The migrants are returning. In the past few days, there have been reports of Blue-headed Vireo, Black-throated Green Warbler, and Gray Catbird. This week’s Weekly Birding Tour has us returning to one of our favorite hotspots: Sieur de Monts Spring. We’ll walkd the Hemlock and Jesup Trails to see what we can find. As time allows, we may also visit a few other local birdy spots. 

Good news on the weather front: The National Weather Service is calling for this Wednesday to be partly sunny with a high near 57 F and calm winds. 

WHAT: Weekly Birding Tour

WHEN: 8:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, 28 April

WHERE:  Sieur de Monts Spring and more (details upon RSVP)

COST: $25

Please RSVP by calling (207/266-9461), emailing (info@TheNaturalHistoryCenter.com), or messaging (www.facebook.com/TheNaturalHistoryCenter) to sign up (you can do so up to the night before the schedule date). 

As a reminder, our COVID precautions will include:

• Capping group size at 8 people (we may go a bit higher if a anyone is in a “pod”).

• No ride-sharing outside of pods; instead arriving in separate vehicles.

• And we will all wear masks all of the time (well, at least outside of our individual cars).