Not even a pandemic and a fresh 19 inches of snow stopped Maine birders from taking part in the Christmas Bird Count this weekend. The official season for the 121st annual Count, or CBC, runs between December 14, 2020 and January 4, 2021, though many of the regions held their event this Saturday, …
Christmas Bird Count
Predicting Hummingbird Arrivals
Spring is coming and many of our most loved birds will be here any day! Thanks to long running citizen science projects we can pretty accurately predict when certain species are going to arrive. One migrant that a lot of people are already talking about and eagerly awaiting is the Ruby-throated …
Students in Search of a Snowy Owl
I recently had the pleasure of going birding with a group of students from Windham Middle School to look for a Snowy Owl. I've had the pleasure of working with this group before. Their teacher, Ryan Rumsey, has been working with Maine Audubon and teaching his students to bird for a couple years now. …
Winter Reading List
Short days and cold temperatures often limit our outdoor explorations so it is a good time to hit the books. Below is a list of books I recommend for this winter. First off, if you haven't read Doug Tallamy's Bringing Nature Home, then stop reading this blog and go read it now. This book does a …