We�ve officially reached the end of Bird Safe Maine�s Spring 2023 collision monitoring season, our sixth season of monitoring for collisions around Portland. This season our team saw its greatest number of volunteers monitoring to date: 45 volunteers contributed to monitoring over the course of two months. Every day from April 18 – May 31 […]
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A Voice for Wildlife in the Development of Offshore Wind
Maine Audubon continues our work to support the development of clean, renewable energy in the Gulf of Maine while playing a critical role to ensure the avoidance or minimization of impacts to wildlife and habitat. In recent months we’ve released a report on potential impacts to wildlife from offshore wind in the Gulf and strategies […]
Good News for Wildlife in Augusta!
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 […]
Backyard Bird of the Month for June: Baltimore Oriole
If you have apple or plum trees in your backyard, you have probably already seen Baltimore Orioles in them. These striking orange and black icterids return to southern and central Maine in mid-May, and usually head straight for blossoming fruit trees to forage for insects. They will also visit feeders stocked with orange slices or […]
Behind the scenes at Borestone Naturalist Weekend
Just south of the North Woods, and at the doorway to the 100-Mile Wilderness, sits Borestone Mountain Audubon Sanctuary. Maine Audubon’s largest and northernmost sanctuary, it sprawls out over the slopes of the namesake peak from the old Bodfish station on the Canadian Pacific Line, near the sanctuary’s entrance, to the shores of Lake Onawa […]
Maine Audubon in Augusta: Mid-Session Updates from the Legislature
We have lots of updates from a busy session in the Maine Legislature! Let’s dive right in after some notices on a few upcoming events: This Thursday, May 18, is�Conservation Lobby Day�in Augusta. Members and supporters from conservation organizations across the state will join in Augusta to advance clean energy and climate action, further environmental […]
Warbler Walks at Evergreen Cemetery – Week 1
Each spring, Maine Audubon offers free bird walks (“warbler walks”) at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, and we’ve just completed our first of two weeks there. The quick summary is that this week was incredible! Of the nine years I’ve been leading these walks, the last three days (10-12 May) have ranked in the Top 10 […]
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 […]
Bill to Help Protect Loons from Lead Poisoning on Tap in the Legislature
For decades, lead poisoning has been one of the leading causes of loon mortality in Maine, but we’re working to prevent it. Loons ingest a striking amount of fishing tackle that is either lost or left behind, or in fish that have ingested tackle. When swallowing small pebbles to aid their digestion, loons can sometimes […]