Unless otherwise indicated, all walks are from 7:00 – 8:30 a.m. Rubber boots or waterproof shoes are recommended due to wet grass and occasional muddy conditions. In consideration of wildlife and fellow birders, no pets please on the bird walks.
Monday, May 9: Indian Trail and Penobscot County Conservation Assn., Brewer
Leaders: Gordon Russell, Jane Rosinski
Meet at Penobscot County Conservation Assn., North Main St.
Wednesday, May 11: Bangor City Forest, Bangor
Leaders: Paul Markson, Gloria Vollmers
Meet at parking lot in BCF at end of Kittredge Rd.
Saturday, May 14 (World Migratory Bird Day): Fields Pond Audubon Center, Holden
Leaders: Gordon Russell, David Lamon
Meet in FPAC parking lot.
Note: this walk starts at 7:30, not 7:00. Hit the snooze button and sleep in!
Tuesday, May 17: Essex Woods, Bangor
Leaders: Paul Markson, Gloria Vollmers
Meet in the parking lot at the end of Watchmaker Rd.
Wednesday, May 18; Brewer River Walk, Brewer
Leader: Gordon Russell
Meet in large parking area next to the river, across from Cowan’s Service Station (146 S. Main St., Brewer)
Thursday, May 19: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor
Leaders: Jim and Kathy Zeman
Meet in the parking area inside the State St. entrance.
Friday, May 20: Saxl Park, Bangor
Leaders: Laura Levenson, Elizabeth Payne
Meet in Cascade Park parking lot, just off State St.
Saturday, May 21: Technology Park, Orono
Leader: Jerry Longcore
Meet in the parking lot behind the former Nexx-Linx call center building on Godfrey Drive in Orono, across the road from Black Bear Inn.
Tuesday, May 24: West Penjajawoc Preserve, Bangor
Leaders: Elizabeth Payne, Bob Milardo, Lucy Quimby.
Meet at the dead end of Fox Hollow Lane, off Essex St.
Co-sponsored by Bangor Land Trust.
Wednesday, May 25: Taylor Rd.- Caribou Bog Conservation Area, Orono
Leaders: Steve Mierzykowski, Gordon Russell
Follow Taylor Rd., 0.3 miles from Forest Ave., left on Putnam Rd., (Orono Landfill Access Rd.) Meet at the trailhead parking area in front of the gate.
Co-sponsored by Orono Land Trust.
Thursday, May 26: Kenduskeag Stream Trail, Bangor
Leaders: Hope Brogunier, Gordon Russell, Jane Rosinski
Meet in the 2nd parking lot upstream of the intersection of Valley Ave. and Bruce Rd.