National Wildlife Refuges National Parks Acreage of Important Bird Areas 11 3 17,797,035 Maine has a lot to offer any traveler, from fragrant conifer forest and picturesque lighthouses to mountain peaks and some of the most beautiful rocky shoreline in North America. Here’s the wonderful bonus if you’re a birder: The state’s best birding destinations include all of these attractions. Birders spend plenty of time checking out water-treatment plants or scanning farm fields. So why not visit a gorgeous spot like Acadia National Park? Maine’s coast offers treats such as eiders, Harlequin Duck, shearwaters, Razorbill, Black Guillemot, Atlantic Puffin, Black-legged Kittiwake, and Roseate and Arctic terns. Inland, sought-after species include Spruce Grouse, American Three-toed and Black-backed woodpeckers, Gray Jay, Boreal Chickadee, and Bicknell’s Thrush. A dozen miles south of Portland, Biddeford Pool has long...