White-winged Crossbill

How To and Where To

SUMMER: NORTHERN FOREST BIRDS

Six reasons why Maine is one of the weirdest places in America to go birding...

Weird Maineg

Northern Maine is home to Black-backed and American Three-toed Woodpeckers, Spruce Grouse...

Boreal Birding

Boreal birds of the northern forest are often found along logging roads in the upper region of the state.

Secret Roads

Maine is the most heavily forested state in America. The North Maine Woods is millions of acres of adventure birding.

Birding the North Maine Woods

Northern Goshawk - the one bird you don't want to find in the Maine forest.

Northern Goshawk

Spruce Grouse - maybe America's funniest bird.

Spruce Grouse

SUMMER: ATLANTIC PUFFINS and OTHER OCEAN BIRDS

Visit the Atlantic Puffin colony on Machias Seal Island via Bold Coast Tours.

Atlantic Puffins on Machias Seal Island

Visit the Atlantic Puffin colony on Seal Island via the Isle au Haut Ferry.

Atlantic Puffins on Seal Island

MORE pelagic birding and whales on Bar Harbor Whale Watch.

Pelagic Birding

Pelagic birding and whales on Bar Harbor Whale Watch.

Pelagic Birding

Birding Head Harbor Passage between the U.S. and Canada is unbelievable in late summer.

Head Harbor Passage

Maine has huge tides, big mudflats, and swarms of shorebirds in late summer.

Shorebird identification

More shorebird identification tips for birding Maine's late summer mudflats.

More Shorebird identification

WINTER BIRDING

Birding the Acadia National Park Loop Road in winter

Southern Maine in Winter

Birding the Quiet Side of Acadia National Park in Winter

Southern Maine in Winter

Birding the Southern Maine Coast in Winter - 6 Hot Spots

Southern Maine in Winter

Birding Portland Maine in Winter - 6 Hot Spots

Atlantic Puffins on Machias Seal Island

Birding Reid State Park in Winter - Lower Midcoast.

Reid State Park in Winter

Birding the Upper Midcoast in Winter - Knox and Waldo Counties

Upper Midcoast in Winter

Winter Birding in Acadia National Park - Schoodic Peninsula.

Schoodic in Winter

Birding Downeast in Winter - Washington County.

Downeast in Winter

The North Maine Woods Finch Invasion of 2022.

Boreal Birding in Winter

Snow Bunting Invasion.

Snow Bunting Invasion

Boreal Birding in Winter - the North Maine Woods.

Boreal Birding in Winter