The Stanton Bird Club is sponsoring several bird watching events in mid-May. Stanton field trips are free, and nonmembers are invited. All experience levels are welcome. For more information, contact trip leader Tom Hayward at 782-5238.

New Gloucester Marsh/Pineland Farms, Saturday, May 17, 7 a.m. to noon

Marsh birds such as the Virginia rail, Sora and American Bittern will be scouted for at the marsh, while warblers, orioles and tanagers are possible visitors to Pineland Farms. The group will car pool from the Auburn J.C. Penney parking lot, leaving at 7 a.m. and returning around noon.

Warren Warbler Walk, Sunday, May 18, 7 to 10 a.m.

The Warren warbler walk, named in honor of Mary Warren, has been conducted annually by Stanton since 1928. This perennial favorite explores some prime habitat for warblers, thrushes and vireos. The group will meet at the Auburn J.C. Penney parking lot, leaving at 7 a.m. and returning around 10 a.m.

Weekly Bird Walk, Tuesdays, April 22 through May 20, 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Join other "early birds" as we walk along the Bates College campus and Riverside cemetery in search of migrating warblers and other songbirds. Meet trip leader Tom Hayward at Hathorn Hall, Bates College in Lewiston.

Birding at Sylvester's, Wednesday, May 21, 7 a.m.

This annual trek is along the Androscoggin riverside and open fields and woodlands. Birds sighted at this location include bobolinks, several warbler varieties, red-breasted grosbeaks, and eastern meadowlarks. The trip will continue on to the property of Col. George Benjamin, where we will explore the farm pond, feeders, stream and overgrown fields. The group will meet at the property of William Sylvester, 1128 Riverside Drive, Auburn, at 7 a.m.

The Stanton Bird Club is a conservation organization offering monthly free natural history programs and field trips throughout the state. The organization welcomes new members, whose dues help to provide land stewardship at three sanctuaries, owned and managed by the club, in Lewiston and Monmouth.

For more information, call 782-5238, visit the Web site at www.stantonbirdclub.org or e-mail questions to StantonPR@yahoo.com.