November 6th, 2023 4 pm-6 pm Auburn Public Library Amber Whittaker, Senior Geologist with the Maine Geological Survey (MGS) will explore the amazing diversity of Maine’s geologic landscape and discuss how the natural features were developed from 700 million years Read More…
A near perfect weather day, clear, warm, dry, no wind, perfect for birding. Eleven of us met at the Milkhouse Farm in South Monmouth. And it was a sparrow day. There were Savannah Sparrows everywhere, lots of Song Sparrows, many Read More…
This morning 12 people walked the YMCA camp property in Auburn. Weather was very nice, a slight chill quickly disappeared but later a light wind came up. The bird of the day was a Lincoln’s Sparrow. Three were seen but Read More…
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…
On a nice warm summer day in September, 13 birders walked St. Peter’s Cemetery, Lewiston with a side walk to Gulf Island Dam. Sure it was a bit warm but not so humid as to be a real problem. We Read More…
Keep your eyes on the sky in late afternoon; Nighthawks are in migration. They have long-ish swept back wings, and if they are low enough you might see their diagnostic white patches on the underside of their wings Nighthawk migration Read More…
The most perfect day yet this year – full sun, a slight cooling breeze, good birds and good birders. This was all at Pineland with nine people attending. The first bird seen was a Red Crossbill, 2 for sure, maybe Read More…
Another great morning for a walk. Today there were only six of us walking Thorncrag … but a number of others were using the Preserve. And it looked great in spite of the rain yesterday. The trails are in great Read More…
This morning 15 people gathered at Penny Jessup and David Chittim’s home to walk their property. We started at their very active feeders then made a large loop through their woods. Unfortunately, last night they received 3 to 4 inches Read More…
We had a wonderful walk this morning at Judy Marden’s home in Greene. The weather was warn but still near perfect as it was totally dry. Others thought so too … we had 20 people attend. Judy’s feeders were full Read More…