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 …
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Maine’s Struggling Bats – Part One
With Halloween coming up in a few weeks, October is a great time to talk about bats. Our furry, flying friends are in trouble. Following is part one of a series on bats we are featuring this month. Please read and share - fostering an appreciation for bats will do wonders to help make their …
World Shorebirds Day
It seems like every day has been designated for something lately: National Blueberry Popsicle Day is September 2nd, the 4th is Newspaper Carrier Day and who could forget about National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day coming up on October 19th. But there is one big ‘day' coming up that I want to …
How to see a Little Egret
Birding has many interesting aspects. Birds offer plenty of exciting opportunities for discovery – from learning to the basics of identification to exploring the migratory timing or even just admiring them from your window. One of the most exciting aspects for me, is finding a rare bird. On June 8, …
Fall is upon us…
Although the summer solstice – the “first day of summer” – was on June 21st, to some birds that may have been the first day of Fall. All of the shorebirds we see in Maine are migratory. Some of them migrate to Maine for the winter (Purple Sandpipers) while some come here just to breed (Piping …