Acadia National Park.
Acadia National Park is located on the rock- bound shore of Mount Desert Island off the coast southeast of Bangor, and reachable using Alternate Rte 1 and Rte 3. Here you will find granite cliffs side by side with sand, cobblestone beaches and glacier-carved mountains rising from the sea, cupping deep lakes in their valleys. The geography of Acadia National Park ranges from meadows and marshes to dense evergreen forests. Everywhere the ocean makes its presence felt, whether by sight, sound or smell. The National Park Service (NPS) protects this unique resource and provides a variety of visitor services. Acadia attracts more than 300 species of sea, shore, and land birds.
Monhegan Island.
Monhegan lies on the Atlantic flyway, and birders can hope to spot a diverse range of birds including bitterns, indigo buntings, orioles, crossbills, warblers, yellow-billed cuckoos, sparrows, peregrines, rusty blackbirds, cowbirds, red-bellied and red-headed woodpeckers, dickcissels, rose-breasted grosbeaks, scarlet tanagers, western kingbirds, purple finches, sandpipers, yellow-rumped palms, solitary vireos, ruby-crowned and golden-crowned kinglets, western kingbirds, and northern shrikes. The island is northeast by east from Portland, and is reachable by several toll ferries
The Orono Bog Boardwalk.
The Orono Bog Boardwalk has become a premier destination in the Bangor/Orono area for persons wishing to experience the beauty and fascinating plants and animals of a Maine bog. The 1-mile boardwalk loop trail begins at the forested wetland edge in the Bangor City Forest and offers good birding along the way.
The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge.
Located in Wells, about 40 miles south of Portland on Rte 1, the refuge is approximately 4,700 acres in ten geographic units from Kittery to Cape Elizabeth. During harsh winters, the refuge's marshes provide vital food and cover for waterfowl and other migrating birds at a time when inland waters are frozen. Over 250 species of bird have been recorded here.