Traditionally, Maine has had separate seasons for ‘regular’ ducks and sea ducks, but this year hunters can get a crack at sea ducks in October.

Experts around southern, western and central Maine serve up a choice list of lesser-known fall favorites.

Mars will get bigger and brighter each night, while Jupiter remains as close as it has been to Earth in six decades.

From weather reports to radar to BirdCast, there are many tools available to properly plan to see birds stopping on their annual trip south.

The extra week overlaps with the start of moose season, provides more opportunities for guides and camps, and doesn’t harmfully impact the grouse population.

Birders from all over the country came to the Midcoast earlier this year to view the wayward raptor, which spent the summer in Newfoundland.

The hunting can be unconventional, occurring at times in small pockets of woods within sight of day hikers and mountain bikers and the din of traffic.

iNaturalist first appeared in 2013 and has grown remarkably both in terms of the sophistication of the software and the number of users.

Hundreds of enthusiasts gathered in Bethel in August for the 44th edition of the New England Trappers Weekend.