Maine bird watching

State Checklists:
Thayer Birding Software
Checklist of Maine Birds
NPWRC Bird Checklists - Maine

Species Seen in Maine: 418

State Ornithological Society: None

Rare Bird Alerts:
(207) 781-2332   Statewide
Transcripts
Highlights of RBA

Maps:
Maine
Maine Maps
Map of Counties

Retail Birding Stores
Travel Guide by City

Birding Links for Maine:
Birding Festivals
Christmas Bird Count Database
MaineBirding.net  excellent web site
Birding Northern Maine
Birding Maine
Birding Down East
Birding in Maine
Maine Department of Conservation
Norton Puffin Tours
"The Cat" Ferry

Maine Organizations:
Audubon Chapters in Maine
   Mid Coast Audubon Society   Jefferson
   York County Audubon Society  Kennebunk
The Nature Conservancy - Maine
Stanton Bird Club

Important Birding Locations in Maine:
Hot Spots
Lewiston/Auburn Hot Spots
Acadia National Park
Acadia Nation Park - NPS site
Machias Seal Island
Puffins and Machias Seal Island
Rachel Carson NWR
Moosehorn NWR
Thorncrag Bird Sanctuary
Birding Spots in Southern Maine
Maine Habitats and Birding Hotspots
US Fish & Wildlife Service Refuges - Maine

Pete Thayer's Favorite Hot Spots:
Acadia National Park
44.15 N   68.20 W
Spruce forests and rugged rocky coastline combine to make Acadia a top 100 Spot for birders. Seabirds are plentiful. You may even see a Purple Sandpiper or an Atlantic Puffin.

Baxter State Park
44.06 N   67.13 W
Bicknell's Thrush can be found at Mount Katahdin. Look in burned out areas for Three-toed and Black-backed Woodpeckers. This is 204,000 acres of remote birding in a land of BIG mosquitoes.

Bluenose Ferry
44.06 N   67.13 W
This ferry used to take 7 hours to travel from Bar Harbor, Maine to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Now a newer ferry called The Cat makes the crossing in 2.5 hours. In September you might see Manx, Greater and Sooty Shearwater; Wilson's and Leach's Storm-Petrel; Northern Gannet as well as Red and Red-necked Phalarope.

Machias Seal Island
44.59N   67.05W
This is a great place to see nesting Atlantic Puffins in the summer. You must book ahead -- small boats leave from Jonesport and Cutler. Arctic Terns will dive-bomb your head, so wear a hat!

Monhegan Island
43.47 N   69.22 W
Small, isolated, and far offshore, Monhegan Island is famous for its picturesque beauty -- and birds! Its size and location concentrate land bird migrants and attract off-course vagrants. Late September can produce over 100 species during a long weekend.