#38 Maine Thing To Do - Check out the Birds in Maine!

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Chickadee

Maine hosts to hundreds of species of birds, some are here to stay year round, others just stop by for a visit. Examles of birds found in Maine are The Chicadee (state bird), Wood Duck, Puffin, Mallard, Goshawk, Eagle, Plover, Vulture, Frigatebirds, Gulls Pelicans, Loons, Rail, Sparrow, Jay, Warbler, Robins and many many more!!

Check out the below links for more info, and don’t forget to look up.

Maine Audubon Bird Checklist

Birding Links for Maine:

Birding Festivals

Christmas Bird Count Database

MaineBirding.net excellent web site

Birding Northern Maine

Birding Maine

Birding Down East

Birding in Maine

Maine Department of Conservation

Norton Puffin Tours

“The Cat” Ferry

Maine Organizations:

Audubon Chapters in Maine

Mid Coast Audubon Society Jefferson

York County Audubon Society Kennebunk

The Nature Conservancy - Maine

Stanton Bird Club

Important Birding Locations in Maine:

Hot Spots

Lewiston/Auburn Hot Spots

Acadia National Park

Acadia Nation Park - NPS site

Machias Seal Island

Puffins and Machias Seal Island

Rachel Carson NWR

Moosehorn NWR

Thorncrag Bird Sanctuary

Birding Spots in Southern Maine

Maine Habitats and Birding Hotspots

US Fish & Wildlife Service Refuges - Maine

Pete Thayer’s Favorite Hot Spots:

Acadia National Park

44.15 N   68.20 W

Spruce forests and rugged rocky coastline combine to make Acadia a top 100 Spot for birders. Seabirds are plentiful. You may even see a Purple Sandpiper or an Atlantic Puffin.

Baxter State Park

44.06 N   67.13 W

Bicknell’s Thrush can be found at Mount Katahdin. Look in burned out areas for Three-toed and Black-backed Woodpeckers. This is 204,000 acres of remote birding in a land of BIG mosquitoes.

Bluenose Ferry

44.06 N   67.13 W

This ferry used to take 7 hours to travel from Bar Harbor, Maine to Yarmouth, NovaScotia. Now a newer ferry called The Cat makes the crossing in 2.5 hours. In September you might see Manx, Greater and Sooty Shearwater; Wilson’s and Leach’s Storm-Petrel; Northern Gannet as well as Red and Red-necked Phalarope.

Machias Seal Island

44.59N   67.05W

This is a great place to see nesting Atlantic Puffins in the summer. You must book ahead — small boats leave from Jonesport and Cutler. Arctic Terns will dive-bomb your head, so wear a hat!

Monhegan Island

43.47 N   69.22 W

Small, isolated, and far offshore, Monhegan Island is famous for its picturesque beauty — and birds! Its size and location concentrate land bird migrants and attract off-course vagrants. Late September can produce over 100 species during a long weekend.

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