Category: News

Bird Photos Needed

eBird and Merlin Need Your Bird Photos   Last November, eBird partnered with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Macaulay Library to bring direct photo upload to eBird. In one year, more than 35,000 eBirders have contributed in excess of 1.5 million Read More…

December Meeting About Fishers

Join us at our next meeting, Monday, December 5, and learn all about Fishers, as presented by Ben Nugent. The meeting will begin at 6:30pm in room 285 at the USM Lewiston – Auburn College, 55 Westminster St., Lewiston.  Ben Nugent Read More…

Annual Meeting – Monday, Oct 3rd

SBC Annual Meeting flyer Join us for a fabulous dinner at the Ramada Inn in Lewiston, followed by speaker Lee Kantar who will discuss the Health of the Maine Moose Population.  RSVP for dinner required.

Field Trip Saturday, 8/13 – Scarborough Marsh

Join us this Saturday for a trip to Scarborough Marsh/Pine Point. It’s already time for the shorebirds to start migrating back south; and also the time when young first year herons and egrets tend to wander north, so there is Read More…

Field Trip This Saturday

The Stanton Bird Club will hold a walk this Saturday, July 16 on the Papermill Trail, Lisbon for breeding birds. We will meet at the regular location, the Promenade Mall (855 Lisbon St.) parking lot near Staples in Lewiston at Read More…

Summer Wednesday Bird Walk Schedule

Here is the schedule for this summer’s Wednesday Bird Walks: July 20 – Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary, Lewiston for resident birds. Meet at the Promenade Mall / Staples. August 3 – St. Peter’s Cemetery, Lewiston. Meet at Staples August 17  –  Woodbury Sactuary, Read More…

Birding at Sylvester’s/Benjamin’s

What a lovely day for a bird walk, and we had a nice turn out of 10 people to walk Bill Sylvester’s and then Ruth Benjamen’s property. At first the birds were quiet then a few sang and some were Read More…

Two Bird Walks this Week

This is THE week to go birding, with migrants returning daily. The first walk is Tuesday, with the Bates Walk IV. It leaves from Hathorn Hall on the Bates campus at 6:00 AM and returns by 8:30 Then on Wednesday, Read More…

Two Birdwalks the Weekend

This weekend will probably be the best weekend for birding this spring, with warblers and other migrants arriving every day! We have two trips this weekend to take advantage of the bounty: Saturday we are heading to Evergreen Cemetery in Read More…

Spring Migrant Fall out

Have you ever witnessed a spring migrant Fall out?    This occurs when migrants all “take a break” at  the same time.  Check out this article for more information. http://www.thenaturalistsnotebook.com/our-blog/migrating-bird-fallout-on-machias-seal-island