Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition

Cathy Morgan Bird Week 2025

May 1 - 31:"Celebrating Our Fine Feathered Friends" Kramer Gallery, Belfast Free Library - Exhibit of art depicting by local artists.

Saturday, May 10 - Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day!

Sunday, May 11 - Celebrate Mother's Day with a Bird Walk: Join Choe Chunn and David Thanhauser at their farm, 210 Oak Hill Road in Swanville, 7:00-10:00 a.m. to spot birds at their pond, woods, fields and along the Wescot Stream.

Monday, May 12 - Bird Walk on the Rocky Knolls Trail: Maine Master Naturalist Erik Klausmayer will lead the bird walk at the Rocky Knolls trail. Meet at 7:00 a.m.at the Rocky Knolls Tract of Meadow Brook Preserve of the Coastal Mountains Land Trust, 397 Oak Hill Road, Swanville.

Tuesday, May 13 – This day is definitely “for the birds”!

7:00 am: - Bird Walk on Sears Island Come to Sears Island and join Erik Klausmayer at Sears Island gate. People come from all over the country to watch birds on this island and it’s well worth the trip. This walk is ADA-accessible.

6:30 pm: “Welcoming our Returning Migrant Birds: Who They Are, Where They’re From” Spend an informative evening with Nick Lund of Maine Audubon in the Abbott Room at the Belfast Free Library. If you ever thought talk about birds was dull, you’ll change your mind after you hear Nick’s stories! Available as Zoom, and will be recorded for the Library’s You Tube channel.

Wednesday, May 14 - Bird Walk at Head of Tide: Meet Todd Miller at 7:00 am at Head of Tide Preserve, Coastal Mountains Land Trust, 85 Doak Road, Belfast.

Thursday, May 15 - Bird Walk at the Ducktrap River Preserve Meet Kristin Lindquist and Gary Gulezian at 7:00 am at the Coastal Mountains Land Trust’s Ducktrap River Preserve on Route 52 in Lincolnville for a beautiful walk through the springtime woods.

Friday, May 16 - Bird Walk on the Belfast Rail Trail Meet Cloe Chunn at the Center Parking Lot (a.k.a. Upper Bridge) at 7:00 am. This walk is ADAaccessible.

Saturday, May 17 - Paddle and bird the South Branch of the Marsh River Meet Cloe Chunn at 12:00 noon at the Frankfort Boat Launch on Rt. 1A. Bring your boat, paddle, PFD, water, lunch, protection from sun, wind, rain. Allow 4 hours. All walks begin at 7:00 am except the May 17 paddle trip.

Bring binoculars, dress for the weather, and bring protection from sun, bugs and rain. FMI: Cloe 338-1147. Phone calls only, please.