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May 5: Annual Wildflower Walk and Plant Sale

Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary Annual Wildflower Walk and Plant Sale May 5th 1-3 pm Wildflower Walk: starts at 1pm Led by Master Naturalists Penny Jessop and Christine Murray Meet in the parking lot on Montello Street Plant Sale – at the Read More…

March 2: Snowshoe-a-thon

When: Saturday, March 2, 10:00 am Where: Thorncrag Bird Sanctuary Who: Everyone of all ages and all experience levels Come Saturday, March 2, to snowshoe or take a winter walk on the trails at Thorncrag. there will be a winter Read More…

February Meeting: “Winter Tracking”

Winter Tracking with Ben Nugent, District Supervisor, USDA Wildlife Services in Maine Monthly Education Meeting February 5, 2024 4 pm-6 pm Auburn Public Library Ben will be sharing photographs on winter wildlife tracking, with pictures and examples from the wildlife Read More…

December Meeting: “Birds of Costa Rica”

Monthly Education Meeting December 4th, 2023 4 pm-6 pm Auburn Public Library Stanton Bird Club members Dana Little, Doug Boyd, and Bob Kleckner will share photographs and tales of their experiences while visiting Costa Rica in November 2022. The public Read More…

Annual Meeting on Sunday October 8th, 2023

Michael Boardman, Naturalist/Artist “The Birds of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge” Sunday, October 8th, 2023 L/A Arts, 168 Lisbon St, Lewiston  Wildlife artist and Maine master naturalist, Michael Boardman is known for his watercolor bird portraits and nature journal sketches. Read More…

December Monthly Meeting

On December 2nd, the Stanton Bird Club will be hosting the second in its 2024-25 lecture series with a focus on birds of the temperate zone with Micah Miller PhD, Director of the Arctic Program with the Biodiversity Research Institute.  Read More…

Lindbergh Landing

We had an inauspicious weather report and only five people braved the elements but those that came enjoyed the walk.  We ended up a little bit wet with a light shower towards the end. Brush Hogging, underlying sand and fire Read More…

River Rise Farm – Turner

Another nice walk this morning and for most of the time it was comfortable with a cloudy cover. Just before we ended the sun shone brightly and the temps rose. Sixteen people walked River Rise Farm in Turner on the Read More…

Woodbury Sanctuary – Monmouth

We had a nice walk this morning at the Woodbury Sanctuary in South Monmouth. Nine people attended including one who left early and two who were late enough to only find us at the end! The weather was nice, but Read More…

Camp Gustin/Curtis Bog – Sabattus

This morning our walk was to a new location, Camp Gustin and Curtis Bog in Sabattus. Nineteen people attended even though the temperature hit 96 degrees by the time we concluded. We walked on mostly gravel roads with a few Read More…

Riverside Trail – Lewiston

This morning our Wednesday Walk was along the Riverside Trail in Lewiston. Fifteen people attended. We did reasonably well finding birds, Gordon lists 37 species below. One hi-light was a perched Bald Eagle but in general the birds seem quiet. Read More…

Androscoggin River Trail – Lisbon

Today’s walk was on the Androscoggin River Trail in Lisbon. Thirteen people attended. The weather was near perfect, the walk was great, the people were great, and the birds were great. We found 50 species but four were nesting. In Read More…

Hallelujah Farm – Lisbon

This morning 18 people walked the Hallelujah Farm in Lisbon. This was our first walk here and it is a fabulous location. Many fields all filled with Bobolinks, lots of Baltimore Orioles, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Eastern Kingbirds, and swallows nesting … Read More…

Warren Warbler Walk – 5-18

The day was dreary, but the occasional rain showers never kept the 7 participants from finding the 63 species that we had. Many of the birds we had were seen heard but not seen. And there were a number of Read More…

Ina Small’s Home – Litchfield

Wednesday May 15 We had a great walk this morning at Ina Small’s home in Litchfield. Nineteen people walked in great weather, no rain and some sun. Ina’s feeders were full … of birds. I swear there were a dozen Read More…