People connect with nature in many ways. Some go for long hikes–like Nelson Daigle, who, at age 84, just climbed Borestone Mountain for the 200th time! Others spend hours gardening, bringing native plants home to create a robust habitat for birds and insects. Some connect with nature by canoeing, …
Hamilton
It’s Mayhem: Maine Audubon is busting out all over
In the same way that blossoms started to unfurl and migratory birds began to appear, so too did restless Maine Audubon staffers, tentative at first, and then all at once in a glorious riot of activity. May was the busiest month we’ve seen in ages, in terms of our interaction with the public. …
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 …
Sanctuary Spotlight: Ospreys invited to nest at Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary
If you build it, will they come? That's the big question now at Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary after the foundation for an osprey nest was created last week. Kyle Rosenberg, owner of Forest To Shore tree service, came to Hamilton and worked with caretaker Glenn Evans and Properties Director Peter …
Best of January 2018 (PHOTOS)
Oh January. There's something about January. The holidays are over and the air is (mostly) frigid, but slowly and surely the days are getting noticeably longer. It's a quieter month, both in terms of wildlife and programs here, which is great for slowing down and taking time to look around. …