In a new column, Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox answers your questions about wildlife.
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And the results are in: The stars of this year’s Christmas Bird Count
Many waterfowl lingered in Portland, and a blue-headed vireo was spotted in Ellsworth.
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New smelt study will help record once-rich Maine resource
Biologists are recruiting citizen scientist volunteers to locate and count spawning smelt.
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Skiing in Maine: Sunday River adds an unusual amenity
The ski resort opens a co-working space mere feet from its ski hills.
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Don’t look to lobsters, or any Maine wildlife, for a love story
When it comes to the mating rituals of species native to the state, a little cheating is a good way ‘to spread the genes.’
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Maine opens moose lottery for 2020 hunting permits
Maine is accepting applications for one of its most popular fall hunting traditions, the annual moose hunt.
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Here’s how to avoid a deadly plunge through the ice — or how to execute a rescue
We asked experts for their life-saving tips. The biggest takeaway? Act fast. In frigid Maine winter waters, you only have minutes.
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Wait out the cold with some good books about Maine’s great outdoors
First, get outside. But when you come in, don a comfy sweater, snuggle up to the fire, invite the cat to settle in your lap – and read
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Telescope programs give the public a better look at the night sky
Maine libraries are loaning the instruments out to 9,000 people a year, and starting this summer, 12 state parks will have them on hand.
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Saddleback buyer gets final piece of financing package
The Finance Authority of Maine board unanimously approved $2.5 million in loan insurance on a $12.5 million loan, along with a $1 million direct loan.