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28Oct

10:30 am

Fields Pond Explorers Club – 10:30 am Session

Wednesday, Fields Pond, Holden

28Oct

1:30 pm

Fields Pond Explorers Club – 1:30 pm Session

Wednesday, Fields Pond, Holden

29Oct

Chickadee Club (October & November)

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29Oct

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Maine’s Climate Action Plan: Breaking News and Analysis

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31Oct

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Oct 27

7/8 Saltmarsh Sparrow: A secretive breeder hiding

7/8 Saltmarsh Sparrow: A secretive breeder hiding out on southern Maine’s coast.
"As the name implies, Saltmarsh Sparrows nest exclusively in salt marshes. Although showing significant recent declines, this species is common during breeding season in York and Cumberland Counties, becoming less common east to South Thomaston (Hodgman et al. 2002, Hodgman et al. 2015a). Late-spring migrants, Saltmarsh Sparrows arrive at breeding sites in late May and early June. Scattered reports in September and October suggest that fall migration is more protracted than in spring but most birds depart by mid- to late October. This species is rate in winter (Shriver et al. 2005b). Maine Conservation Status: Species of Special Concern."
This excerpt is from “Birds of Maine,” the first book in more than 70 years to offer a comprehensive detail of all our state’s 464 species. With permission from publisher Princeton University Press, we’re pleased to offer 8 excerpts and samples of the illustrations by Barry Van Dusen. Profits from the book support Maine Audubon’s work to conserve birds and bird habitat. Coming November 3! See link in bio to pre-order or for more info.

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Oct 26

Bat Week continues! Bats are the only mammals that

Bat Week continues! Bats are the only mammals that can truly fly. A bat’s wing contains the same basic bone types as a human’s hand, including four elongated fingers and a short thumb on the leading edge of the wing, which you can just make out on this photo of a Big Brown Bat. Although they are excellent fliers, bats cannot achieve the same powerful burst that allows a bird to take off from a perching position. Instead, bats must start off hanging by their feet and free fall to gain momentum before beginning to fly.
Photo: Ariana van den Akker

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Oct 25

It's Bat Week (Oct. 24-31) so we're celebrating wi

It's Bat Week (Oct. 24-31) so we're celebrating with facts and updates about these special animals. Nearly all bats are nocturnal, or active at night. They can see, but mostly rely on their excellent hearing to find food and navigate in the dark. In a process called echolocation, bats emit sound waves that are ultrasonic (too high in frequency for humans to hear). When those sound waves reach a solid object, they bounce back towards the bat. By listening for these echoes, the bat can “see” the object. Many bats have large ears or specialized ear shapes, which is thought to help with echolocation. The Northern Long-eared Bat, pictured here, is one such bat.
Photo: USFWS/Al Hicks NYDEC

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Oct 24

It’s Bat Week! Let’s celebrate by looking at h

It’s Bat Week! Let’s celebrate by looking at how special bats are, what they do for us, and what we can do for them. Let’s start with a few bat facts: There are eight species of bats in Maine. The Big Brown Bat, Little Brown Bat, Northern Long-eared Bat, Eastern Small-footed Bat (shown here) and the Tri-colored Bat hibernate in winter. The Hoary Bat, Silver-haired Bat, and the Eastern Red Bat migrate. Of those, the Northern Long-eared and the Little Brown are on the Maine Endangered Species list. More fun facts tomorrow!
Photo: Paul Moosman/Creative Commons

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Oct 24

Do you ever think about how fish get to where they

Do you ever think about how fish get to where they want to be? We do! We think a lot about how to make a stream act like a stream, so that fish can follow their natural migratory routes to feed, grow, and reproduce. Our "Stream Smart" program helps landowners and towns create culverts that allow for habitat connectivity for fish and other wildlife. We're thinking about this today because it's World Fish Migratory Day! So we're giving a shout out to the World Fish Migration Foundation and its events scheduled all around the world. We recommend the documentary, "Love Flows: Connecting Fish, Rivers and People," made for World Fish Migratory Day in 2018, narrated by The Nature Conservancy scientist Joshua Royte. Look for it on YouTube.

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