Experience the spring migration of song birds at Vining Lake Community Preserve in Cooper! We’ll look and listen for returning migrants and those hardy birds that spend the whole year in Maine. This bird walk will be led by local birder Woody Gilles. This event is for anyone interested in learning and sharing about birds, beginners through experts. We encourage participants to bring their own binoculars, but DCC does have a limited number available for participants to borrow if needed.

Woody Gillies has had an interest in birds since his mother introduced him to backyard birding at an early age. When he was in junior high, he tagged along with his older brother who was taking a field ornithology course in college. Woody is a retired Professor Emeritus from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY where he taught chemistry for thirty-five years. He was a member of the Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club and Massachusetts Audubon and presently is president of Fundy Audubon, a local chapter of Maine Audubon. Woody has birded in the Canadian Maritimes, Central America, Australia, and Europe. He has been interested in nature photography most of his adult life and has photographed birds wherever his travels take him. In 2017, he did a Washington County Big Year with a year-end total of 199 species.

This event will be approximately 2 hours in length. Limited Space and advance registration required. This event is FULL. Please use the link below to sign up for the waitlist incase someone cancels.

Outdoor programs are subject to cancellation due to inclement weather, updates will be sent to registered participants. Questions? Email cathy@downeastcoastalconservancy.org.