Birds of prey face global decline from habitat loss, poisons

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Published
August 31, 2021

Birds of prey face global decline from habitat loss, poisons

A new analysis finds that 30% of 557 raptor species worldwide are considered near threatened, vulnerable or endangered or critically endangered.
Published
August 8, 2021

In northern Maine, forestry practices create shifting habitat for migrating songbirds

Nearly 30 years ago, a team of bird researchers came to conduct the first large-scale study of the impact of commercial forestry on bird populations. Now they're back.
Published
April 16, 2021

Amy Calder: Why is the robin behaving like that?

It's amazing what we can learn about birds if we just take the time to watch and listen, Amy Calder writes.
Published
March 8, 2021

Trump policy that weakened wild bird protections is revoked

The Biden administration's Interior Department says the agency plans to come up with new standards 'that can protect migratory birds and provide certainty to industry.'
Published
November 27, 2020

Trump administration moves ahead on gutting protections for birds

The wildlife service acknowledges that the rollback would have a 'negative' effect on the many bird species covered by the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which range from hawks and eagles to seabirds, storks, songbirds and sparrows.
Published
March 1, 2020

Birding: From log-cock to high-hole, names come with charming backstories

A 1957 list of standard common names, which is periodically updated, keeps them all straight.
Published
January 26, 2020

Sounds of extinct species call to listeners

Musician and sound artist Steve Norton brings his sound installation to Maine Audubon. Tragically, it's the only way you will ever hear these vanished birds and amphibians.
Published
January 6, 2020

Maine loon population appears strong despite slight drop in numbers

The Audubon Society says the number of adult loons is more than twice the count from the mid-1980s.
Published
December 28, 2019

Home is where the parrots are for Harmony couple

Marg and Fritz Buschmann started Siesta Sanctuary in harmony in 2006 to provide a home for parrots, which can live 80 years or more.
Published
December 15, 2019

Waterville couple takes part in 120th annual Christmas Bird Count

Bird lovers and longtime watchers Jose and Lea Ramirez help to document populations and habitats, which helps wildlife organizations develop conservation strategies.