Recently, as our team was monitoring Seawall Beach in Phippsburg, we were once again rewarded by the sight of three freshly hatched plover chicks clustered together in a nest around the last egg that was just about to hatch. This was another of the many nests that have hatched during the past two …
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Should I build a loon nesting platform?
There's not much to a loon's nest, just a simple mound of vegetation and muck scooped from the water's edge. Loons nest right beside the water so they can slip on and off the nest easily, quickly, and quietly, without being seen by predators. When all goes well, a loon pair will incubate their eggs …
Summer Campers!
Summer's not over yet, and our campers are still romping around in nature, learning new ways to enjoy being outdoors, and much more. There is time to register your camper at Gilsland Farm in Falmouth, or Fields Pond in Holden. See the schedule of remaining summer camps at both Audubon centers » …
Thanks to Skillins Greenhouses our Campers Planted New Garden Beds
This week one class of campers learned the differences between forest humus, garden compost, and regular soils, and how to weed and prepare beds for planting. With this knowledge they prepared a few of the fallow garden beds at Gilsland Farm in Falmouth and planted many new plants purchased with a …
Listen: Maine Bats Hit Hard by Deadly Fungus
Susan Sharon covered the alarming declines in Maine's bat population and the need for survey volunteers in her recent MPBN radio piece. She talks to Acadia National Park's Bruce Connery as well as to two Mainer whose bat colonies in their garage and barn have all but disappeared. FMI, visit Maine …
Video: Help Protect Maine’s Piping Plovers
Watch. Learn. Help. A very informative video by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife introducing the piping plover in Maine, it's habitat, the challenges this species faces, what we are doing and what you can do to help this bird species …
Tough Summer for Piping Plovers — a reminder to give them space!
It's been a tough summer for Piping Plovers and plover supporters this summer. However- the season isn't over yet! The pairs that lost eggs in June's big storm and neste again are hatching. Small chicks are a delight to watch; enjoy the from a distance and please keep your pets inside at this …
Shoppers at Whole Foods Net $7,850 for Maine Audubon
Shoppers at Whole Foods Market in Portland helped Maine Audubon raise $7849.98 in a single day just by picking up a few items for dinner. This amount is the largest in the history of the Portland grocer's quarterly fundraiser for non-profits. Whole Foods Market sets aside a day once each quarter …
Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program visits Maine Audubon
Maine Audubon staffers, Susan Gallo and Jenn Gray, met with women participating in the Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program. The five participants are visiting the United States to learn more about climate change and come from Argentina, Denmark, Hungary, Jordan and Nepal. …