Maine’s Turtles by Matthew Chatfield

Thomas Auditorium, Preble Hall, UMF 173 High Street, Farmington, Maine

April 10 - Everything you didn’t realize you needed to know about turtles in Maine Speaker: Matthew Chatfield Zoom: Available for people not able to attend in person. Click Here Wood Turtle Matt with Spotted Turtle Spotted Turtle Turtles are somehow so familiar to us—having found a place in many cultures’ creation stories, being featured […]

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Memories of a Wildlife Biologist – Ron Joseph

Thomas Auditorium, Preble Hall, UMF 173 High Street, Farmington, Maine

May 8th - Memories of a Wildlife Biologist Speaker: Ronald Joseph Zoom: Available for people not able to attend in person. Link: Click Here Ron’s talk will mainly focus on wildlife and his role in protecting and conserving species as described in detail in his recent book: Bald Eagles, Bear Cubs, and Hermit Bill: Memories […]

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Spring Warbler Walk: “Birds and Bagels”

Whistle Stop Trail Farmington

The walk will be at the Whistle Stop Trail in Farmington, on Saturday, May 18th, at 8:00 AM, rain or shine. Nick Leadley to lead the walk again this year. Coffee and Bagels/Donuts at 8:00 prior to the walk. All welcome – birders young and old, as well as novice or first time birders.

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Maine Audubon’s Legislative Summary

Thomas Auditorium, Preble Hall, UMF 173 High Street, Farmington, Maine

ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83338511126 Speaker: Nick Lund Maine Audubon’s Nick Lund will cover the organization’s legislative victories for the 131st Maine Legislature, includ ing issues like endangered species, native plants, bird-safe architecture, aquatic invasive species, Common Loons, and many more. Learn about the ways in which Maine Audubon members across the state, including those in the […]

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Vagrant Birds Seen in Maine

Thomas Auditorium, Preble Hall, UMF 173 High Street, Farmington, Maine

Variegated Flycatcher Zoom: Available for people not able to attend in person. Link: Click Here Speaker - Herb Wilson Finding a bird out of its normal range is always an exciting event. Birds’ ability to fly sometimes produces jaw-dropping occurrences well beyond the normal range of a species. I will explore some of the research […]

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Mountain Lakes as sentinels of change in the northeast

Thomas Auditorium, Preble Hall, UMF 173 High Street, Farmington, Maine

Zoom: Available for people not able to attend in person. Link: Click Here Speakers: Dr. Rachel Hovel and Dr. Julia Daly High-elevation lakes in the northern Appalachian Mountains are unique in a number of regards: they exist in a more forested landscape than alpine lakes in other mountain ranges, and they experience fewer direct anthropo […]

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30-Year Bird Study

Details coming soon... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xgLoMVcK28

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Bird Walk in Wilton

Foothills Land Conservancy Trail 332 Pond Rd, Wilton, ME, United States

Details coming soon...

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Rangeley Birding Festival

Rangeley, Maine

From Boreal Chickadees in our vast forests to Loons on our magnificent lakes to the rare Bicknell’s Thrush in the high peaks above, the Rangeley Region is rich with birds. Add in both migrating and breeding warblers, and you have a unique opportunity to see and learn about birds that are difficult to find in […]