“Love the late afternoon light in this photo of the Rockland breakwater in January. Love this place, too, since it remains open to the public and is very popular. A volunteer group maintains the light keeper’s house. One elderly gentleman walks the breakwater every day, year-round. In the summertime it’s a sociable scene where you Read More
Protecting Wildlife
My Maine This Week: Callie Wronker
“I saw this juvenile eagle on January 12 around 1:00 p.m. along Baxter Boulevard in Portland looking out over Back Cove. Perhaps it was contemplating mallard for lunch?” —Photo by NRCM member Callie Wronker of Portland, Maine To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of your own to be featured on Read More
My Maine This Week: Catherine Simonson
“This is a cute little fox I came across in Bar Harbor in early December. I think I interrupted his/her snack time! But, s/he was otherwise fairly compliant and posed for a few photos.” —Photos by NRCM member Catherine Simonson of Ellsworth, Maine. To view the photos in a larger format, please click on them individually. Read More
North American Sightings of Elusive Snowy Owls Take Flight
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
Monarch Butterfly Eyed for Possible US Endangered Species Protection
By Laura Zuckerman, Reuters Bangor Daily News news story Monarch butterflies may warrant U.S. Endangered Species Act protection because of farm-related habitat loss blamed for sharp declines in cross-country migrations of the orange-and-black insects, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday. Monarch populations are estimated to have fallen by as much as 90 percent 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
Maine Birders Fan Out to Begin Annual Count
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
Conservationists Release 140,000 Maine Salmon
The release will help restore the fish’s run to the East Machias River. The Associated Press Portland Press Herald news story EAST MACHIAS — A Maine conservation organization says its effort to release more than 140,000 juvenile Atlantic salmon will help restore the fish’s run to the East Machias River. The Downeast Salmon Federation released the Read More
Bowdoin Biologist Investigates Tadpole Die-off
Nat Wheelwright says 200,000 died in less than a day last year. ‘It was like a nuclear bomb went off.’ by Chelsea Diana, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story More than 200,000 wood frog tadpoles died within 21 hours last year at a pond in Nat Wheelwright’s backyard in Brunswick, in what may be Read More
