A legislative committee unanimously votes to kill a bill that would have required lawmakers to choose a specific species of chickadee – black-capped or boreal.
Deirdre Fleming
Deirdre Fleming covers the outdoors for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and has been a newspaper reporter in Maine for 25 years - and an outdoor writer for the past 20. During that time, she’s seen biologists trap 500-pound bear, watched fishermen land high-jumping makos, camped on Moosehead Lake in the winter, and retraced Gov. Percival Baxter’s first trip to Mt. Katahdin. She is often asked, but still does not know her favorite wildland in Maine. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Missouri, she lives with her husband in Buxton near the Saco River, where they both fly fish.
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Who will rule the roost? The black-capped or the boreal chickadee?
Birding advocates ask Maine legislators to choose one or the other as the official state bird.
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Maine fishermen love cooking their fresh catch, and the simpler, the better
But when they fish and what they fish for are important points to consider in their much-loved fish sandwich.
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Indoor track: Bayak’s milestone high jump highlights record-filled Class A meet
Nyagoa Bayak of Westbrook breaks through the 6-foot barrier, and seven other Class A records fall.
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Facebook group lets huntresses in Maine share tales of stalking prey
Christi Holmes, the group’s founder, is ‘surprised and impressed’ with the response to the community she started.
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Indoor track: York boys, Brewer girls win Class B titles
Three York seniors earn upset wins to spark the Wildcats to the boys’ title, while the Witches edge York to win the girls’ championship.
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Sebago ice-fishing derby could reduce trout overpopulation
A new regulation means entrants will be able to keep togue in the 23- to 25-inch range, a change that could be a boon to the lake’s struggling salmon fishery.
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As youth hunting numbers steadily drop in Maine, lawmakers and state officials grapple with the problem
Two young hunters hope their bill helps to reverse the decline.
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Maine fat bike series adds more races – and gains more riders at Bethel race
First-time racers and first-time winners believe more riders will try racing in the winter sport.
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Social media posts about bird sightings may lead to harm for Maine wildlife
Suspicious that the information is being misused by hunters and others, a Facebook birding group asks members to stop posting locations of rare species.