They hope for rare avian sightings as Audubon’s three-week continental canvass kicks off. By Michael Shepherd, Kennebec Journal Kennebec Journal news story FARMINGDALE — Sunday’s bird count started off like they often do for Glenn Hodgkins. A chickadee and a nuthatch, common in Maine, were the first birds he spotted along Northern Avenue. “Those are Read More
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Creature Feature: Spruce Grouse
The Spruce Grouse is one of many “boreal specialties” for which Maine is famous among birders.
Birding the Proposed National Park Lands
by Allison and Jeff Wells For birders like us, there’s no better way to explore new places than by watching and listening for the birds found there. Add to it another dozen bird enthusiasts and make the setting the breathtaking lands east of Baxter State Park proposed as a National Park and National Recreation Area, Read More
Birding on Proposed National Park Land
by Jeff and Allison Wells Boothbay Register column Over the weekend we had the opportunity to lead a birding expedition to an area north of Millinocket known by many as the proposed national park lands. It was exciting to be birding an area that currently little known by birders — we felt like birding pioneers! Read More
Birding the Proposed National Park Lands Near Baxter State Park
On June 28, NRCM hosted a bird walk on the lands proposed for a National Park, east of Baxter State Park, led by NRCM’s Allison Wells and husband Jeff. We had a great time birding and visiting with NRCM supporters in the extraordinarily beautiful place – and we saw lots of birds. Thanks to everyone Read More
“Snowy Owl Fever” – Catch It!
If you’ve ever wanted to see a Snowy Owl, this is your year. Snowy Owls have been moving into Maine for the winter in higher numbers than we’ve seen in decades. In fact, since late last fall, more than 70 of these magnificent owls have been reported throughout our state. From the southern reaches of Read More
An Evening with the Owls
by former NRCM board member Susan MacKenzie, PhD At 4:25 on an early April Sunday morning the temperature was a chilly 24o, stars littered the floor of the sky, and the air was still as stone granite. I know this because my husband and I were returning from four hours of owling in central Maine. As Read More
A Birder’s Take on Signs of Spring
Last year around this time, dozens of cars lined up along Route 126 from South Gardiner to Gardiner. Children, along with one or both of their parents, gazed out through the windows or stood nearby as two Coast Guard ice breakers plowed their way up the Kennebec River, slicing through thick layers of ice—an annual Read More
State to Unveil New Birding Trail Map
By Terry Karkos, Staff Writer Sun Journal news story AUGUSTA – Maine is about to venture into the fastest-growing nature-based tourism activity in the nation: birding. At 11 a.m. Monday, May 11, the state will debut its first Maine Birding Trail Map and Brochure during a presentation at the Pine Tree State Arboretum on 112 Read More
