Each summer, adult female Common Snapping Turtles haul themselves out of the pond here at Gilsland Farm and look for a place to lay their eggs. They climb the hill and slowly probe around looking for an appropriately dry and sandy spot, checking the pollinator garden, the parking lot, and around the …
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Through the Lens with Nick Leadley: The Quality of Light
Welcome back to Through the Lens with Nick Leadley, our continuing series on wildlife photography. Read the rest of the series here, and see more of his work at Touch The Wild. Light is the one constant all photographs have in stock and something all photographers must learn to work with, though …
National Audubon Reports on Climate Risks to Maine Birds
Today the National Audubon Society released a new report, Survival By Degrees: 389 Species on the Brink, which gives detailed projections for how climate change will impact the ranges of hundreds of bird species. The report contains state-by-state breakdowns of these projections, and the Maine …
Andy’s Note: A new season brings hope
The autumn equinox has passed. It is a good time to reflect upon a summer well-lived and to ponder the promise of a new season in Maine. A few weeks ago, an evening trip in my car coincided with a massive flying ant swarm. These swarms are an annual late summer event, as alates (the breeding …
“Bringing Nature Home”: Blooms, Berries, and Seeds
Fall is in the air and news. A couple of crisp mornings, the first foliage maps, and migrating birds all spell the final weeks and months of what has largely been a great growing season. However, it's not over yet! In fact, judging by the blooms, berries, and wildlife we're seeing around us, one …
Summer Camp 2019 Reflections
The summer camp season has come and gone here at Gilsland Farm, giving us a chance to reflect on all the learning and fun that happened. Across 8 weeks of camp, 165 campers spent their days engaged with the landscape and wildlife of Gilsland Farm. Coming from 18 different Maine towns (not to mention …
Bird numbers declining by the billions
A shocking new report published this week in the journal Science has outlined what many avid birders in Maine have been telling us for years: the number of birds we are seeing in our fields, forests, coastlines, and even our feeders is shrinking. Dramatically shrinking -- on average by 29%, or one …
2019 Bar Harbor Pelagic Trip Report
On Saturday, Septmeber 14th, Maine Audubon ran its annual pelagic tour out of Bar Harbor. While the seas were unfortunately rougher than predicted, we did have a few amazing highlights while on the water: Birds: Great Skua takes the top place again as our highlight bird. Only a single …
Maine’s Naturalist: Grouse Encounters
This story was submitted by a member, Marion Britts of Orland, and we wanted to share her joy and excitement with others. We love hearing about how our members are making connections with the wild world around them. It has been included in full here with only minor edits. One morning as I was …