SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. As conditions allow, we will be pruning, 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 […]

Join Maine Audubon’s Nick Lund for an in-depth look at how to turn your home landscape into a year-round bird sanctuary. The program will include the best types of plants to use to attract birds and how to mitigate bird collisions with building structures.  Nick will also be available to sign his new book, “Field […]

SUNDAY OCTOBER 30, 8:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. 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 […]

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 8:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. 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 […]

Merrymeeting Audubon, along with many other organizations nationwide will be holding Christmas Bird Counts.  The count days are Saturday,  Dec 17th for the Bath-Phippsburg-Georgetown count and  Sunday, Jan 1st for the Freeport-Brunswick count. Rain days are dec 18 and Jan 2. For more information contact George Sergeant - 442-8195 or email suegeosergeant@comcast.net

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 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 U.S. Route 1 in West Bath.Turn left onto New Meadows Road and go straight ahead to the traffic signal at Bath Road. Proceed across […]

Ethan Whitaker is a retired software developer and entrepreneur who has started and sold multiple companies during his 40-year career. He is a 1980s graduate of Bates College and has authored dozens of Apps for Apple and Google. In 2021, Ethan broke Maine’s Big Year Birding record, finding and identifying 324 species of birds in […]

SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 7:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. (approximate) 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 look for ducks, loons, grebes and short-eared owls. Then […]

SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 9:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. *** Location Change - Reid SP is closed *** Popham Beach SP 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 […]