Turf farms

[Leon mooney]

I have not seen many reports from the local turf farms in south Maine this year and wanted to ask if anyone on the list knows what turf farms are still welcoming birders and their rules if know. Thanks for any info provided. Leon.

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[Scott Richardson]

Harvard Turf Farms in Berwick aka Tuckahoe no longer allows driving on its roads, but you can walk in or scan from outside. The manager lives adjacent to the site and police take notice.

Ridlon Road, dirt in this area, has several good vantage points. It is closed in winter. The main entrance on Hubbard Road is now off limits, but directly across the street one or two cars may park out of the way on the edge.

The last time I was there, about a week ago, farm equipment was active across almost the entire site. Weekends might be better, but they still can be busy.

I’m pretty confident it was birder behavior that changed attitude and access here, so rebuild bridges if you have the chance.

If you’re on Ridlon, take a peek at Murdock Lake while there. It’s usually quiet, birdwise, but ducks stop during migration and the surrounding trees can be interesting.

Scott Richardson

> On Sep 1, 2019, at 12:37, 'Leon mooney' via Maine birds <maine...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
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> I have not seen many reports from the local turf farms in south Maine this year and wanted to ask if anyone on the list knows what turf farms are still welcoming birders and their rules if know. Thanks for any info provided. Leon.
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[Kevin Couture]

I met with people at Tuckahoe Turf Farm in Berwick, ME last year to try to get access for birders. (They used to allow people in during non-working hours, but closed it off due to problems with vehicles leaving ‘roads’ and driving on their turf fields.). Unfortunately, I was unable to get access for birders and consider the place off- limits.

Kevin C.

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> On Sep 1, 2019, at 12:37 PM, 'Leon mooney' via Maine birds <maine...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
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> I have not seen many reports from the local turf farms in south Maine this year and wanted to ask if anyone on the list knows what turf farms are still welcoming birders and their rules if know. Thanks for any info provided. Leon.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>

[Leon mooney]

Thanks for the info. Too bad about the situation but not uncommon. Leon

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