Merryspring Nature Center Hummingbird Guide
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Overview
Founded in 1974 by Mary Ellen Ross in Camden, Maine, Merryspring Nature Center is a community nature park and arboretum open daily year-round free of charge. The property contains a 35-species native tree arboretum, meadows, gardens, a vernal pool, a Ring Garden with perennial and annual beds, an Herb Garden, and a new Native Shrub Border planted in 2023. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are common seasonal visitors to the garden borders and native plantings from late May through early September.
Hummingbirds to Watch For
- • Ruby-throated
Most Common Hummingbird
The most commonly sighted hummingbird at Merryspring Nature Center is the Ruby-throated.
Best Time to Visit
Plan your visit during June, July, August, September for the highest chance of hummingbird sightings. Early morning and late afternoon are typically the most active feeding times.
Plants and Habitat
- • Bee balm (*Monarda didyma*) — Ring Garden perennial borders
- • Cardinal flower (*Lobelia cardinalis*) — native pollinator garden
- • Wild columbine (*Aquilegia canadensis*) — arboretum edges
- • Spotted jewelweed (*Impatiens capensis*) — woodland and vernal pool margins
- • Native trumpet honeysuckle (*Lonicera sempervirens*)
- • Native salvias (new pollinator garden)
NectarBloom Tip
Merryspring is free to enter every day and is a local favorite that avoids the crowds of Acadia. Come in late July when the Ring Garden and pollinator garden are at their fullest bloom, and walk the arboretum trails where forest-edge habitat concentrates hummingbird territorial activity. Bring binoculars — hummingbirds in Maine often perch high in trees between feeding bouts.
Visitor Notes
Free; open daily dawn to dusk, year-round. Maps available at the trailhead kiosk. ADA accessible on main garden paths.
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