Loads of lead fishing lures can be found at the bottom of even the cleanest bodies of water. By George Smith Kennebec Journal column We’re blessed with our beautiful brooks, steams, rivers, ponds and lakes — but there is still a lot of work to do to clean them up. Thankfully, we don’t have the Read More
Common Loon
New Law Bans Lead Fishing Tackle to Protect Loons
By The Associated Press Bangor Daily News news story A new Maine law bans lead fishing tackle in hopes of protecting loons. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife says keeping lead fishing weights out of Maine waters will better the birds’ survival and spur population growth across the Northeast. Ingesting lead fishing tackle is Read More
My Maine This Week: Dave Small
“Watching nature do what nature does can be very entertaining. Seeing wildlife and geographic shows on television, considering vast improvements in photographic technology, can be a breath-taking experience. Seeing it first hand, and providing your own story line has its own remarkable rewards. It’s with those thoughts that I share my weekly NatureShots photo files Read More
My Maine This Week: Dave Small
“The Searsport town dock has always been a stop-and-look place for me before driving past. This time, on my way for some pollock fishing, Canon and shutter finger were both rewarded by a relaxing Common Loon that was close to shore. Rare situation to say the least.” Photo by NRCM member Dave Small of Old Read More
My Maine This Week: Callie Wronker
“I took this photo late in the fall while some of us were splitting and stacking wood for this winter. While doing this, I saw this loon on Dyer Long Pond in Jefferson is getting into its winter wardrobe.” Photo by NRCM member Callie Wronker of Portland, Maine To see past My Maine This Week Read More
Loon Dies From Avian Malaria, Heightening Climate Concerns
By Nora Flaherty MPBN news story PORTLAND, Maine – The death of a loon from avian malaria on a lake straddling Oxford County, Maine, and New Hampshire is raising concerns about climate change and illnesses transmitted through insect bites. The bird, a Common Loon, died last summer on Umbagog Lake. It’s the first confirmed death Read More
Fall: East Branch of the Penobscot River, Day 2, Part 2, Third Lake
Third Lake was breathtakingly beautiful. We pushed off into the inlet, and after only a minute or two of paddling turned the corner to see the lake view unfold in front of us. Unlike Fourth Lake, I couldn’t see the bottom of Third Lake. Much of its banks were rocky, or rose as huge boulders. Read More
My Maine This Week: Jane Davis
“While out kayaking today in central Maine, I chanced upon this loon on a nest. I took a few quick photos with my telephoto lens (I wasn’t as close as it may appear), and quietly paddled away, so as to disturb her as little as possible. It was a beautiful day to be out on Read More
6 Species that Could Disappear from Maine Within the Next Generation
By Seth Koenig Bangor Daily News column In 2011, the journal Science published a groundbreaking study that tracked the recent habitat shifts of nearly 1,400 animals, plants and insects, and the results were striking. Researchers found that the species were moving away from the equator and into higher elevations two to three times as fast Read More
