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Some birds even just like being alone: the Solitary Sandpiper, migrating through Maine right now, got its name because, unlike most other sandpipers, it tends to be seen on its own in migration.
Birds often found in tropical places like the Caribbean and Florida are appearing in Maine. Over the past week, people from Gray, outside Portland to the Acadia region have reported what ...
In the last four years of tracking for the Maine Bird Atlas, sandhill cranes have been found breeding in about a dozen sites, mostly around lakes close to the I-95 corridor from Gray to Pittsfield.
In his “Birds of Maine,” published in 1908, Ora Knight reported that bohemian waxwings had not occurred in Maine for years. This observation was echoed by Ralph Palmer in his 1949 book ...
By Mary Pols Photos by Matt Trogner From our April 2023 Animals issue It seems most bird news is bad news these days. Reports around the world register bird populations that are dwindling in size and ...