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 …
News
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 …
New Protections for Wild Brook Trout!
Thanks to the hard work of hundreds of volunteer anglers, the Heritage Waters Work Group, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and the many people who attended public informational meetings and hearings, most Brook Trout in northern Maine will soon have one less thing to worry …
Through the Lens with Nick Leadley: Defining Your Vision
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. The idea for this post came from an ordinary event: scheduling my annual eye exam. That got me thinking about …
Common Nighthawks Migrating
Keep your eyes to the skies this Labor Day Weekend as swarms of nighthawks migrate south! The Common Nighthawk is a seldom encountered species in Maine – most Mainers will be more familiar with their cousin, the vocal Eastern Whip-poor-will – but in late August we see a spike in their sightings as …
Andy’s Note: Almost infinite
I've had the good fortune to crisscross the state to its four corners over the past few weeks. A combination of both professional and personal travel, interspersed with great hikes and enjoyable paddling, was a delightful reminder of all of the bountiful treasures of wildlife and habitat in this …
Head Harbor Passage 2019 Trip Report
On Saturday, August 24th, we ran our third annual Head Harbor Passage boat trip out of Eastport and again, this is an area that didn't disappoint. The narrow waterways of Head Harbor Passage pair with extreme tides to create upwellings and the famous "Old Sow" whirlpool that drives food, like krill, …