At Audubon’s iconic Hog Island Camp, an influential instructor wore the student’s clothing. Read More “Back to the source: Hog Island, Maine”
Hog Island Audubon Camp: A birding institution since 1936. Photo by Laura Erickson
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A Great Black Hawk flew from Texas to Maine!
Last week, birders in Maine came upon a remarkable sighting: a juvenile Great Black Hawk, a Neotropical raptor that normally ranges from coastal Mexico to eastern … Read More “A Great Black Hawk flew from Texas to Maine!”
Maps show where to find Swamp Sparrow in winter
In On the Move, our regular column about migration, we present pairs of distribution maps from eBird that you can use to compare where interesting … Read More “Maps show where to find Swamp Sparrow in winter”
Song Sleuth contest: Go birding with David Sibley in Maine
Wildlife Acoustics, makers of the Song Sleuth bird identifying app, is conducting a sweepstakes in which the winner will go birding with David Sibley in … Read More “Song Sleuth contest: Go birding with David Sibley in Maine”
Birding Maine’s North Woods
A new national moment is the highlight of a trip to northern Maine Read More “Birding Maine’s North Woods”
A celebrity Lesser Black-backed Gull
The true story of the first Lesser Black-backed Gull to breed successfully in North America Read More “A celebrity Lesser Black-backed Gull”
Five photos of Harlequin Duck, and how to identify it
In our November/December 2016 issue, we included maps showing where to find Harlequin Duck. The photos and tips in the gallery below will help you … Read More “Five photos of Harlequin Duck, and how to identify it”
From eBird: Where to find Harlequin Duck this December
In On the Move, our regular column about migration, we present pairs of distribution maps from eBird that you can use to compare where interesting … Read More “From eBird: Where to find Harlequin Duck this December”
Puffins, auklets affected by warming seas
Warming oceans may have been behind the deaths of seabirds on both coasts of North America this year. Nearly 90 percent of Atlantic Puffin chicks … Read More “Puffins, auklets affected by warming seas”
Common Loons return to the same wintering site year after year
Researchers have long known that Common Loons return to the same nesting sites each spring. Now a team from the Biodiversity Research Institute, in Portland, … Read More “Common Loons return to the same wintering site year after year”