Trips and Programs

Winter 2012

Saturday, January 14, 7:00 am

Field Trip-South Coastal Birding

from Brunswick

On this annual outing from Ogunquit to Biddeford Pool, we should see many of Maine’s wintering birds including Harlequin Duck, scoters, Purple Sandpipers, and maybe a Snowy Owl or King Eider. Bring lunch or a snack. Free and open to the public.

Meet at the CVS parking lot in the Bath Plaza at 7:00 am, or at Brunswick Hannaford at 7:20. For additional information or a meeting time and place in Ogunquit, contact Maurice Dauphin at 389-2585.

Tuesday, January 24, 6– 9:00 pm

Potluck Dinner and Slide Show

Mid-Coast Red Cross, 16 Community Way, Topsham

Enjoy good company, delicious food, and a virtual break from winter at this show and tell meeting. Bring your favorite slides or digital images.  (Slide projector, screen, lap top and digital projector provided.) Bring a dish to share. Feel free to bring a friend. We encourage you also bring your own plate and silverware. Beverages provided. Free and open to the public.

Directions: From the intersection of US 201 and Rte. 196 go east on 196, towards Bath. Turn right (south) off Rte 196 at the first traffic light onto Community Way. The Red Cross is almost immediately

on your left. Call Carol Jack at 729-0220 for more information.

Saturday, February 4

Field Trip-Reid State Park, Georgetown

from Bath at 8:30 am

at Reid State Park, Georgetown at 9:00 am

Reid State Park is a magnificent site in winter. Join Merrymeeting Audubon and search for the many species of coastal birds including grebes, loons, and scoters that use this area. We will also look for Short-eared Owls, Purple Sandpipers, and wintering songbirds. Dress warmly. Bring lunch or a snack. Free and open to the public.  

Meet at CVS parking lot at Bath Plaza at 8:30 am to carpool. For more information contact Andrew Gilbert at 329-7525.

Saturday, February 18

Field Trip-In Search of Winter Specialties

from Brunswick at 8:00 am

February can be an exciting time for bird rarities as well as a time just to get out and enjoy the lengthening days. Join Merrymeeting Audubon on this ad hoc adventure with birding spots to be determined by recent sightings. Free and open to the public.

Meet at the Brunswick Hannafords at 8:00 am. For more information contact Doug Suitor at 841-1951.

Tuesday, February 28, 7:00 pm

Program: Songbird Superhighway

Curtis Memorial Library, Morrell Room, Brunswick

University of Maine ornithologists Rebecca Holberton and Adrienne Leppold will discuss the findings from the Northeast Region Migration Monitoring Network.

The Gulf of Maine is a major migration route for many species of birds. As many as a half million or more songbirds fly over Maine’s island and coastal areas in the Midcoast region alone. Birds using Maine islands breed in Maine and nearly every Canadian province. This project provides information useful for habitat conservation and for assessing the potential impact of wind development on migratory birds in the Northeast.

Free and open to the public. Refreshments.

Saturday, March 3

Field Trip-Salisbury Beach and Plum Island

from Brunswick at 7:00 am

Join the search for wintering birds on this all-day outing to coastal Massachusetts. First stop is Salisbury Beach State Park, where we will look for wintering ducks, loons, and grebes, as well as Short-eared Owls. Iceland and Glaucous Gulls will be the target birds in Newburyport. Then on to the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island to see Snowy Owls, Snow Buntings, and more wintering waterfowl. Bring lunch and dress warmly. Free and open to the public.

Meet at the Brunswick Hannaford, 7:00 am or contact John Berry (725-2051) for a meeting spot and time in Yarmouth or at Salisbury.

Tuesday, March 27, 7:00 p.m.

Program: Two Shades of Green

Costa Rica

Curtis Memorial Library, Morrell Room, Brunswick

Beautiful beaches, verdant rainforest, and exotic wildlife help to make Costa Rica one of the world's premier eco-tourism destinations. But is it working for both people and nature? Bowdoinham resident Dave Sherwood lived in Costa Rica for five years where he worked as an environmental journalist. He'll talk about the country's conservation history and of the good, the bad, and the ugly of its burgeoning eco tourism industry. He’ll take us on an insider’s tour of both some of the country's best and least known destinations.

Free and open to the public. Refreshments.

Saturday, April 14

Field Trip - Scarborough Marsh

from Bath at 7:00

from Brunswick at 7:20

On this annual welcome to spring outing to Maine’s largest coastal marsh, we hope to see Brant and other migrating waterfowl, snipe, sandpipers, herons, egrets, Ibis, and sparrows. Bring a lunch or a snack. Free and open to the public.

Meet at the Bath Plaza CVS at 7:00 am or the Brunswick Hannaford at 7:20 am. For additional information contact Maurice Dauphin at 389-2585.