Migration Marvels: Understanding woodcock and Golden-winged Warbler migration
Wednesday, April 12 7:00 PM
speakers Liam Berigan and Emily Filiberti
Moore Community Center, Ellsworth.
ANNUAL
SPRING CLEANUP
Saturday,
April 22 9:00 AM-Noon
BIRDSACRE, 289 High St, Ellsworth
Bring
gloves and a rake and help get the grounds of this urban wildlife sanctuary
into shipshape!
(No registration required—come one, come all!)
CELEBRATE EARTH DAY @ JOHN B. MOUNTAIN
Saturday, April 22 5:30 PM
Breezemere Rd, Brooksville
Leader: Leslie Clapp
A half-mile hike up to the 250ft summit with a panoramic view of Penobscot Bay.
Bring drinks for
cocktail hour, appetizers provided.
VERNAL
POOLS AND OTHER SIGNS OF SPRING
Sunday, April 30 8:00 AM
Leader: Susan Guilford
All ages welcome! Meet and explore the beautiful Peters Brook Preserve, East
Blue Hill Rd, Blue Hill.
TWO
MAINERS GO WILD IN ALASKA
Wednesday, May 3 7:00 PM.
Moore
Community Center, Ellsworth
speakers Bob and Sandi Duschene
Bob
and Sandi travel to the Kenai Peninsula, visit Nome, camp in Denali National
Park and lots
more!
EARLY
MIGRANTS @ LAMPSON PRESERVE
Sunday, May 7 8:00 AM
Leaders:
Sue
Shaw and Leslie Clapp
New field trip! Meet at the parking lot, Rt. 199 on the Castine/Penobscot line.
WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY @ PATTEN STREAM
Saturday, May 13 7:00 AM.
Leader: Leslie Clapp
1.5-
mile hike along the scenic Patten Stream, Warren Rd, Surry.
MOTHERS
DAY BIRDING
Sunday, May 14 7:00 AM
SEAWALL—Meet at the
picnic area, Manset, MDI. Leader: Michael Good
SCOTTS
LANDING—Meet
at the parking area, Deer Isle Causeway. Leaders: Molly DellaRoman and Tim Skillin
BIRDING IN THE WILDLANDS, DEAD RIVER PARCEL
Monday, May 15 9:00 AM
Leader: Zachary Holderby
Meet at Craig Brook Fish Hatchery, Orland.
WINGS,
WAVES AND WOODS FESTIVAL
May 19-21
Deer Isle
BIRDING
AT SIEUR DE MONT
Saturday, May 20 7:30 AM
Warblers and more in Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor.
ALEWIVES
AND EAGLES
Sunday, May 21 11:30 AM
Leader: Bailey Bowden
Celebrate World Fish Migration Day at Wight’s and Pierce’s Ponds in Penobscot
with a bit ofeagle watching thrown in! Carpool from the Penobscot School.
EVENING BIRDING @ BIRDSACRE
Friday, May 26 5:30 PM.
High St., Ellsworth
Leader:
Leslie Clapp
Explore
the peaceful trail system and see how things differ from morning walks.
PADDLE THE PEACEFUL NARRAMISSIC RIVER
Saturday, May 27 8:00 AM
Leader: Sue Shaw
Meet at the parking area upstream from the bridge, Upper Falls Rd, Orland.
BIRDING BLUE HILL MOUNTAIN, PART I
Sunday, May 28 7:00 AM
Leader:
James Longo
Some of the best birding around. Cover the lower elevations, meet at the upper
parking lot.
ACADIA BIRDING FESTIVAL
June 1-4
Mount
Desert Island
BREAKFAST WITH THE BIRDS
Sunday, June 4 7:00 AM
Leader: Leslie Clapp
Enjoy coffee cake and mimosas (provided) then tour Rockwood, a special coastal
property.
Meet at The Toy Box, Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill.
BOBOLINK
CONSERVATION IN CASTINE
Saturday, June 10 8:30 AM
Leader: Laura Suomi-Lecker
Walk the fields of Hatch Cove and learn about the issues threatening grassland
birds. (Please register with our event partner, BHHT. www.bluehillheritagetrust.org)
BIRDING
BLUE HILL MOUNTAIN, PART II
Sunday, June 11 7:00 AM
Leader:
James Longo
Observe what changes may have occurred since our visit two weeks ago. Meet at the upper parking lot.
FATHER’S
DAY PADDLE
Sunday, June 18 7:00 AM
Leader: Leslie Clapp
Explore a small, unknown wetland that has been in the family for generations.
Meet at the
Sedgwick School.
SUMMER
SOLSTICE ON TOGUS MOUNTAIN
Wednesday, June 21 7:00 AM.
Leader: Sue Shaw
Celebrate the arrival of summer with a 3-mile round trip hike to take in the
gorgeous view of Penobscot Bay, birding along the way. Meet at Pierce’s Pond
Landing, Penobscot.
JAMAICA IS FOR NATURE LOVERS!
Thursday,
June 29 7:00 PM
speakers Leslie Clapp and Blaise deSibour
Moore Community Center, Ellsworth.
Take a two-week trip circumnavigating this Caribbean island in search of endemic birds, waterfalls and sea caves. Explore areas well off the beaten path!