More loons are filling Maine’s lakes with their ghostlike calls

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Loons are on the mend in Maine, filling more of the state’s lakes and ponds with their haunting calls, ...

Maine issues bird flu warning after virus detected in Penobscot flock

Maine officials are urging bird owners to take precautions after avian flu was confirmed in a backyard flock in Penobscot ...
Mainebiz

Maine becomes one of four states to take action on bird-safe architecture

With the release of architectural guidelines designed to keep birds from crashing into windows, Maine has become one of four states nationwide to take action on the problem, which kills more than a ...
Portland Press Herald

Maine beaches’ roped-off areas protect nesting birds

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. This summer, when visiting one of Maine’s many beaches, you may have noticed ...
The Daily News of Newburyport

As I See It: Loony for loons - kayaking with Maine’s state bird

On lakes and ponds, pristine is seldom the byword. Yet, where environmentalists decry a shrinkage of habitat, miracles can still happen. Sabbathday Lake in New Gloucester, Maine abuts the last ...
WABI-TV

Threats to Maine’s birds and what you can do to help

HOLDEN, Maine (WABI) - Nick Lund is the Advocacy and Outreach manager at Maine Audubon. He says changing habitats is bringing a shift in the birds that call Maine home. “Certain species, like Carolina ...
Kennebec Journal

Fall starts early for birds, so be on the lookout

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Seacoastonline.com

Bird flu scare: Dead ducks found on York Beach sent for testing

YORK, Maine — Samples from dead ducks found on Short Sands Beach on Tuesday are being sent to a lab to determine whether the birds died from avian flu. Health officials, including those at the Centers ...
insider.si.edu

Birds of Maine Peter D. Vickery ; Barbara S. Vickery and Scott Weidensaul, managing editors ; Charles D. Duncan, William J. Sheehan, and Jeffrey V. Wells, coauthors ; paintings ...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Maps -- List of Sidebars and Boxed Text -- Foreword -- In Memoriam: Peter D. Vickery -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Distribution of Birds in Maine -- 3 Maine ...