Fort Popham is great for bird watching, especially if you go there at dusk! Even better if it's near low tide. There is almost always a heron or two, lots of cormorants, ducks, and random sea birds (I love the little guys who dive bomb for fish, though it might be too late in the year to see them), and there is a pair of Bald Eagles you can sometimes see flying over the water. They sometimes raid the pigeons who live at Fort Popham. Speaking of which if it hasn't been caught by the eagles yet, there is a pure white pigeon that lives in the fort as well.

On the drive to Popham there is a good chance you will see a few hawks, ospreys, or even some turkeys as well!