Nature Notes 2017: 06
“Nature Notes” will be a near-weekly blog post to keep you updated on some things going on with Maine’s wildlife. This will include incidental observations (many of which are shared on our Instagram...
View ArticleRare Bird Alert: Vermilion Flycatcher
Spring is upon us and many birds are migrating north for the breeding season. Along with our usual migrants, a few wayward vagrants will fly off course, either as overshoots (literally flying too far...
View ArticleRarest Bird Alert – FIELDFARE
We were still riding the excitement of the Vermilion Flycatcher at Hog Island when a new bird showed up that blew our minds yet again: Maine’s first FIELDFARE. This Eurasian thrush was found on the...
View ArticleThat time Audubon painted a rare bird…
Today we celebrate John James Audubon’s 232nd Birthday… Where would we be if he hadn’t shot all those birds? Just kidding! But as we reflect on how far the admiration of birds in North America has come...
View Article2017 Evergreen Cemetery and Capisic Pond Warbler Walks
Our annual Warbler Walks at Evergreen Cemetery and Capisic Pond are underway and the birds are not disappointing! We will continue these walks through next Friday, May 19th, so I hope you can join us...
View ArticleBird-a-thon 2017 Results
At our busiest time in May, during the peak of spring migration, Maine Audubon holds its annual Bird-a-thon. This is a fundraiser where teams of birders try to see as many species as they can within...
View ArticleTrip to Borestone Mountain
As we head into our summer trip season I wanted to share one of my favorite locations in Maine with everyone: Borestone Mountain. This is one of Maine Audubon’s eight sanctuaries and at 1,600 acres,...
View ArticleHead Harbor Passage 2017 Trip Report
On 26 August, we ran our inaugural trip to explore the waters of Head Harbor Passage and it was awesome! The bottlenecked water from the extremely high tides off Eastport literally create a whirlpool,...
View ArticleRare Bird Alert: Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Fall is upon us and birds are migrating. While many of us think of birds leaving for the winter, this also means the potential for vagrancy and rare birds showing up almost anywhere. Hotspots, like...
View Article2017 Bar Harbor Pelagic – Trip Summary
Maine Audubon’s annual pelagic out of Bar Harbor ran on Sunday, September 17th this year. In the week building up we’d been monitoring wind (which was calm) and seas (which had dissipated) from the...
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