Throughout the fall, the biology major (and English minor) rose before sunrise three days a week to walk the same forty-five-minute route through campus.

Maine Audubon is committed to helping everyone get outside to enjoy wildlife, but it’s easier for some than others. Those with disabilities, health concerns, or other accessibility issues may have a…

Yes, it was another record-breaking season! Breeding pairs of Piping Plovers hit a record high in 2025 reaching 174 pairs, smashing 2023’s record of 157 pairs. A total of 251 chicks fledged, only one…

In this Bird of the Week segment, Maine Audubon's Stacia Brezinski helps us get to know the gray catbird.

“The silver lining to the window collision problem is that it is easily within our ability to fix,” said a Maine Audubon representative.

In this Bird of the Week segment, Maine Audubon's Sally Stockwell helps us get to know the great crested flycatcher.

For eastern phoebes, a single nest requires so much incubating that splitting up the effort is almost sure to fail.

In this Bird of the Week segment, Stacia Brezinski with the Maine Audubon tells us all about the herring gull.

Summer is nesting season—learn what species to look for and where to view them, as well as what to know about bird conservation

'Two pounds of fury:' Officials believe a nesting goshawk is defending its territory and is attacking people it deems threatening.

The Endangered Species Act is perhaps the most famous and effective wildlife conservation law in the nation, but the Trump Administration has recently proposed a change that would significantly…

Piping plovers are endangered sandy colored shore birds that are found along much of the east coast.

Which birds are arriving, why are some not migrating, and how is avian flu affecting Maine's wild birds? Plus: What to do to help protect birds from threats.

Last week two federal judges ordered the reinstatement of thousands of employees who were fired unjustly, but some Mainers remain in limbo.

Warming winters allow once rare species to stay in southern parts of the state year round.

Wildlife questions from real Mainers answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox

Many mammals are true hibernators and remain dormant through the winter, but a lot of them stay active, at least to some degree.

Legislation to Designate the Spring Peeper as our State Amphibian and Wood Turtle as State Reptile have Hearings in Augusta On February 3, Maine Audubon Policy Advocate Ania Wright will testify in sup...

Community Science is your chance to join friends, neighbors, students, and teachers in collecting valuable scientific data on wildlife in Maine. Your sightings will help us better understand, protect,...

Crows gather by the thousands as a means of protection and heat.

Coastal sand dunes are one of the rarest habitats in Maine, making up just about 2% of the state’s coastline. Built over time by the actions of wind and waves, dunes and associated beaches and salt…

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