Volunteer Opportunity Greater Bangor – The Penobscot River Restoration Trust is seeking volunteers to relocate freshwater mussels over the next several days immediately up-river of the Veazie Dam site - all help is appreciated! If you would like to lend a hand, please contact Cheryl Daigle, …
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Rare Bird Alert – August 7-13, 2013
Reporting Period: August 7 – 13, 2013 Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Tricolored Heron Long-billed Dowitcher Little Gull Mew Gull+ Forster's Tern (+ Details requested by Maine Bird Records Committee) York County On the 10th, a LONG-BILLED …
Death of Piping Plover Serves as Reminder to Keep Dogs on Leash
By: Katie Burns and Mary Badger (Piping Plover project interns) On Monday, July 15, our biologists received concerning news. The Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center called the Piping Plover/Least Tern Project office to report that a dead piping plover fledgling (learning to fly) had been delivered to …
Maine Rare Bird Alert – July 17-23, 2013
Reporting Period: July 17 – 23, 2013 Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Red-billed Tropicbird+ Brown Booby+ Tricolored Heron White-faced Ibis+ Black-necked Stilt Little Gull South Polar Skua+ York County Three LITTLE GULLS continued to be seen along …
Report: Veazie Dam Ceremony, Celebration and Breaching
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xiny3C-b6fs Maine Audubon is proud to be part of the Penobscot River Restoration Trust and this unprecedented project for the people and wildlife of Maine. Our long history of work to conserve Maine's wildlife and wildlife habitat includes extensive efforts to keep …
Moving People to Action: Ruth’s Story
Ruth has been a volunteer with Maine Audubon for more than five years. She helps out at Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center (SMAC) every Tuesday in the summer. In the colder months, she assists at Gilsland Farm Audubon Center by greeting visitors, answering the phones and responding to wildlife …
Maine Audubon and MDIFW seeking witness in Piping Plover case
Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2013 Contact: Michelle Smith, Maine Audubon (207) 838-0511 Doug Rafferty, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (207) 287-5248 Scarborough - Maine Audubon, Maine Game Wardens and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service are seeking a witness …
Maine Audubon Receives Funding to Restore Aquatic Habitat
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release July 11, 2013 Contact: Michelle Smith, Communications & Marketing Manager msmith@maineaudubon.org (207) 781-2330 x209 Mobile: (207) 838-0511 Maine Audubon Receives Funding to Restore Aquatic Habitat Falmouth - Maine Audubon announced today that it …
A Day in the Life of a Plover Chick
By Katie Burns and Mary Badger (Piping Plover project interns) A day in the life of a plover chick can be an amazing and terrifying thing for our biologists to behold. Resembling a fluffy cotton-ball, a Piping Plover chick is possibly one of the cutest babies in the animal kingdom. However, their …