With great press about the plight of Maine's bats (see recent article in the Sun Journal, and also check the MPBN website for a piece due out later this week), I've been getting lots of calls and e-mails from folks asking for advice about bat boxes. Should they put them up? Will they work? Where …
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Using Fireworks on or Near a Beach? Please be Mindful of Nesting Plovers
As you head out for your 4th of July celebrations Maine Audubon reminds you that if you are going to set off fireworks in towns that haven't banned them to please refrain from doing so near endangered piping plover nests or the wire exclosures that protect them from predators. While many coastal …
Rare Bird Alert June 25 – July 1
Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Tricolored Heron White-faced Ibis Baird's Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Lesser Black-backed Gull Royal Tern Sandwich Tern Black Skimmer White-eyed Vireo Yellow-throated Vireo Chestnut-collared Longspur York …
2011 Loon Count Results Are Out!
As the 2012 loon count approaches (on July 21st), it's a good time to reflect back on what the count has shown us so far, over so many years, and to celebrate last year's record-high results. If you remember back to a year ago, we had a very similar start to our spring and summer. Lots of rain, …
Legislative Summary Available
As we mark the end of the 2012 legislative session, here at Maine Audubon we are feeling both appreciative and uneasy. Most importantly, we are extremely grateful to everyone who participated in this session. Your engagement is critical to our efforts to protect and defend Maine's wildlife and …
Stream Survey Crews at Work
[portfolio_slideshow] Ever wonder what happens to a brook trout when a poorly functioning culvert keeps it from moving up and down stream? Anglers know fish need to move - between spawning, nursery, feeding, and cold water summer refuges - to survive and grow. But about 40% of our culverts are fish …
Rain and More Rain Make for Soggy Loon Nests
As I watch the rain bucketing down outside, the phone is ringing off the hook with calls from anxious people watching their local loon nests slowly sink under rising lake water. Water levels already jumped 10 inches or more last week, and it looks like we have another few days ahead with …
Rare Bird Alert June 18–24
Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Tricolored Heron White-faced Ibis Sandhill Crane Little Gull Black-backed Woodpecker Fork-tailed Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Bicknell's Thrush Chestnut-collared Longspur Red Crossbill York County A white-eyed …
Fishin’ with a Mission in Rangeley
Maine Audubon's Brook Trout Pond Survey Coordinator, Amanda Moeser joined Jeff Reardon of Trout Unlimited in Rangeley this past weekend for the annual Fly Fishing in Maine Conclave. They are recruiting anglers to survey ponds in the Rangeley area for brook trout, part of a larger effort to identify …