Spring is coming and many of our most loved birds will be here any day! Thanks to long running citizen science projects we can pretty accurately predict when certain species are going to arrive. One migrant that a lot of people are already talking about and eagerly awaiting is the Ruby-throated …
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Action Alert: Rally Against Proposed Anti-solar Net Metering Rules
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has proposed the most extreme anti-solar net metering rules in the country. We need your help to fight these changes! Please join us at a rally and public hearing at the PUC on Monday, October 17. What: Solar Rally and Public Hearing When: Monday, …
Experience Maine’s Wildlife
Greetings, Summer is in full swing for Maine Audubon and we are hosting a variety of programs designed to help people engage with wildlife. One of the best ways to get out and experience the Maine summer is by paddling a canoe or kayak at our Scarborough Marsh facility. You can rent a boat or take …
Who has been chewing on our building?
While photographing a Sigmoid Prominent outside our Environmental Center, I noticed a series of long narrow marks along the wood siding of the building. We shared a photo of them as a quiz on our Facebook page. Do you know who made these bizarre markings? It didn't take long before their …
Rufous Hummingbird visits Portland
A frequent question I receive in the fall is: "When can I take my hummingbird feeders down?" I answered this a blog post in October 2014 by saying that most of our Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are gone by early October, however you should keep the feeders up later than that because it is October and …
Maine Audubon Deeply Concerned by Nomination of Scott Pruitt to Head EPA
The nomination of Scott Pruitt to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is a deeply concerning signal of the incoming Trump administration's approach to environmental issues that have critical implications for Maine wildlife and habitat. Mr. Pruitt denies the scientific consensus around the …
Winter Moths and Bruce Spanworms
Have you seen any moths flying around lately? In the late fall (and even into winter) we often see “winter moths," especially on warm nights. I wrote about these moths in a post last year but with a mild December we have seen an increase in reports about them so I think it is worth …
An Action-packed Winter for Maine Audubon
Happy February, friends. This is my first blog post as Acting Executive Director at Maine Audubon, but my relationship with this organization -- and with its mission in particular -- goes back a long way. Growing up in Aroostook County, the natural landscape was more than the backdrop for …
App Review: Song Sleuth
Since the first time birders used Shazam to learn what song was playing on the radio, they've been waiting for an app that can identify what birds they are hearing. There have been attempts at the technology and we've been teased with releases. Princeton, for example, has been dangling the …