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The results of the 2019 Loon Count are in! This annual count has been taking place for the past 36 years. Thank you to the 1,414 people who counted loons on 292 lakes in Maine! View the full results of the count and learn about the health of Maine's loon population by visiting the link in our bio.

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If you hear crows causing a racket with their caws, there is most likely an owl (or hawk) nearby. Because Snowy Owls are diurnal, these two species are more likely to encounter one another - and they don't get along. Crows will "mob," or harass and attack owls, sometimes killing them. Snowy Owls, on the other hand, will also occasionally eat crows, so there are plenty of reasons for both species to be wary of one another.

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Happy new year! Best wishes for a year filled with peace, nature, and lots of wildlife observations!

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One of the most well known bird species, the Northern Cardinal's flash of red makes them easy to spot this time of year. Male cardinals have bright red plumage, while the female's feathers are pale brown with red tinges on their wings. Unlike many songbirds, both female and male cardinals sing. Females primarily sing in the spring when sitting on their nests, perhaps to let males know when to bring food. Northern Cardinals are a relative newcomer to Maine, with the first birds spotted in the state in the 1960s. Since then, they have spread to southern and coastal Maine, primarily in suburban areas with bird feeders.

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House finches are native to the western United States, but ever since a small number of caged birds were released in New York in 1940, they have spread rapidly up and down the east coast. House finches compete with House Sparrows (an introduced species from Europe) for food and habitat. In Maine, you will primarily see House Finches in urban parks, at backyard feeders, and near the edges of farms and forests. This species is highly social and their flocks will sometimes number in the hundreds.

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