Portland has seen the reappearance of a great black hawk, while red-breasted nuthatches may visit your feeder this winter.
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New England falconry centers teach old practice based on a rare bond
Four schools have opened in New England since 1996 to teach about falconry – a form of hunting that’s more than 5,000 years old.
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Riverside Golf Course to offer improved Nordic skiing conditions
The city and a nonprofit join forces to acquire equipment that will lead to greatly improved grooming of cross-country ski trails at the city-owned golf course.
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Hunting: Learn the species is a good piece of advice
It’s best to avoid going foul while waterfowling.
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Skiing in Maine: Sunday River leads the let’s-go charge
The resort opened its lifts more than a month ago, when foliage was still at its peak.
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Maine’s new Nordic reciprocal pass helps the ski areas and the skiers
The pass has proven valuable in both New Hampshire and Vermont.
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Rescued Woolwich hunter says game wardens saved his life
Donald Merrill took a new path in familiar hunting grounds on Westport Island and was at the mercy of the elements until wardens found him in the dark.
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Maine loons continue rebound, Audubon counters find
New numbers from the summer count put southern Maine’s estimated loon population at nearly 3,700.
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Rarely seen hawk appears again, this time at Deering Oaks park in Portland
The great black hawk, native to Central and South America, first appeared in August in Biddeford and now appears to be settling in for the Maine winter.
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Maine deer harvest is highest since 2004
An electronic tagging system gives biologists data just days after the end of the firearm season.