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 The Maine Birding Trail is nearing completion. Responsible birders
who abide by the
ABA code of ethics are encouraged to
explore the state and share their experiences here. For information and
free, downloadable guides, click on the regions of the map at right or chose
from the Trails menu above.
Click here to offer feedback on Moosehead and Western Maine site priorities!
Summer Tours Now Available:
These tours are off the beaten track. Experience some of the wildest parts
of Maine where there are many birds and few people: Moosehead Lake, Baxter
State Park, The 100-Mile Wilderness. See
Birding Tours and Packages.
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Travelogues: 1/25/08: OK...sometimes
the guide just gets lucky. Finding a Black-backed Woodpecker and a
Thick-billed Murre within the first hour on Schoodic Point is a feat not
soon to be duplicated...more
10/1/07: Everything they
say about Monhegan Island is true. The island was overrun by hawks,
warblers, unusual sparrows, and birders...more
9/9/07: Is there
anything better than sitting on a seaside chair and watching the whales
swim by? A Maine Audubon trip to Lubec-Campobello-Eastport provided
plenty of birds and adventure...more
7/15/07: What a weekend at
Penobscot Lake Lodge! We didn't have to find the Boreal Chickadees -
they found us...
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7/9/07: They'll be talking about this pelagic trip for
a long time. The Red-billed Tropicbird did not disappoint, but the sea
of Wilson's Storm-petrels almost stole the show...
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7/8/07: Mt. Katahdin, 20 warblers, 14 moose, plus
White-winged Crossbills, Evening Grosbeaks and Gray Jays, all packed
into a Baxter State Park weekend...
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6/10/07: Moosehead Lake lived up to its reputation for
great birding. The lifers piled up as the weekend went along, since the
birds seldom stopped singing...
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5/28/07: The 4th Downeast Spring Birding Festival
served up enough species to place Washington County FIRST in this
year's birdiest Atlantic Coastal Counties competition...
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5/19/07: Atlantic Puffins were more numerous than
most birders expected as Captain Bill Baker's Nigh Duck pulled up to
Seal Island amidst Razorbills and Arctic Terns...
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Trail news:
The
Boreal Birding page has been significantly updated. Get tips on finding
Spruce Grouse, Boreal Chickadee, Gray Jay, Black-backed Woodpecker,
crossbills, and difficult warblers.
In September 2007, a new working group formed to finalize the Maine
Birding Trail. Maine Audubon, the Maine Office of Tourism, The Maine
Department of Conservation, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and
Wildlife, and trail founder
Bob Duchesne are currently reviewing and prioritizing all sites. |
