What’s one of the best ways to spend a beautiful Saturday in July?� Catching �bugs� at Fields Pond!� And that’s exactly what more than two dozen of us did on Saturday July 13th at the Fields Pond Insect BioBlitz.� Armed with nets, magnifying lenses, and clear jars, we documented everything from beetles to butterflies, mosquitoes […]
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Maine’s Naturalist: The Monarchs are Back!
Maine Audubon regularly features posts by guest writers, including graudates of the Maine Master Naturalist Program � in our Maine’s Naturalist series. If you’d like to explore contributing a post, send an email to outreach@maineaudubon.org. Today’s blog post is by Maine Master Naturalist Karen Lessard Bruder. They’re back! The recolonization of Maine has begun. Monarch […]
The New Age of the Piping Plover: Record Numbers Nesting on Maine Beaches in 2019
OLD ORCHARD BEACH � While the Pier and Palace Playland, the Seaside Pavilion, and other summer venues eagerly make arrangements to commemorate the Fourth of July weekend with flocks of revelers, another more delicate variety of beach-goers also attends to peak season preparations. A pair of six-inch tall endangered birds�Atlantic Coast Piping Plovers�have chosen to […]
Andy’s Note: “Camp” is a surefire shortcut to a smile
Camp.� If you live in Maine, or spend at least part of your summertime in this magnificent state, the word �camp� is a surefire shortcut to a smile.� Furthermore, that smile likely has roots back to some of the finest memories of your childhood. In Maine, the word camp has two distinct meanings.� The first […]
Through the Lens with Nick Leadley: Thinking in Tones
Welcome back to Through the Lens with Nick Leadley, our continuing series on wildlife photography. Read the rest of the series here. The title of this month’s post may result in a few raised eyebrows. Thinking In Tones? Upfront I’ll admit I don’t have any degree of musical talent, so I’m not going to write […]
Maine’s Naturalist: Seeking Salters, Maine’s Unusual Trout
Maine Audubon regularly features posts by guest authors as part of our Maine’s Naturalist series. If you’d like to explore contributing a post about Maine wildlife, send an email to media@maineaudubon.org. Today’s post is from Ronald N. Dupuis Jr., Maine Master Naturalist and Registered Maine Guide. Every spring, around the time when the coltsfoot flower […]
2019 Native Plants Sale & Festival a huge success!
Maine Audubon’s 2019 Native Plants Sale & Festival was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who came, explored, and shopped. If you missed the big event, it’s not too late to get great native plants this summer — please keep reading! The results On June 15th, we sold over 2,000 Maine native perennials, vines, […]
Trip Report: Matinicus Rock 2019
On Friday, June 7th, we ran our annual “Seabirds of Matinicus Rock” trip out of New Harbor. Aboard the Hardy III, Captained by Al Crocetti of Hardy Boat, we take a full day ride out of Muscongus Bay, cruising 25 miles to one of the largest seabird colonies in the Gulf of Maine, at Matinicus […]
“Bringing Nature Home:” The Native Plants Sale & Festival
The Native Plants Sale is just 10 days away! We’re busy getting more than 3000 plants ready for June 15th. We’ve been busy sourcing plants, keeping them watered and healthy, and watching germination of seeds we sowed last fall. The schedule for the day includes workshops, activities, food trucks, and expert advice to help you […]