We've turned the clocks back, the first snow has fallen, and the days are getting shorter. But we're in Maine! We've been taking to the outdoors in record numbers all summer, to compensate for the pandemic, election stress, and other 2020 woes, and we're certainly not going to let winter change …
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Family Fun Connections: Skeletons
Last fall, my son fell in love with one of the Halloween decorations at his school. It was a crow skeleton, complete with what I can only describe as “feather bones” on its wings and tail. We stopped to admire it twice a day on our way in and out of the building, and I got a kick out of it every …
Future Focus, youth-led series showcasing climate activists, kicks off with Anna Siegel on Oct. 27
Young adults throughout Maine are innovating, organizing, and leading efforts to connect and address the most pressing social and environmental issues we face, and many have garnered statewide, national, and international recognition and accolades. Many of these young activists have joined …
Summer 2020 was Cuckoo
The summer of 2020 was cuckoo in more ways than one . . . both Black- and Yellow-billed! There are two species of cuckoos (Cuculidae) that nest in Maine, Black-billed Cuckoo (pictured above) being more wide-spread while Yellow-billed Cuckoo (pictured below) is scarce with only a few known nesting …
Gift memberships: Share the experience of Maine Audubon
As you go about your holiday shopping, remember that a one-year membership to Maine Audubon can be the perfect gift for the nature lovers in your life! Purchase a gift membership today and receive a card for the gift recipient telling them a gift membership is on its way. Gift memberships …
Honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2020
Today is an important holiday for the nation, for Maine, and for us at Maine Audubon. It is a day officially set aside for acknowledging our land's original inhabitants, but also the centuries of oppression and injustice committed against them. For Maine Audubon, it is a day we must renew and assert …
Creating an environmentally-friendly home
By John Grew (In this guest blog post, John Grew shares his experiences creating an environmentally-friendly home in Scarborough.) The first volunteer event that my wife Debbie and I participated in with Maine Audubon was the native plant sale at Gilsland Farm, a key element of the "Bringing …
Set up your own Big Sit this weekend!
This year, Maine Audubon will not be able to have a team for the Big Sit, but you can do your own! I'll be setting up one at home and encourage you to do the same. What is a Big Sit? The event is "a semi-competitive birding event originated by the New Haven Bird Club in 1992." It's free and open …
Andy’s blog: Let nature recharge your batteries this fall
September has been a month of transitions. Not only are families sorting out the routines of a new (and more complex) school year, but, with the changing weather, the day-to-day routines of wildlife are undergoing remarkable shifts as well. This fall it feels like the weather can't make up its …