A loon glides across a still lake, the white dots on its black wings appearing to sparkle in the reflection off the water. But suddenly it gives out a quavering laugh. This �tremolo� usually means the loon feels alarmed or threatened. What has bothered this loon? It might be another loon intruding in its territory, […]
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Visiting Nesting Piping Plovers with Congresswoman Chellie Pingree
Maine Audubon had the honor of visiting with some nesting Piping Plovers at Popham Beach State Park this morning with Maine’s 1st District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, updating her on our progress protecting these federally threatened shorebirds.� Congresswoman Pingree has long been a champion for wildlife and biodiversity, and now plays a critical role in 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.
Native plants sale begins today
The 2021 Native Plants Sale is officially underway!� We�ve started taking orders at shop.mainenativeplants.org, and contactless curbside pick-ups begin this Thursday and Friday.� We will run our sales and pick-ups at Gilsland Farm through September, and we will be making new plants available throughout the growing season. A couple of quick reminders and updates to […]
World Series of Birding 2021 Recap
Maine Audubon�s second year of participating in the World Series of Birding is now on the books, and what a year it was. Unlike our first attempt in 2020 when we were geographically restricted to small areas around each team members� home, in 2021 the whole state was up for grabs and Team Maine Audubon […]
Migration tracking tools come to Maine Audubon
Maine Audubon is joining a massive international effort to track animal movements through automated radio telemetry, a project called the Motus Wildlife Tracking Network. It’s already teaching us new things about how birds and other animals are moving through Maine. Motus, from the Latin for “movement,” seeks to track species migration via a collaborative network […]
The peony gardens are ready to burst!
Maine Audubon’s Gilsland Farm Peony Gardens are a famous and beloved feature of the wildlife sanctuary. When they burst into bloom in June, the fragrance fills the air and the colorful flowers announce the start of summer in Maine. Every year we wait and watch and try to guess when the first blooms will emerge. […]
Announcing the 2021 Native Plants Sale
We are thrilled to kick off another season of plants sales, the hallmark of Maine Audubon�s “Bringing Nature Home� program. Our hoop house and farmhouse lawns are loaded up with thousands of beautiful, healthy, and organic potted Maine native plants. Just like last year, we launch online sales at shop.mainenativeplants.org on June 1, and contactless […]
Celebrate the wonder of trees in Maine Arbor Week
In 1978, the Maine legislature designated the third week of May �Arbor Week,� a result of successful lobbying led by a classroom of students from Dover-Foxcroft. They successfully made the case that the national Arbor Day holiday in April, which actually started as a movement to restore trees in Nebraska, wasn�t a great time of […]