Forestry for Maine Birds is a collaborative approach that integrates bird conservation with forest management. Many Maine bird species are in serious decline, and many landowners wish to manage their forests without contributing further to that decline. Read More
I speak woodpecker. It’s not a particularly useful skill, but it’s a fairly easy skill to acquire. Read More
A ton of birds have settled into the Maine forest, for the same reason not many have been coming to your feeders this winter. It was a great seed crop in the treetops last fall, and all the birds are gorging themselves on the abundant natural food. Read More
Birding is a sport that anybody can play. And as with all sports, you get better with practice. Hunting and fishing are the same way. Read More
An experiment was in order. I needed to take some inexperienced nature lovers to the ocean and expose them to winter birds. Read More
I think I may have let slip in a previous column that I was in Costa Rica last month. Yes, there were many unusual and exotic birds there. I also encountered a lot of old friends. They drove me nuts. Read More
For me, finding new birds means expending frequent flyer miles. I used up a bunch this month, leaping at the chance to join a Maine Audubon tour of Costa Rica. Read More
Birds are returning to their nesting grounds earlier now, due to climate change. Read More
It seems there is a crest-fest going on. Half the birds flitting through the backyard right now seem to be sporting bold top feathers. Read More
Since public shaming may be the only way I can behave better, let’s grade how I did. Read More
Winter birding is like panning for gold. You have to sift through a lot of sand to find a nugget. Or in my case, you have to sort through a lot of chickadees to find a shrike. Read More
It’s that time of year again, when trees are decorated with lights, ornaments and crows. Lots of crows. Read More
This mystery corpse appeared to be a shorebird. Read More
The No. 1 thing you can start doing right now to make your winter birding more interesting: notice flocks. Read More
It’s complicated. Read More
Saw-whet owls are tiny – smaller than a blue jay. They are widespread in Maine, but prefer to stay out of sight. Boreal owls are slightly larger. Read More
This Halloween, I’ve decided to dress up as something truly scary: climate change. Read More
Many birds have been observed scraping their bills, even when their bills aren’t dirty. Apparently, there’s more to the story. Read More
It’s 6 a.m. The sun won’t rise for another half hour here at Schoodic Point. It’s 40 degrees, with a frosty north wind. I’m dressed for the arctic. Why? Uh, for science. Yeah, that’s it, for science. Read More
Mainers enjoy amazing fall foliage, and we don’t take it for granted. Read More
