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WINTHROP — The Kennebec Land Trust is pleased to announce the dates and speakers for its 15th annual March Lyceum lecture series. This year’s program is “Maine Birds from Katahdin to Merrymeeting Bay.. and Everywhere Else in Between.” All three March programs are free and open to the public and are held at the Ladd Recreation Center in Wayne from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
KLT’s popular annual March lecture series is modeled after the early New England lyceums that began in 1826 in Massachusetts. For many years New England lyceums hosted lectures, debates and concerts for public audiences. The trust’s Lyceum is supported by Gloria, Lincoln, and Robert Ladd. This year’s series is sponsored by the Augusta Birding Club.
Maine Birds and Their Habitats, Thursday, March 16: Ron Joseph, retired wildlife biologist, US Fish and Wildlife Service, will focus on bird species and their habitats across Maine, bird conservation, breeding bird surveys, and birding areas in Maine.
Conservation and Management of Woodcock, Waterfowl, and Grouse, Thursday, March 23: Kelsey Sullivan, wildlife biologist for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, will address: trends in waterfowl, grouse and woodcock populations, inter-agency cooperation on waterfowl and woodcock conservation and management, and the life histories of woodcock, waterfowl, and grouse.
Northern Goshawks in the Northeast: Natural History and Conservation, Thursday, March 30: David Brinker, regional ecologist, Maryland Department of Natural Resources Natural Heritage Programwill provide an overview of northern goshawk: natural history and ecology, habitat preferences and use, population trends, and conservation issues.
For more information on Lyceum programs, visit www.tklt.org/lyceum.
The KLT will also sponsor two spring Lyceum bird walks, led by Glenn Hodgkins, KLT Advisory Board and member, Augusta Birding Club. Both walks will take place from 8 to 10 a.m.
On Saturday, May 20, birders will meet at KLT’s Hutchinson Pond Conservation Area, Benson Road, Manchester, www.tklt.org/hutchinson: Join us for a bird walk to see migratory and breeding birds as we explore the Hutchinson Pond trails through fields and woods, wetlands and along the pond. Potential breeding birds include various warblers, alder flycatcher, wood duck, yellow-bellied sapsucker, and blue-headed vireo.
On Saturday, June 10, the walk will be at Torsey Pond Nature Preserve, Route 41 in Readfield, www.tklt.org/torsey: This outing will be an easy and beautiful walk to look for breeding birds in the preserve woods and for wetland birds at the duck blind. Ninety-nine species of birds have been documented at the Torsey Pond Nature Preserve. Potential sightings include Virginia rails, swamp sparrows, sandhill cranes, hermit thrush, scarlet tanagers and various warblers.
For more information call KLT at 377-2848 or visit www.tklet.org.
CAPTION: This Phil Downes photograph was taken at the Kennebec Land Trust’s 330-acre Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat Conservation Area.
