Whitman Spring Road – Auburn
The perfect morning for a walk on a shaded quiet trail. Eighteen people walked the Whitman Spring Trail in West Auburn this morning with temps in the low 70s (early) and no wind. It was very nice to have so Read More…
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Chuck Peter’s Property – New Gloucester
This morning a total of 17 people walked along the unused railroad tracks at Chuck Peter’s home in New Gloucester. This is always a fun walk, except for the uneven ties of the RR, but the open area and elevation Read More…
Warren Warbler Walk
It was a nice morning. Off-and-on clouds and sun, but no wind, temps in the 50s. Many good birds, but a lot of them were never seen, or seen well. And oddly enough we never got a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Cathy Read More…
Ina Small’s, Litchfield
Great weather, great birds, great company. This morning we walked at Ina Small’s in Litchfield. Ina’s feeders were full, full of birds, we could have just stayed there to watch them. Fourteen people attended and we found 57 species. As Read More…
Thorncrag
May 15 Couldn’t have asked for better weather; temps started out at 50 degrees. Mosquitos were a bit thick though. Judy Marden, Cathy Laurence, Doug Boyd, Dan Marquis (leader and recorder) Birds seen or heard: Loon (seen flying overhead at Read More…
Bates Walk II
Hello all, We had 4 observers (including guides) at the Riverside Cemetery this week, and it was a little on the quiet side — I know that’s not a great advertisement, but I hope some of you can join Read More…
Sylvester and Benjamin Properties – Auburn
Today’s walk was generally sunny and about 60 degrees with no rain. Twelve people walked the Bill Sylvester property and the Benjamin property in Auburn. Birds were generally scarce, we had a good number of species but not many individuals. Read More…
Paper Mill Trail, Lisbon
What a great day today was. Thirteen people showed up and we had a wonderful walk with many good birds. A male Wood Duck was nearly the first bird seen and seen well. We had both a Solitary and Spotted Read More…
2021 Bates Bird Walk I
Canada Goose 2 Mallard 2 Mourning Dove 2 Chimney Swift 3 Turkey Vulture 2 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Phoebe 2 Blue-headed Vireo 6 Blue Jay 8 American Crow 2 Common Raven 1 Black-capped Chickadee Read More…
Sabattus Pond
What a way to end the season. We walked (and stood) around Sabattus Pond this morning for our Wednesday bird walk and it was fabulous. Thirteen people showed up. The first bird while we were in the old antique mall Read More…