Moths are an underappreciated, relatively little-known group of insects. They aren't just little brown bugs that come to your porch light! Varying from leaf miners (at barely 0.1 inches long) to the Atlas Moth of Asia (with a wingspan of over 12 inches -- around the same size as the world's largest …
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Introducing #pets4plovers
For years, Maine Audubon has been working on behalf of Piping Plovers, which are listed as an endangered species in Maine and are threatened under federal law. Each spring, the birds make their nests on many of the beaches of southern Maine. People love watching plovers scurrying across the beach -- …
Rare Bird Alert – October 19 – 25, 2013
Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Pink-footed Goose+ Cackling Goose Iceland Gull Long-eared Owl Short-eared Owl Red-headed Woodpecker Ash-throated Flycatcher+ White-eyed Vireo Bell's Vireo+ Townsend's Solitaire Orange-crowned Warbler Lark …
Mast Landing Audubon Sanctuary
Only one mile from the bustling downtown of Freeport, Maine, Mast Landing is 145 acres of diverse habitat rich in human and natural history. It is located along the Harraseeket River estuary, with more than three miles of trails that wind along a stream and tidal marsh and through orchard, fields, …
Audubon Rare Bird Alert May 29 – June 4, 2013
Reporting Period: May 29 – June 4, 2013 Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck+ Mute Swan Tricolored Heron White-faced Ibis+ American Oystercatcher Swallow-tailed Kite+ Iceland Gull Caspian Tern White-winged …
Piping Plovers: Endangered, Small, and Tough.
By: Katie Burns, Piping Plover project intern Due to their endangered status and small stature, Piping Plovers are often given a bad rap by the general public. For years, they have been deemed “wimpy” or “pathetic,” but this is simply not the case. It's time to set the record straight: Piping …
Rare Bird Alert: June 26 – July 2, 2013
Name: Maine Audubon Rare Bird Alert Reporting Period: June 26 – July 2, 2013 Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Great White Heron+ Tricolored Heron White-faced Ibis+ Black-necked Stilt Hooded Warbler Clay-colored Sparrow Seaside Sparrow (+ Details …
Maine Rare Bird Alert – July 17-23, 2013
Reporting Period: July 17 – 23, 2013 Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Red-billed Tropicbird+ Brown Booby+ Tricolored Heron White-faced Ibis+ Black-necked Stilt Little Gull South Polar Skua+ York County Three LITTLE GULLS continued to be seen along …
Rare Bird Alert – August 7-13, 2013
Reporting Period: August 7 – 13, 2013 Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Tricolored Heron Long-billed Dowitcher Little Gull Mew Gull+ Forster's Tern (+ Details requested by Maine Bird Records Committee) York County On the 10th, a LONG-BILLED …