The First Session of the 131st Maine Legislature is still in full swing, with hundreds of bills still left to be decided. We’ll keep you updated on all the wildlife-related bills, but we wanted to let you know about some good news about a pair of bills we’ve been working hard on. SUCCESS! PROTECTING ENDANGERED […]
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New Katahdin Woods and Waters NM Contact Station is Beautiful — and Bird Safe
Last week, our friends at Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters announced a campaign to build a new contact station to welcome visitors to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. The Tek?k?pim?k Contact Station, a name translated from the Penobscot language to mean �as far as one can see� and is pronounced de gah-gah bee-mook, […]
BirdSafe Maine Presents at Regional Conference
This past weekend, three members of the BirdSafe Maine team traveled to Burlington, VT, to present their work at the Northeast Natural History Conference (NENHC). The NENHC is one of the largest regional gatherings where naturalists, research scientists, natural resource managers, students, and activists share their work on the ecology and biology of the northeastern […]
Becoming a bird-safe school
Something’s happening during recess these days at Yarmouth Elementary School. Instead of the shouts and sounds of a soccer game, there’s quiet. Groups of kids are standing, looking, listening. Yes, they’re birding! According to Nicole Colfer, the school’s STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) teacher, the kids have become more present in nature thanks […]
Installing Bird Safe Windows at Gilsland Farm
Maine Audubon and our partners are continuing to spread the word about bird safe architecture through our BirdSafe Maine program. An essential part of that work involves displaying different bird safe window treatments, especially on the many windows of our Gilsland Farm headquarters in Falmouth, to show builders and homeowners what their options are. In […]
Help Us Protect Birds! Volunteers Needed to Monitor Bird/Building Collisions
It’s estimated that one million birds die�per day�around the country after colliding with glass windows.�We need your help understanding this problem so we can craft and implement solutions. We are looking for volunteers this spring migration to join us on the early-morning streets of Portland to look for birds that have struck buildings to help […]
Bird/Glass Collision Project Wraps Fall 2021 Season with Record Numbers
Every morning between September 7 and October 31, 2021, more than 20 volunteers woke up early to hit the streets of Portland to search for birds that collided with glass windows. This monitoring program began just a year ago, during the fall of 2020, and so we were able to compare seasonal data for the […]
It’s Mayhem: Maine Audubon is busting out all over
In May, Maine Audubon staff was out in front of the public leading bird walks, protecting endangered plovers on the beaches, giving forest bird workshops, planting native plants, and more.
Maine College of Art Students Tackle Bird Safe Buildings
Maine Audubon and the Maine College of Art (MECA) have partnered for several years on a class called Mathematical Enterprise, where students learn to develop grant proposals and present their ideas to simulated grant panels. Maine Audubon presents the students with a topic, and the students develop solutions, build a budget, and make their pitch […]