Maine Audubon is proud to introduce you to our new series on wildlife photography Through the Lens with Nick Leadley. Each month Nick, a professional wildlife photographer and Maine Guide, will write about a different aspect of wildlife photography to help you improve your skills and capture the …
Birds
Celebrate National Bird Feeding Month with the Nature Store
February is National Bird Feeding Month. This Saturday, January 26, from 10 am to 3 pm, the Nature Store at Gilsland Farm will have a Bird Feeding Celebration! Winter is prime feeding time when regular food sources are scarcer. Do you want to learn more about setting up a feeding station in your …
The Great Black Hawk: What Happens Now?
As you may have heard, Portland's famous Great Black Hawk has been taken to a rehabilitation facility after being found on the ground in Deering Oaks Park during this weekend's cold snap and snowstorm. The bird is receiving excellent care at Avian Haven in Freedom, though there is still much …
Maine Bird Superlatives: Our Fastest, Heaviest, Oldest Birds, and More!
Don't put away those decorations, because the holidays aren't over yet: Saturday, January 5th is National Bird Day! We at Maine Audubon are constantly celebrating our feathered friends, but for National Bird Day we wanted to share some of the superlative birds in our state. These are species that …
Why Are Rare Birds Coming to Maine?
The national birding community is still in the grips of Great Black Hawk fever. Those of us who get excited about seeing rare birds are still abuzz about this one, so far outside of the tropical range of this species and surviving the start of a cold Maine winter. After a few days' absence, the …
Seeing Beautiful New Birds At Your Feeders? They Might Be Evening Grosbeaks!
Some lucky Maine birders are seeing some unusual birds at their feeders this winter. They're yellow, but they're not goldfinches. They've got fat bills, good for crushing seeds, but they're not House Finches or Eastern Towhees. They're Evening Grosbeaks, an almost mythical species in Maine and a …
5 Creatures You May Not Know Used to Live in Maine
Maine is home to some incredible wildlife. From Moose, Canada Lynx, and Black Bear in our northern forests to Gray Seals, Northern Right Whales, and Atlantic Puffins in the Gulf of Maine, we're surrounded by fascinating creatures. But not all of them are still around. Here are five animals that …
What This Election Means for Maine’s Wildlife — & What’s Next
Yesterday, Maine people (and the nation at large) answered our call to #EgretOutTheVote -- in what appear to be record numbers. The majority of votes have been tallied, and we know one thing for certain: The 2018 midterm elections results bode well for Maine's wildlife and habitat. If you didn't …
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 birders who ventured to Gilsland Farm this past Saturday for the 11th annual Big Sit bird count. The goal was to identify as many birds as possible without …