The once-a-decade conservation blueprint will weigh climate change threats, include plants as well as animals and emphasize habitat protection.
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Posted inOutdoors, Times Record
How to spot the menagerie of birds even in the dead of a Maine winter
As birdsongs quiet, some resilient species stay to outlast the cold. Midcoast Maine Audubon specialists shed light on who stays, who flees, and who should be migrating but aren’t due to the warming climate.
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Posted inAnimals, Local & State
Maine loon count finds healthy population
The loon count takes place annually on the third Saturday in July – July 20 this year, when 1,624 volunteers turned out across 407 lakes.
Posted inAnimals, Local & State, Nation & World, News
A rare bird and bumblebee fight for survival in Maine
The state wants to add the Saltmarsh sparrow and Ashton’s cuckoo to its endangered list, and designate four other birds, a bat and a beetle as threatened.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Loon counters find more chicks but fewer adults in Maine
Maine has the largest population of loons on the East Coast and has sought to protect them with environmental laws in recent years.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
As species recover, some threaten others in more dire shape
Along part of coastal Maine, the recovery of America the bald eagle poses a problem for the only U.S. breeding population of great cormorants.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos Feb. 11-18, 2022
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inAnimals, Local & State, News
Attention birders! The Maine Bird Atlas needs your help
An online meeting Thursday will update birders on how to help with the statewide citizen science project by reporting bird sightings.
Posted inLocal & State, Outdoors
Loon counters find more adults but loss of chicks in Maine
It’s too early to say if the loss of loon chicks is a new trend or a temporary drop.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Morning Sentinel
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.