Maine is famous for its tides, gently coming and going across mudflats and estuaries and pushing back and forth over the rocky coast. But there’s another tide, one that would likely appear just as dramatic, if you could see it. It’s the great spring movement of North America’s migratory birds.
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My Maine This Week: Tina Richard
“I captured this photo of a robin sitting on a frosty limb at Dunkin Donuts in Winslow, Maine, a few weeks ago.” —Photo by NRCM supporter Tina Richard of Clinton, Maine. To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of your own to be featured on our website, please visit Read More
Creature Feature: American Woodcock
To many Mainers, spring hasn’t officially arrived until we’ve heard the “peent” of a woodcock.
My Maine This Week: Bohemian Waxwings by Pam Wells
“A flock of Bohemian Waxwings visited our crab appletree recently. There were a lot of them. Such beautiful fruit eating birds. And a bit more colorful than the regular waxwings.” —Photo by NRCM member Pam Wells of Old Town, Maine.
My Maine This Week: Jayne Winters
“Here are some photos of winters past. The first photo is a Tufted Titmouse in South China. The second photo is Sebec Lake taken from ‘our summer home,’ and the third is Nubble Light in York County.” —Photos by NRCM member Jayne Winters of South China, Maine. To see past My Maine This Week photos, Read More
Snowy Owls Popping Up Again Across Northern U.S.
They’re being reported on the online eBird database this winter across the northern third of the Lower 48 states, including Maine. The Associated Press Portland Press Herald news story ITHACA, N.Y. — Last winter brought an unprecedented number of snowy owl sightings in the northern United States, and this winter is turning out to be Read More
My Maine This Week: Eagle by Callie Wronker
“I saw this juvenile eagle on January 12 around 1:00 p.m. along Baxter Boulevard in Portland looking out over Back Cove. Perhaps it was contemplating mallard for lunch?” —Photo by NRCM member Callie Wronker of Portland, Maine To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of your own to be featured on Read More
North American Sightings of Elusive Snowy Owls Take Flight
By Barbara Goldberg, Reuters Bangor Daily News news story NEW YORK — The elusive snowy owl, rarely seen outside the Arctic, is turning up more frequently in the skies of North America than it does in the pages of a Harry Potter book, data from the National Audubon Society suggested on Wednesday. Sightings of the Read More
My Maine This Week: David Small
“Last winter, my wife and I stopped at the Trenton airport after reading about several snowy owl sightings in that location. Luck was with us. We spotted one snowy owl sitting atop a utility pole almost right away. After several minutes of camera work the owl flew down to some ground cover while the shutter Read More