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Birds
Results from the 2018 Big Sit!
We came, we sat, we birded, we laughed, we ate doughnuts, it rained. That pretty much sums up the experience enjoyed by a hardy team of …
The Big Sit! The Largest Number of Birds With the Least Amount of Effort
The annual Big Sit is a combination of two things I love: birding and sitting down. The idea is to count as many birds as possible in a …
Trip Report: 50th Anniversary of the Bald Eagles of Merrymeeting Bay
One morning in 1969, Maine Audubon and friends motored up the Kennebec River to Swan Island in hopes of seeing a Bald Eagle. A sighting was …
“How Long Should I Keep My Hummingbird Feeders Up?” – Answers To All Your Fall Hummingbird Questions
Watching hummingbirds zip around a garden or gracefully sip from a hanging feeder are enduring pleasures of a Maine summer. But as the …
Rare Bird Alert: GREAT BLACK HAWK
If you've never heard of a Great Black Hawk, you are probably not alone. Don't bother grabbing your Sibley guide, as this bird isn't in …
That Time We Went Birding With Spose
A couple months ago, we noticed that Maine rapper Spose had launched a new segment on his podcast where he quizzed guests about birds, …
Nature Moments: How to Build a Bird’s Nest
If you ever have the opportunity (and permits) to dissect an abandoned bird nest, you'll discover that female birds are ingenious architects …
LISTEN: Talkin’ Birds at the Freeport Birding Festival
Among the many highlights from this past weekend's events was our own Doug Hitchcox's appearance on the popular birding podcast Talkin' …
Nature Moments: Birdsong Baby Babble
Every bird in the world makes some kind of sound. But in order to develop a proper song, explains Nat Wheelwright, some of them need to …