Auction

THE AUCTION IS NOW CLOSED.

 

AUCTION RULES BELOW

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins – Two tickets to Pats vs. Dolphins, January 4 – Last game of the regular season of Drake May ine & Company!…see more. Current Bid: $175.00


Downeast Offshore Seabird & Lighthouse Cruise – This is a BIG ONE. An all-day voyage to remote Atlantic Puffin colonies, with awesome numbers of offshore birds, whales, dophins, porpoises, seals…and lighthouses. …see more. Current Bid: $400.00


Bar Harbor Whale Watch: – Two whale watch tickets good for anytime next season. Besides whales, there are chances to see puffins and unusual offshore birds…see more. Current Bid: $130.00


Isle au Haut Ferry Puffin Cruise:  Two tickets to visit the amazing Seal Island seabird nesting colony.  Boat departs from Stonington weekly from early June through mid-August…see more. Current Bid: $140.00


King’s Mountain Tree Farm:. Double gift certificate for $65 tree and $50 gift shop item. …see more. Current Bid: $75.00 


Geaghan’s Gift Card –  Give the gift of fun times with good friends and great beer!  Value $50…see moreCurrent Bid: $42.00


Blue Seal –Blue Seal Feed $50 gift certificate…see moreCurrent Bid: $55.00


Instant Backyard Birdfeeding Kit – Essential supplies for attracting birds to your yard this winter!  Kit features a heated all-season birdbath, a sunflower seed feeder  and a NatureWay easy-clean nyger seed feeder…see moreCurrent Bid: $70.00


Fields Pond Maple Syrup, 2 pints, collected from trees at Fields Pond and boiled down less than a mile away from its origins…see more. Current Bid: $30.00


Pat’s Pizza.  A favorite Orono gathering place for generations of UMaine students, now with 15 restaurants statewide! Gift card value $50…see more. Current Bid: $54.00


Villager Family Restaurant in Waterville –  a classic family-run diner, offering generous servings at good old-fashioned prices…see more. Current Bid: $10.00


Palomas Gifts. – Cardinal-themed gift basket from Paloma’s Gifts in Bangor, featuring fair-trade artisan craftwork, a fine art print, a reusable shopping bag, and other cheery items to take you out of the winter doldrums……see more.
Current Bid: $60.00


All Day Birding Trip: SPECIAL –All-day birding trip for up to four people, guided by Gordon Russell and Jim Zeman. This item is auctioned as one group trip to the first $150 biddersee more. Current Bid: $150.00 — SOLD OUT!


Genealogy Research by Jim Zeman SPECIAL: Two offered. One already sold. Next bidder at the reserve price of $135 is an instant winner of the second geneaology research. No payment until satisfied…see more.   Current Bid: $130.00 — SOLD OUT!


Birding With Bob  Half day birding adventure with Bob Duchesne – Local Bird Guide and Bangor Daily News columnist – any mutually convenient time between now and the end of summer. You choose the adventure…see more.   Current Bid: $400.00


Signed Giclée Print – “First Snow” depicts a peaceful scene of crows roosting in early winter.  Matted and framed.  Signed and donated by the Maine-based artist, Mattie Rose Templeton. …see more. Current bid: $125.00


Bird Of ParadiseBritish-produced print of “Bird of Paradise” by Édouard Traviès (1809-1868), a French artist widely considered to be one of the finest ornithological illustrators of all time.   Matted and framed…see more.  Current bid: $75.00


Signed Limited-Edition Art Print – “Evening Grosbeak” (1973), by nationally recognized nature artist Ray Harm (1926-2015)…see moreCurrent bid: $115.00


Hannaford $50 Gift CertificateGift card can be used at any Hannaford grocery or pharmacy, including for Hannaford To Go pickup and delivery services to help streamline your busy holiday schedule….see more. Current bid: $50.00


Box of Maine Breakfast BoxEnjoy this Maine-themed assortment of breakfast foods, or send a care package to someone special.  Includes gourmet tea and coffee, pancake mix, canned wild blueberries, blueberry jam and honey, and maple syrup…see more. Current bid: $75.00


Sweet & Savory Gift Bucket – Includes a solid maple cheese slicer with cleaning tool, hand-crafted by Maine-based artisan Karen Cullen, plus Bar Harbor black tea, Ragged Coast chocolates, Feridies peanuts, and more – all provided by Tiller & Rye…see more. Current bid: $95.00


The Good Is Now Swag Bag – Orono-based artist and author Erinne Magee filled this basket with Maine-themed items and a signed copy of her latest book, When the Birch Peels: Poetry and Pep Talks for the Wild Heart….see more. Current bid: $80.00


Happyknits gift card, good for a wide variety of natural-fiber and natural-blend yarns, supplies, and accessories for people who love to knit and crochet….see more. Current bid: $20.00


The Glass Feather – Winterport
2 beginner stained glass classes ….see more. Current bid: $100.00

 

 

Here are the auction rules and procedures.

  • Bids are submitted by e-mail, and will be acknowledged by return e-mail.
  • Bids are accepted by the order in which they are received.
  • Bids must meet or exceed the listed opening price. Additional bids must exceed previous bids by the increment amount listed.
  • Bidding closes at noon, Friday, December 5.
  • If there is a bidding contest on an item at the closing deadline, the auction moderator may keep the bidding open for a brief time in order to give the bidding parties fair opportunity to resolve the auction for that item.
  • Winners will be notified by e-mail. Pick-up of items may be arranged at Fields Pond Audubon Center, through the mail for smaller items, or delivered by the chapter volunteers where reasonably possible.