Mid-Coast Audubon will be accepting bird seed orders through Saturday, Nov. 11, to raise funds to support bird conservation and education programming.
Seed must be picked up from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 18, at one of two locations: Plants Unlimited, 629 Commercial St. in Rockport, or Lincoln County Publishing, 116 Mills Road, Newcastle. Be sure to specify pick up location on order form, according to a news release from Mid-Coast Audubon.
Five varieties will be offered this fall: Black oil sunflower seed 20 pounds for $20, 40 pounds for $30; Sunflower meaties (hulled) 25 pounds for $30, or 50 pounds for $51; Melody Mix 20 pounds for $20, 40 pounds for $30; Thistle (Nyger) 5 pounds for $15; and Suet blocks, $3 each.
Orders can be placed either online at midcoast-audubon.square.site or by mail-in form available at Mid-Coast Audubon’s website.
According to MCA President, Susan Schubel, “The Bird Seed Sale is an important fundraiser for the organization as all of our events are offered free to the public. Proceeds from this sale help to provide support for a number of our activities including speaker fees for our public programs, maintenance and repairs of our preserves, funds for our environmental education grants for teachers and birders, and more.”
If ordering by mail, send order forms to Seed Sale Sue, 12 Audubon Road, Bremen, ME 04551.
For more information, contact Schubel at sschubel@tidewater.net and put BIRDSEED in the subject line or call 207-380-1370.
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