While it may still feel like summer, fall migration is already in full swing for our feathered friends—and there's no better place to witness it than Scarborough Marsh! Join us August 23rd from 7:30-10:30am for a morning of birding at Maine’s largest salt marsh, a 3,000-acre expanse teeming with life and one of the state’s most important stopover sites for migrating birds.

This is prime time to catch a dynamic mix of species moving through the marsh. We’ll be on the lookout for a variety of migrating shorebirds—including Semipalmated Sandpipers, Short-billed Dowitchers, Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs, and maybe even a Tri-Colored Heron. We'll also hope to spot Glossy Ibis, Snowy and Great Egrets, Great Blue Herons, Double-crested Cormorants, and early migrating ducks. If we're lucky, we may catch sight of Nelson’s or Saltmarsh Sparrows skimming through the grasses, and raptors like Northern Harriers or an Osprey hunting overhead.

Time and conditions permitting, we’ll carpool to explore a few nearby hotspots to see what else we can turn up!

LOGISTICS:  Dress in layers (it can be windy near the shore) and wear sturdy shoes or sandals. Bring the following: a bagged snack, bug spray, sunblock, a hat, sunglasses, binoculars/scope, camera (optional), and notebook (optional).  If you do not have binoculars, MYBC can provide you with a pair. MYBC will have a scope to use, but if you have your own feel free to bring it along.

MEET UP AND PICK UP: 7:30am at the Eastern Trail Parking Lot near 140 State Rt 9 in Scarborough (map) Pick up in the same location at 10:30am.

Registration details will be emailed to MYBC members. Not a member yet? Email info@maineyoungbirders.org to find out how to join us on these trips!