Birding in Maine

The top birding locations in Maine include Acadia National Park, Acadia National Park, Acadia National Park - Otter Point, Acadia National Park - Schoodic Point, Acadia National Park - Seawall Picnic Area, Back Cove, Portland, Bailey Island, Bar Harbor, Bay Bridge Landing Wetland Park, Biddeford Pool, Biddeford Pool - East Point Sanctuary, Cape Neddick Light, Capisic Pond Park, Cliff House, York, Cliff Island, Eastern Egg Rock, Fort Foster Park, Kittery, Fortunes Rocks - Beach and Ponds, Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Hermit Island, Phippsburg, Hills Beach and Basket Island Causeway, Kennebunk Plains, Kettle Cove, Lake Josephine, Lubec Flats - South Lubec Sand Bar and Mudflats, Mackworth Island, Marginal Way, Ogunquit, Matinicus Island, Matinicus Rock, Monhegan Island, Mount Desert Island, Mount Desert Island High School, Mount Desert Rock, Ogunquit Beach, Outer Green Island, Casco Bay, Parsons Beach, Peaks Island, Pemaquid Point, Penjajawoc Marsh, Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge - Petit Manan Point, Portland Head Light - Fort Williams Park, Quoddy Head State Park, Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge - Timber Point Trail, Reid State Park, Georgetown, River Point Conservation Area, Falmouth, Salt Bay Farm, Sandy Point, Cousins Island, Sanford Lagoons (open Mon. - Fri., 8 am - 3 pm, closed weekends and holidays), Scarborough Marsh - Eastern Trail, Scarborough Marsh - Pine Point, Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge (island vicinity ONLY), Seapoint Beach, Sears Island, Seawall Beach, Phippsburg, Stratton Island, Taylor Bait Farm, Unity Pond, Wells Harbor - Marshes and Beach, Wells Reserve at Laudholm, Weskeag Marsh, Wharton Point, Brunswick, Wolfe's Neck Farm, Freeport. Each offers unique habitats and species.

The best seasons for birding in Maine are Spring and Summer and Fall. Spring migration brings diverse species through the area.

Notable species in Maine include Atlantic Puffin, Peregrine Falcon, Spruce Grouse, Black-throated Green Warbler, Boreal Chickadee, Wild Turkey, Mourning Dove, American Crow, and more. The state supports forest, coastal, mountain, wetland, urban park, lake, desert, river/riparian habitats.