habitat suitable for waterfowl and a variety of land birds. We will walk the trails surrounding the pond (up to 2.5 miles total) looking and listening for breeding birds. Wear footwear suitable for occasional wet and muddy areas.Windy and/or rainy weather conditions will cause this event to be cancelled. Meet at Brunswick Hannaford at 6:30 a.m., or at Florida Lake off Rt. 125 at 7:00 a.m. FMI Gordon Smith at 725-0282.

Field Trip: Bradley Pond Farm Preserve, Topsham -
2019-06-01 06:30 - 11:30 | ME, United States
Maine Bird Atlas Breeding Bird Survey –
Participate in a citizen science project to survey breeding birds. We will walk easy paths and fields (up to 2 miles total) on this Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust preserve, looking and listening for breeding birds. Wear footwear suitable for walking in dew-covered grassy fields. Windy and/or rainy weather conditions will cause this event to be cancelled. Meet at Brunswick Hannaford at 6:30 a.m., or at the upper parking area at Bradley Pond Farm Preserve on Bradley Pond Rd. (off Rt. 201) at 6:45 a.m. FMI Gordon Smith at 725-0282.

Field Trip: Otter Brook Preserve, Harpswell -
2019-05-26 06:45 - 11:00 | Otter Brook Preserve, 429 Harpswell Neck Rd, Harpswell, ME, 04079
We will explore this new Harpswell Heritage Land Trust preserve for migrating songbirds and evidence of early breeding bird activity. Expect to walk on easy trails (up to 2 miles total). Meet at Brunswick Hannaford at 6:45 a.m., or at the Otter Brook Preserve parking area off Harpswell Rd. at 7:00 a.m. FMI Gordon Smith at 725-0282.

Field Trip: Thorne Head, Bath -
2019-05-25 08:00 - 11:30
This trip is run jointly by MMAS and KELT. Thorne Head overlooks Whiskeag Creek and is located on the Maine Birding Trail. The preserve is rich in vireos and warblers. The paths provide easy walking under a canopy of mature trees. Meet at the east end of Bath Shopping Center at 7:30 a.m. to carpool, or at the Preserve parking lot at the north end of High St. at 8:00 a.m. FMI Ted Allen at 729-8661.

Field Trip: Bradley Pond, Topsham -
2019-05-21 08:00 - 11:30
This relatively easy walk passes through a conservation easement surrounding a privately-owned working farm. The easement includes varied habitats. Weâ€™ll focus on migrating land birds: warblers, flycatchers, blackbirds, vireos, sparrows and an occasional raptor. Meet at Brunswick Hannaford at 7:30 a.m., or at the Bradley Pond 2nd parking lot at 8:00 a.m.
FMI Carol Jack 729-0220

Field Trip: Brunswick Town Commons, Brunswick -
2019-05-19 07:00 - 11:30
Celebrate the 300th anniversary of the establishment of the Brunswick Town Commons with a Spring walk on easy paths (up to 3 miles total). We will observe a variety of plants and wildlife, including migrating songbirds. Meet at Brunswick Town Commons parking area off Harpswell Rd. at 7:00 a.m.
FMI Gordon Smith at 725-0282.

Field Trip: Evergreen Cemetery & Capisic Pond, Portland -
2019-05-18 06:15 - 13:00
Expect to observe a wide variety of songbirds, particularly warblers. We hope to observe the rare Orchard Oriole at Capisic Pond. We will walk easy paths (up to 2.5 miles total). Restroom stop before visiting Capisic Pond. Meet at Brunswick Hannaford at 6:15 a.m., or at Evergreen Cemetery by the lower ponds at 7:15 a.m.
FMI Gordon Smith at 725-0282.
