Green Point WMA

Tips for Birding

When submitting eBird observations at Green Point Wildlife Management Area, it is most helpful to start a new checklist for each hotspot within the wildlife management area. Use this general hotspot when you have a checklist that includes multiple locations or if no other hotspot or personal location is appropriate for your sightings.

Birds of Interest

Nesting sparrows, mostly Song and Savannah. Shrubs bordering the field provide nesting for Yellow and Chestnut-sided Warblers. Yellow-billed and Black-billed Cuckoos are seen sporadically. The sparrow numbers swell in fall migration and it’s a good time to look for Horned Larks and Snow Buntings.

About Green Point Wildlife Management Area

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Green Point Farm Wildlife Management Area in Dresden is a combination of fields, old orchards, and wooded wetlands. The state maintains the site as a grassy meadow, which produces a wealth of nesting sparrows, mostly Song and Savannah.

Waterproof footwear is recommended in damper seasons and on dewy mornings. The site borders the confluence of the Kennebec and Eastern Rivers in a shallow area full of wild rice. Large numbers of ducks are sometimes found during the migration periods in April and late autumn. Scout near the bridge.

From US-1 in Woolwich take ME-127 north. Go 1.8 miles; turn left onto ME-128, then north on ME-128 to the Eastern River Bridge. Park at the large green shed on the west side of the road, 0.3 miles north of the bridge.

Notable Trails

The AllTrails website has a description and map of a hike at Green Point Wildlife Management Area.

Features

  • Restrooms on site

  • Wheelchair accessible trail

  • Entrance fee

Content from Green Point Wildlife Management Area (Maine Birding Trail) webpage

Last updated September 18, 2023