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YMCA Property – Stetson Road, Auburn

Another nice day for a walk at the YMCA property on Stetson Rd., Auburn. Eleven people walked the various habitats but only 33 species of birds were found. One of the better being a Common Loon which flew over calling. Read More…

Final Plein Air Event

“The Stanton Bird Club invites artists to participate in a plein air painting session at Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary in Lewiston on October 2 at ten o’clock hosted by local painter Michael Everett.  Painters will meet at Thorncrag’s East Avenue gate.  Read More…

St. Peter’s Cemetery – Aug. 28

Weather was comfortable but not very sunny, and not too warm! Seventeen birders met at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Lewiston all in anticipation of great birds. But at 8am it was quiet, nothing to hear or see. Then we started Read More…

St. Peter’s Cemetery – Lewiston

This morning ten people had a great walk at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Lewiston. Almost our first birds were a Cuckoo, two Baltimore Orioles who showed off, and a number of other special birds. As hoped the birds were literally Read More…

Pineland Center, New Gloucester

It was really a very nice morning for a walk at Pineland. We started with a low haze and temps in high 60s, it cleared slightly and warmed to low 70s, really a good time to walk. Only six people Read More…

Sunnyside Park, Lewiston

On a perfect day for a bird walk, ten people walked the Riverside Trail in Lewiston from Sunnyside Park to Tall Pines. Birds were few and we only had 31 species. We did find two Great Blue Herons, both on Read More…

Kate Furbish Preserve – Brunswick

Not the best day to walk the Kate Furbish Preserve in Brunswick. Five people started with promising weather but there was a heavy drizzle at the end, yet not quite enough to really wet us. The real problem was the Read More…

Plein Air Painting at Thorncrag

The Stanton Bird Club invites artists to participate in a plein air painting session at Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary in Lewiston on August 7 at ten o’clock hosted by local painter Michael Everett.  Painters will meet at Thorncrag’s Montello Street parking Read More…

Woodbury

Yes it was warm and sticky, but only in the 80s and we had lots of shade at Woodbury … and some ticks but no brown-tailed moths but also deer flies. That all said, ten people had a very enjoyable Read More…

Fitzgerald Preserve – Brunswick

On a warm breezy day 17 people met at the Fitzgerald Preserve in Brunswick for a nice bird walk. We did not find the Clay-colored Sparrow which has been there in previous years but has not been seen or heard Read More…