Birdwatching in Maine

Birding contacts and birdwatching information



Local Birdingpal Contacts

Local Birdwatchers Using the Birdingpal resources you must agree to the following: If you contact a local Birdingpal and make arrangement to go birding, you should note it is common courtesy to make sure you show up for the appointment. If for any reason you are unable to do this, the least you must do is contacting the local Pal right away. Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club. _____________________________________________________________ We want to hear about your experiences with Birdingpals. Please contact us with any comments or suggestions you have. CONTACT US _____________________________________________________________
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		C	Crofoot	Bar Harbor	Anytime	English
		Beautiful mountains meet the Atlantic Ocean. Evergreen and deciduous woods, meadows, and home of Acadia National Park. Great birding and summer climate.
		S	Davis	Biddeford, ME	Anytime	English
		I am a birding enthusiast and I love to go out as much as I can. There are some really neat hotspots in Biddeford/Kennebunk and it seems like I'm always finding something new. I'm very cheerful and I enjoy birding with others and I look forward to meeting new people and learning new things. I have a flexible work schedule, but I need reasonable notice to verify.		Area: Timber Point, East Point Snctuary, Kennebunk Plains, Biddeford Area Birds: Snowy Owl, Wood Warblers, Grasshopper Sparrow, Peregrine Falcon	Interests: Nature: birdwatching, twitching, photography, butterflies, beach, Travel: stroll, walking, hiking, climbing, train, bus, car, biking, long walk, backpack, canoe, Visit: tourist site, museum, restaurant, ski run/trail, monument, arboretum, shop, tech, Attend: Participate: beer, Play: cards, boardgames, chess, scrambled letters games, computer games
		L	Schneider	Damariscotta	Anytime	English
		S	Basgall	Eastport	Weekend	English
		D	Cole	Hampden, ME	Most weekends, planned vacations, often one weekday.	English
				Area: Area Birds: Alcids, spring/fall migrants, residents, ie Boreal Chickadee, Gray Jay, Black-b These species can be difficult to locate. Planning ahead is a best practice.	Interests: Nature: birdwatching, twitching, photography, butterflies, x-c skiing, beach Travel: stroll, walking, hiking, moderate climbing, car, biking, long walk, canoe Visit: tourist site, museum, restaurant,vineyard, ski run/trail, monument, arboretum, architecture appreciation Attend: concert, live music Participate: Craft beer
		S	Ingraham	Kennebunk	Anytime	English
		R	Marsters	Limington/Portland/Falmouth	Anytime	English
		C	Lewis	Portland, Maine	anytime, prefer weekdays	English
		I am an intermediate birder familiar with Southern Maine "hotspots" which are especially good in Spring and Fall, but Maine has many residents and other migrants all year		Area: Southern Maine Area Birds: Migrating warblers, shorebirds and locals	Interests: Nature: birdwatching,Travel: stroll, walkingmobileVisit: tourist site, museum, techAttend: concert, theatre, classical,
		B	Marvil	Portland	Anytime	English
		Available in the Portland area off and on for much of the year. In the summer, I'm closer to Acadia National Park on Mt. Desert Island.
		P	Darling	Portland	Weekend	English
		I'd be glad to show you some of our best birding spots.
Professional Guides If you contact a professional Birdingpal guide you must be prepared to pay a fee for guiding services.
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		Kim	Whittier	Mission	Dec. through March except for Sunday	English
		There are over 30 species noted at Rio Grande Valley specialties, ie, birds found here that do not go very far into the US. During spring migration,we can observe many raptors migrating mornings from the Hawk Tower at Bentsen State Park. Many songbirds are easily seen at Quinta Mazatlan. Shore birds (red bellied whistling duck, etc.)are plentiful at Edinburgh wetlands, Estero Llano and Santa Ana NWR. Salineno is famous for the most amazing feeding station along the Rio Grande. Falcon State Park is sure to yield road runners, vermillion flycatchers, and many others. Green parakeets fly overhead in the Palmview McAllen area daily in flocks of 20-200.I can show you 3 monk parakeet nests inhabited by about 3o birds in Hidalgo. The Hidalgo pump House is another great birding spot. I also can take you to the Brownsville dump to look for the Tamaulipas crow and the Chihuahuan raven. There are 3 kinds of kingfishers found in these hotspots: belted, ringed and green.		Area: Estero Llano Grande, Salineno, Bentsen Rio Grande SP, Santa Ana NWR, Quinta Ma Area Birds: green jay chachalaca vermillion flycatcher great kiskadee Altamira oriole clay	Interests: Nature: birdwatching, twitching, photography, hiking, butterflies, fishing, sport fishing, boating, skiing, swimming, surfing, snowmobiling, sky diving Travel: train, bus, car, hitchhiking, biking, long walk, packpack, canoe, portage, dog sled, snow mobile Visit: tourist site, museum, restaurant, club, vineyard, outdoors, nature spot, beach, lake, ocean, architecture, shop, antique, swap Attend: concert, horse race, ballet, dance show, theatre, live music, sports event, auction, antique, convention, political rally, protest, competition Participate: night life, party, dance, club, bar, rock, country, classical, hiphop, rap, swing, wine, beer, liquor, social games, computer games, casino map
		C	Lewey	White Mountains/Western Maine	Anytime	English
		Northern New HHampshire and Maine birding. Mt. Washington (Bicknell's Thrush, Blackpoll Warbler, Boreal Chickadee), Lake Umbagog (NH/Maine) Boreal species. Brownfield Bog Maine.
Local Information
		Name			Description
		Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia			Maine
		Local weather			Yahoo
		Maine Audubon Society			Club
		Fundy Audubon Society			Club
		Merrymeeting Audubon Society			Club
		Mid-Coast Audubon Society			Club
		Penobscot Valley Audubon Society			Club
		Western Main Audubon Society			Club
		York County Audubon Society			Club
		Down East Spring Birding			Festival
		Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge			Park
		Birding Hotspots around the world			Sites