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BETHEL — Mahoosuc Land Trust is set to offer “Birds, Backyards and You — A Webinar Series” starting Wednesday, Jan. 24. Winter provides ample time to watch the birds visiting feeders and landscape and to try to figure out what is happening. It also is an opportune time to listen to a professional bird rehabilitator […]
BETHEL — Calling all bird enthusiasts. Winter provides ample time to watch the birds visiting our feeders and landscape and to try to figure out what is happening. It also is a great time to listen to a professional bird rehabilitator about what happens when a bird takes you into its confidence. To […]
“When you see a baby hummingbird that you’ve been caring for fly for the first time, it’s amazing,” says Jody Giddings when I spoke to her recently about her 10 years of experience as a wildlife rehabilitator. Jody is the founder of Sunday River Wildlife that opened this past December in Newry. Sunday River Wildlife’s mission it to help native Maine wildlife including baby chipmunks, turtles, weasels, and even bats. Birds, including tiny hummingbirds (photo by Jody Giddings), are a specialty. “At first, they don’t know what they are doing, but when a hummingbird zips up and h...
Unique trail in western Maine uses art to make bird watching easier © WMTW mahoosuc land trust’s valentine farm birding trail map In time for the spring migration, a new birding trail has opened in the woods of western Maine. The Mahoosuc Land Trust’s Valentine Farm birding trail in Bethel puts an emphasis on education.Sign up for our Newsletters “What we're trying to do with this trail is make it a little easier, especially for those who are just getting started,” Mahoosuc Land Trust volunteer James Reddoch said. Artwork is strategically placed along the trail helps educate birder...
Bethel Citizen photo by Samuel Wheeler. BETHEL — ” The Valentine Farm Birding Trail is a perfect way for people to get to see some our superstars and understand how important our region is for healthy birds both here and from other parts of the world,” James Reddoch, an avid birder and part-time Albany Township resident, said. The soon to be birding trail, located off the North Road in Bethel, will officially open on Saturday, May 15, following a ribbon cutting in the morning at the Valentine Farm. Over the past few years, birding has become an increasingly popular activity, leadin...