FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 28, 2024 MAINE AUDUBON media@maineaudubon.org BirdSafe Maine Announces Winners of Inaugural Bird Safe Awards BirdSafe Maine—a partnership between Maine Audubon, the University of Southern Maine, and the Portland Society for Architecture—honors companies, schools, and …
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Coastal Birds Project given The Wildlife Society’s 2024 Award of Recognition
Maine Audubon is pleased to announce that Maine Audubon’s Coastal Birds Project has received the Maine Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s 2024 Award of Recognition. This award recognizes individuals, groups, organizations, businesses, or industries in Maine who have made noteworthy contributions …
Maine Audubon Urges Federal Regulators to Remove Kennebec Dams
The story of America's movement to restore wildlife habitat by removing unnecessary and underperforming dams began, in part, on the Kennebec River. In 1999, advocates from across Maine came together to celebrate the removal of the Edwards Dam near Augusta and the restoration of 18 miles of fish …
Loon on a Raft: Loon Restoration Project Update
By Oskar Mattes, Loon Restoration Technician The start of May is a busy time of year for life of all kinds across our state. Songbirds are returning to their breeding grounds, the forsythia and daffodils are in full bloom, and the oak and maple leaves are just starting to peek out. Common Loons …
Marking Maine Arbor Week 2024
Maine Audubon is once again joining other lovers and conservators of Maine’s forests and flora to honor Maine Arbor Week, celebrated this year from May 19 to 25. It serves to remind us of the ecological, cultural, and economic importance of flora, particularly our hundreds of native tree …
The Important Role of Sanctuary Stewardship
As a land steward for Maine Audubon, I’m fortunate to have the opportunity to traverse each one of the organization's eight sanctuaries regularly. The outdoor recreation opportunities at these sites vary between a short out-and-back hike, like the one found at the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center, …
The Piping Plovers’ Favorite Habitat
By Erin Campbell, Coastal Birds Biologist The Coastal Birds Crew is about to head into its fourth week of the season! Not only have we learned how to spot the Piping Plovers, but also track and complete the ultimate egg hunt. That’s right! Nests are back on Maine’s southern beaches. While some …
Backyard Bird of the Month for May: Red-eyed Vireo
Here I am! Where are you? Way up here! In the tree! So goes the song of the Red-eyed Vireo, heard in nearly every forested area between Kittery and Fort Kent from May until early autumn. True neotropical migrants, Red-eyed Vireos spend the nonbreeding season in the Amazon Basin, especially in …
Here’s what bloomed in April at our sanctuaries
Believe it or not, flowers have been blooming all month at our sanctuaries in southern Maine. These earliest blooms can be divided into two groups: the earliest blooms, mostly trees or shrubs, geared towards wild-pollination, and the first ephemeral wildflowers, herbaceous species that take …