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Here at Hog Island, we are dedicated to creating an inclusive, welcoming, and safe space for everyone to enjoy birding and the outdoors. Come join us for a week of birding at the peak of fall migration on the coast of Maine surrounded by a safe and supportive community of fellow queer birders.
Throughout the week we will travel to birding hotspots around the mid-coast, explore Muscongus Bay by boat, and relax in the spruce-fir forest of Hog Island. We will go birding together in a variety of habitats like marshes, meadows, forests and rocky coastlines. Through these experiences, we hope to dive deeper into our connection to the natural world and find healing during this time of togetherness. We will discuss best practices for facilitating inclusive birding experience, learn about queerness in the natural world, and explore the use of nature journaling as a tool for deepening our relationship with the outdoors. Most importantly, we will experience moments of joy and levity together. This session puts the ‘camp’ into Hog Island Audubon Camp! We hope you will leave camp feeling empowered to create safe birding spaces in your own community.
Pricing: $1,525
Maine residents are eligible for a $150 in-state discount for this session! After you register, contact hogisland@audubon.org to confirm your residency and the discount will be applied to your account.
The base registration fee includes meals, housing, instruction, and all field trips. This price is based on a standard shared room (with 2 twin beds) a shared bathroom. A limited number of upgraded accommodations are available for an additional cost. Two upgrade options are a single room for solo travelers or a room with a private bath for two people traveling together. There are no single rooms with private bathrooms available. Please see our lodging page for more information.
Participants must arrange their own transportation to and from the Audubon dock in Bremen at the start and end of the session. Please see our transportation page for more information.
There are several scholarship opportunities available to help participants attend Hog Island sessions! Please see our scholarships page for more information about Hog Island Scholarships. You should also check with your local Audubon chapter or bird club for additional opportunities.
Requirements: Birders of all skill levels and enthusiastic partners and friends are welcome! This program is for members of the LGBTQIA++ community. Acceptance of all identities (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual/aromantic ++) is required.
Director: Eva Lark
Eva Lark fell in love with Hog Island and made it her home for nearly a decade as the Hog Island Program Manager. Though she has left full-time Audubon work, she is still the director of the Costa Rica Teen Camp and now is taking on a leadership role at Let's Go Birding Together. She has been a birder for two decades and credits the winter warblers of South Florida as being her spark birds. In her free time, she enjoys traveling with her wife, two sons, and two rescue dogs. Currently Eva works for Boulder County Parks and Open Space as the Education and Outreach Supervisor. For Boulder County, she leads bird walks for the public and has launched a new Pride in the Parks Birding program made intentionally for the LGBTQIA+ and ally community. She also runs quarterly Birding Big Sits, which provides an inclusive way for all abilities to connect with birds and nature.
Instructors: Molly Adams, TBA
Molly Adams is the coauthor of Birding for a Better World: Finding Joy and Community in Nature and the founder of the Feminist Bird Club. She enjoys working at the intersection of conservation, social justice, art and accessibility. She completed a BA in Critical and Visual Studies at the Pratt Institute and an MA in Marine Conservation and Policy at Stony Brook University. Molly grew up on the south shore of Long Island where she fell in love with beach nesting birds and ducks at a young age and currently lives in the Catskill Mountains where she leads mindful birding events at Opus 40 and the Mountain Top Arboretum. Her favorite birds are nightjars and you can often find her painting birds in the local ceramic studio or knitting at home with her spouse Corey and pets Shelly and Rocky.
Assistant Instructor: TBA
NOTE: Audubon reserves the right to alter itineraries, instructors and particular arrangements, or to substitute similar itineraries or arrangements, at no penalty. If Audubon cancels a session, it will issue full refunds of all deposits or payments to the paid participants.
Testimonials:
“Amazing! FOHI, Staff, instructors made it an extraordinary time. I’d never been to camp and was nervous! It felt like family, thank you so much for such a special week!” - 2025 Camper
“In such challenging times, it truly is wonderful to see such kindness and care. It was like a thawing of the heart” - 2025 Camper
“Everyone was so kind, patient, enthusiastic, smart. All the instructors made me feel comfortable and included, even as a newbie!” - 2025 Camper
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