RAYMOND — A special slide-show presentation on Migratory Birds in Southern Maine is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, at Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Boyhood Home , 40 Hawthorne Road.
A Rose-breasted Grosbeak will be discussed during the Migratory Birds presentation by Bruce Small. Bruce Small photo
The photo presentation will be offered by amateur photographer and birder Bruce Small of Raymond, who will present photographs of migratory birds he has taken around Raymond and other southern Maine locations. Small will identify dozens of colorful birds from the spring migration, in a presentation designed to encourage ongoing audience discussion as the talk progresses, according to a news release from the Hawthorne Community Association.
Small also will introduce the new Merlin Bird ID app from Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a free app he uses to identify birds from their songs and photos.
Admission will be a minimum $5 donation, which will be used to renovate the historic home’s old kitchen. Attendees will be served decaf coffee and cookies.
Anyone with a smart phone can download the free bird-identification app before Small’s presentation by going to merlin.allaboutbirds.org.
For more information, visit hawthorneassoc.com or email info@hawthorneassoc.com.
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