Save the date for KLT’s 2026 Lyceum Lecture Series focused on the Maine Bird Atlas and what it reveals about breeding and wintering birds across Maine. All lectures will be held from 6:00–7:30 p.m. at the Hallowell City Hall Auditorium (1 Winthrop Street, Hallowell).

Thursday, March 12 (6:00–7:30 p.m.) – Taking the Pulse: Maine’s Breeding and Wintering Birds
Adrienne J. Leppold, Ph.D., will present insights from the 2018–2022 Maine Bird Atlas, a five-year statewide effort documenting 332 species and nearly two million records.

Thursday, March 19 (6:00–7:30 p.m.) – Breeding Birds of Kennebec County: 1890s to the Present
Glenn Hodgkins of the Augusta Birding Club will examine how bird communities in Kennebec County have changed over the past 130 years, drawing on historic records and recent atlas data.

Thursday, March 26 (6:00–7:30 p.m.) – Moonlight Sonata: Maine’s Nightjars
Logan Parker of the Maine Natural History Observatory will explore the ecology and conservation of the Eastern Whip-poor-will and Common Nighthawk, two species that have experienced significant declines.

Light refreshments will be provided.

KLT’s March Lyceum and the associated field program are supported by The Helen and George Ladd Family and sponsored by the Augusta Birding Club, which promotes bird study, conservation, and education in central Maine.