Wildlife questions from real Mainers answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox

Birding is best as a communal experience – whether it’s spotting a bird rarely seen in Maine or, better yet, seeing one that’s never been here before.

The number of monarch waystations – habitat with milkweed and nectar plants that are vital to the caterpillars and butterflies they become – has nearly doubled in Maine over the past four years.

Near Moosehead Lake you have Big Moose, Borestone, Little Spencer – the options seems endless – and maybe you will see a classic fire tower when you reach the top.