The pitcher plant is only found in bogs and will likely be seen on the upcoming Stanton field trip to a private bog in Leeds.

Club to visit private bog

LEWISTON – The Stanton Bird Club will hold two field trips in June.

An outing to the Woodbury Nature Sanctuary in Monmouth will be held on Saturday, June 13. Participants may see summer residents like warblers, woodpeckers and other woodland residents. The group will car pool from the Promenade Mall parking lot, near Staples, leaving at 7 a.m. and returning around 11 a.m.

On Wednesday, June 17, a field trip to the Maurer’s bog, a privately owned area in Leeds, will be held. At this site, participants will walk into the bog and explore the birds with Stan and Joan DeOrsey and the unique flora with Stanton Bird Club botanist Susan Hayward. Participants should have appropriate footwear to accommodate ankle deep water. The group will car pool from the Marden’s parking lot, 750 Main St., leaving at 8 a.m. and returning at 11 a.m.

Stanton field trips are free and nonmembers are invited. All experience levels are welcome.

For more information, contact trip leaders Stan or Joan DeOrsey at 933-2266.

The Stanton Bird Club is a conservation organization offering free monthly natural history programs and field trips throughout the state. The organization welcomes new members whose dues help to provide land stewardship at sanctuaries, owned and managed by the club, including Thorncrag sanctuary in Lewiston and Woodbury sanctuary in Monmouth. For more information, call 782-5238, visit the Web site at www.stantonbirdclub.org or e-mail [email protected].