It feels like just last week that we opened for the season and now the month of July is almost over! As August kicks off, that means there’s only a short time left to get in a canoe or kayak paddle through Scarborough Marsh before the center closes after Labor Day weekend. We started off […]
News & Notes
Visit Our “Monarchs & Maine” Outreach Table at August Festivals
As Maine Audubon ramps up its activities and outreach in both DownEast/Eastern and Western Maine, we look for ways to share content and resources with the communities there. One great mechanism for doing this is by participating in popular summer festivals that occur and draw hundreds of people each year. Given that it is August […]
Community Tree Nurseries: Midsummer Update
2025 marked the launch of Maine Audubon’s four Community Tree Nurseries in Portland, Auburn, Bangor, and East Machias. Working with professional partners in municipal public works, urban forestry, vocational education, and habitat restoration, these nurseries will produce native species of trees and other plants for city arborists to use in replacing canopy trees in Maine’s […]
Come mingle with wildlife at Maine Audubon
Great news for adult wildlife watchers and animal lovers! We’re once again joining forces with our friends at Center for Wildlife to host a Summer Wildlife Mingle on July 31 at Gilsland Farm. Come enjoy tasty snacks and refreshing drinks while we learn from and mingle with Center for Wildlife staff and the wildlife ambassadors […]
Become a Shorebird Ambassador with Maine Audubon
Looking for a way to enjoy Maine’s beautiful coastline, engage with other people, and help our migrating shorebirds at the same time? Become a Shorebird Ambassador with Maine Audubon! Shorebird Ambassadors walk the Maine shoreline during migratory shorebird season (July-October) to both monitor the birds and to share the birds’ stories with the general public. […]
July Phenology Report: Native Plants and Climate Change
As we reach peak summer in southern Maine, it is hard not to think about climate change with every day that hits 90+ degrees. In addition to the heat, there are other extreme conditions that are being exacerbated by climate change. Although our native plants are adapted to a range of regional conditions, hitting those […]
Backyard bird of the month for July: Common Yellowthroat
Common Yellowthroats could be referred to as “gateway warblers.” They’re widespread and easy to spot (for a warbler). It’s quite an arresting sight when a male, all yellow throat and black eye mask, flits into the open, singing at eye level only a few yards away. Common Yellowthroats prefer brushy edge habitats, making them one […]
Coastal Birds Update: Storms and successes
Greetings from the Coastal Birds Crew! It’s hard to believe that we are already halfway through the survey season. So far, it’s been full of surprises, both good and challenging. We faced our first big challenge in May when a rare, spring nor’easter washed out 30 Piping Plover nests. Once the storm passed, our team […]
Trip Report: Arizona recap, join us in Ecuador!
In May, just before the spring migration really picked up in Maine, we led a tour to one of the birdiest places in the U.S.: Southeast Arizona! On this private tour with Field Guides Inc, we spent the trip with Cory Gregory (who we also traveled with to Oaxaca, MX, with in 2019) and targeted […]