“Nature Notes” will be a near-weekly blog post to keep you updated on some things going on with Maine’s wildlife. This will include incidental observations (many of which are shared on our�Instagram page), recent unusual bird sightings, and notes on our bird walks or other field trips. Observations: Further evidence that this winter�has been especially […]
Maine's Naturalist
Nature Notes 2017: 03 (Arizona Edition)
“Nature Notes” will be a near-weekly blog post to keep you updated on some things going on with Maine’s wildlife. This will include incidental observations (many of which are shared on our�Instagram page), recent unusual bird sightings, and notes on our bird walks or other field trips. In case you missed it, past�Nature Notes can […]
Nature Notes 2017: 02
“Nature Notes” will be a near-weekly blog post to keep you updated on some things going on with Maine’s wildlife. This will include incidental observations (many of which are shared on our�Instagram page), recent unusual bird sightings, and notes on our bird walks or other field trips. In case you missed it,�last week’s Nature Notes […]
Nature Notes 2017: 01
“Nature Notes” will be a near-weekly blog post to keep you updated on some things going on with Maine’s wildlife. This will include incidental observations (many of which are shared on our Instagram page), recent unusual bird sightings, and notes on our bird walks or other field trips. Observations: Barred Owls seem to be everywhere […]
Rufous Hummingbird visits Portland
A frequent question I receive in the fall is: “When can I take my hummingbird feeders down?” I answered this a blog post in October 2014 by saying that most of our Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are gone by early October, however you should keep the feeders up later than that because it is October and November […]
Who has been chewing on our building?
While photographing a Sigmoid Prominent outside our Environmental Center, I noticed a series of long narrow marks along the wood siding of the building. We shared a photo of them as a quiz on our Facebook page. Do you know who made�these bizarre markings? It didn’t take long before their creator returned and continued the […]
Students in Search of a Snowy Owl
I recently�had the pleasure of going birding with a group of students from Windham Middle School to look for a Snowy Owl. I’ve had the pleasure of working with this group before. Their teacher, Ryan Rumsey, has been working with Maine Audubon and teaching his students to bird for a couple years now. Incorporating birds […]
The Maine North Woods Through the Eyes of a National Geographic Young Explorer
This is the first in a new series of blog posts for Maine Audubon written and photographed by Erika Zambello Maine birds have always been special to me. I grew up to the sound of laughing Black-capped�Chickadees in my backyard, and Common Loons singing me to sleep when I spent the summers in the�Rangeley Lakes […]
Winter Reading List
Short days and cold temperatures often limit our outdoor explorations so it is a good time to hit the books. Below is a list of books I recommend for this winter. First off, if you haven’t read Doug Tallamy’s Bringing Nature Home, then stop reading this blog and go read it now. This book does […]