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PublishedFebruary 18, 2023
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.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2022
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.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2022
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.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2022
Week In Photos Feb. 11-18, 2022
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2021
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.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2021
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.
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PublishedApril 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.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2021
The first comprehensive guide to Maine’s birdlife in some 70 years gets everything right
Peter Vickery did not live to see his life's work published, but 'Birds of Maine' - engaging, gorgeous and packed with information - is a great testament to a great ornithologist.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2020
Bird rescue group in Freedom reports death of five eagles since start of 2020, all with elevated levels of lead in blood
It takes a piece of lead the size of a grain of rice to fatally poison a bald eagle, according to the state's raptor specialist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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