Maine Coastal Treasures

Summer on the Maine Coast has much to offer, even before we consider the birding - picturesque lighthouses and fishing villages tucked into the rocky coastline, abundant lobster and fresh seafood, and warm sun cooled by sea breezes. Adding birds to the mix makes it irresistible.

Undoubtedly, the highlight of this trip is a boat trip to the seabird nesting colony on Eastern Egg Rock, where we will watch Atlantic Puffins, along with Arctic and Roseate terns, Black Guillemot, Wilson's Storm-Petrel, and more. We'll visit regionally rare habitats for other breeding birds that are hard to find in New England. Kennebunk Plains, a vast sandplain grassland, hosts Upland Sandpiper, Grasshopper and Vesper sparrows, Eastern Meadowlark, and Bobolink, while Scarborough Marsh, Maine's largest salt marsh, hosts breeding Saltmarsh and Nelson's sparrows and countless herons, egrets, and shorebirds. Along the way, coastal woodlands, meadows, marshes, beaches, and mudflats offer us a fantastic mix of breeding and migrant shorebirds, waders, warblers, thrushes, and other songbirds.