Maine’s season for black flies is no longer just a few weeks.
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Ask Maine Audubon: Was this spring a poor one for birding in Maine?
Your wildlife questions are answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.
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What’s up in July: Don’t miss the rare planetary lineup in the morning sky
The end of the month will feature the first good meteor shower since early May.
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Hiking in Maine: You don’t have to rough it in the woods to enjoy ‘glamping’
Huttopia Southern Maine in Sanford is one of several sites in Maine that offer campsites with the comforts of home.
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Canoeing in Maine: Exploring Mainstream Pond in Harmony
The pond offers tranquility and a variety of wildlife – along with some of the largest beaver lodges our columnist has seen in Maine.
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Birding: Searching for endemic species on a trip to Puerto Rico
Among the exotic birds our columnist found were the Puerto Rican flycatcher, green mango (a hummingbird), Puerto Rican oriole, Adelaide’s warbler and Puerto Rican woodpecker.
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Walk-up campsites are harder to find at Maine state parks
After two years of record-setting demand for camping sites, the state has cut back on its allotment of non-reservable sites by 47 percent.
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Outdoors in Maine: The undercover Game Warden goes hardcover
A former Maine Game Warden who spent much of his career undercover tells his tale in a new book.
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Maine Boatbuilders Show canceled because of ‘struggling economy’
The annual event, which dates back 3 decades, had been scheduled for July 15-17 at Portland Yacht Services.
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Ask Maine Audubon: Struggling bat populations still plentiful enough to follow
Your wildlife questions are answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.