It’s time for our yearly coastal birding trip! While in the past we have traced one of the Greater Portland CBC routes, this year (due to pandemic reasons) were going to go for a more centralized location that we can hit target areas by walking. Biddeford Pool is the prime location for this! With four hotspots located within a couple of miles of one another this should be a very productive trip!

Here you can be certain to see numerous species of sea ducks (Long-tailed Duck, scoters, etc.) along with numerous “typical” winter species (e.g. Northern Mockingbird, American Tree Sparrow) along with a wide variety of raptors (Snowy Owl, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, accipiters, and MAYBE a Rough-legged Hawk). This is also the location for a bunch of rarities, most notably the first appearance of the Great Black-Hawk in 2018. So if we keep our eyes peeled, we may find something exciting!

Biddeford Pool is one of the largest tide pools in the world, and as such it brings in a TON of wildlife. Please join us for this awesome outing!

LOGISTICS:  Dress in layers and wear comfortable walking shoes (note it has been SUPER cold in past years so please come prepared as we will be outside the entire time) .  Bring the following: filled water bottle, a bagged lunch and snacks, sunblock, a hat, sunglasses, binoculars, camera (optional), scope (if you have one), notebook & field guide (optional), and a backpack in which you'll keep all your stuff.  If you do not have binoculars, MYBC will provide you with a pair.  Masks will be required the entire trip in keeping with Maine’s mask mandate.

MEET UP and PICK UP: We will meet at 8AM at the Biddeford Pool public beach parking lot at the end of Gilbert and Elphis Rd. Note: this is NOT the Biddeford Pool Public Beach parking at the intersection of Mile Stretch Rd, Fortunes Rock Rd. and Beach Ave.

CARPOOLING: We are not able to offer carpooling at this time.