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Birding: Maine’s new Winter Bird Atlas is looking for volunteers

Organizers hope the project will yield insights into winter bird abundance throughout the state over the entire winter.

by Herb Wilson December 8, 2019December 5, 2019

That’s because a good conifer cone crop up north should give them plenty to eat.

It depends. Each has its advantages and disadvantages.

by Herb Wilson October 27, 2019October 25, 2019

Their research question: What’s the best address for a crow for optimal health? The city or the countryside?

by Bob Humphrey October 13, 2019October 11, 2019

Don’t waste it; watch the plentiful birds that surround you in the Maine woods.

by Herb Wilson October 13, 2019October 11, 2019

In addition to migrating birds are those sent off course by storms and birds whose internal compasses malfunction.

The web-based iNaturalist, with its social networking component, continues that tradition, in a 21st-century way.

by Herb Wilson September 1, 2019August 31, 2019

But time your outing carefully, as birding at low tide is a fool’s errand.

by Herb Wilson August 18, 2019August 16, 2019

Scientists study sparrow subspecies for clues to their adaptations to marine environments.

by Herb Wilson August 4, 2019August 1, 2019

The species has been reduced by nearly 80 percent in the last 15 years, down to about 30,000 birds.