By Barbara Goldberg, Reuters Bangor Daily News news story NEW YORK — The elusive snowy owl, rarely seen outside the Arctic, is turning up more frequently in the skies of North America than it does in the pages of a Harry Potter book, data from the National Audubon Society suggested on Wednesday. Sightings of the Read More
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My Maine This Week: David Small
“Last winter, my wife and I stopped at the Trenton airport after reading about several snowy owl sightings in that location. Luck was with us. We spotted one snowy owl sitting atop a utility pole almost right away. After several minutes of camera work the owl flew down to some ground cover while the shutter Read More
Snowy Owl Photos from Around the State
The Snowy Owls are back again—have you seen one? If so, please send us your photo and the location/town where you saw the owl. We would love to share your photos in our Snowy Owl photo gallery. During the winter of 2013-14, Snowy Owls moved into Maine for the winter in higher numbers than we’ve seen Read More
Creature Feature: Spruce Grouse
The Spruce Grouse is one of many “boreal specialties” for which Maine is famous among birders.
My Maine This Week: Tony Nazar
One of NRCM’s “regular” contributors to My Maine This Week, Tony Nazar, shares some recent photos from his travels, and from his own backyard, in this week’s My Maine This Week feature. Photos by NRCM supporter Tony Nazar of Wilton, Maine. See more of Tony’s photos here. “Coos Canyon in Byron is particularly beautiful this Read More
My Maine This Week: Catherine Simonson
“I took these photos of an adult and juvenile Bald Eagle in Surry earlier this month. That young one is quite fun to watch learning to scare the seagulls.” – Photos by NRCM supporter Catherine Simonson of Ellsworth, Maine. To view the photos in a larger format, please click on them individually.
My Maine This Week: Jane Gagnon
“This image is taken at Sherwood Forest in Auburn of a Downy Woodpecker working for his lunch. It was only my first visit to this pretty trail, which is part of the Androscoggin Land Trust. It is a short trail and just five minutes from the downtown area. You could say it was peaceful except for Read More
My Maine This Week: Susan Eilers Craig
This week’s My Maine is a collage of amazing Osprey photos in the Boothbay Harbor region, taken by Susan Eilers Craig. Click on each photo to enlarge: To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of your own to be featured on our website, please visit www.nrcm.org/our-maine/my-maine-this-week.
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
