Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition

Cathy Morgan Bird Week 2025

May 10th - 17th

Cathy Morgan Bird Week (named for an avid BBWC birder and late BBWC board member) is full of birdy activities, including a series of bird walks at local preserves with expert birders, a paddle on Marsh River and a lively and entertaining talk by Nick Lund of the Maine Audubon Society. All activities are free. Join us and bring a friend:

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

Saturday, May 10 - 7:00 am - 9:00 am - Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day! Birds love Sears Island, a national eBird hotspot. Meet Maine Master Naturalist Cloe Chunn and Todd Miller at the Sears Island gate and see the birds that flock to the island. Be ready for warblers in the trees and waders along the shore – and maybe an osprey or two. This walk is ADA-accessible, parking is easy and there are rustic facilities.

Sunday, May 11 - Celebrate Mother’s Day with a Bird Walk You’re invited to BBWC board member Cloe Chunn and David Thanhauser’s farm, 210 Oak Hill Road in Swanville, between 7:00-10:00 am to spot birds at their pond, in the woods and fields and along the Wescot Stream.

Monday, May 12 - 7:00 am - 9:00 am - Bird Walk on the Rocky Knolls Trail Maine Master Naturalist Erik Klausmayer will lead the bird walk at the Rocky Knolls Trail. Meet at the Rocky Knolls Tract of Meadow Brook Preserve of the Coastal Mountains Land Trust, 397 Oak Hill Road, Swanville.

Tuesday, May 13

7:00 am - 9:00 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.

6:30-8:00pm: 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 and on Zoom. Organized by BBWC, the Belfast Free Library, and the Waldo County Climate Action Coalition, more information here: https://belfastlibrary.org/event/welcoming-our-returning-migrant-birds-who-they-are-where-they-came-from-an-evening-program-with-nick-lund-of-maine-audubon/

Wednesday, May 14 - 7:00 am - 9:00 am - Bird Walk at Head of Tide Meet Todd Miller at Head of Tide Preserve, Coastal Mountains Land Trust, 85 Doak Road, Belfast.

Thursday, May 15 - 7:00 am - 9:00 am - Bird Walk at the Ducktrap River Preserve Meet Kristin Lindquist and Gary Gulezian 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 - 7:00 am - 9:00 am - Bird Walk on the Belfast Rail Trail Meet Cloe Chunn at the Center Parking Lot (a.k.a. Upper Bridge).This walk is ADA accessible.

Saturday, May 17 - 12:00pm - 4:00pm - Paddle and bird the South Branch of the Marsh River Meet Cloe Chunn at noon at the Frankfort Boat Launch on Rt. 1A. Bring your boat, paddle, PFD, water, lunch, protection from sun, wind, rain. This is a four-hour trip.

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.