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Keep those hummingbird feeders up and you may be surprised (opens the original)
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October is right around the corner, so you know it’s time to talk about when to take down those hummingbird feeders. Followers of this column have heard it all before and hopefully still have their feeders up, but for new readers, here’s the update: We are heading into a very exciting time of year for migrating birds, and we tend to see more western species show up in the east. We often refer to these birds as vagrants, mostly migrants that have gotten off course, but for some species, we are se
4 tips, and a bonus suggestion, to help birds as they migrate (opens the original)
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September is when the migration of most songbirds peaks in Maine. On some nights, millions of birds pass overhead at night. This is also a time of great diversity, as shorebirds are still moving south, and some of the wintering ducks are just starting to arrive. For all these reasons, this is an especially important time to take action to help birds, so here are four recommendations: Many birds migrate at night and bright lights, especially in high density, can be disorienting to those birds. Th
Do eastern bluebirds leave and come back? (opens the original)
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Fall migration is well underway, with some species, like Louisiana waterthrushes, already reaching their wintering grounds in Central America. Meanwhile, we have some species still finishing up their breeding season here in Maine. About two weeks ago, a brood of eastern bluebirds was fledging from a nest box at Gilsland Farm Audubon Center in Falmouth. We received a question from Alice and Tom Davis of Saco about their backyard bluebirds, which appear to return each year and raise multiple famil
Be on the lookout for these 4 insects, plus 1 spider (opens the original)
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The dog days are here, in more ways than one. While the August heat can feel a bit oppressive to humans, it can make for ideal conditions for some insects. When you are cold-blooded, these warm days are great for being active, plus having many plants in bloom means there is plenty of food for our pollinators. Here are five common invertebrates — four insects and a spider — that you should keep an eye out for this month: Starting off with one of the more charismatic of our insects, we have the mo
If you want to see seabirds, August is your month (opens the original)
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We get a lot of questions from both Mainers and visiting naturalists about the best times and places to see seabirds, so we’ll try to give you a timely overview here. The cold waters of the Gulf of Maine provide a bounty of food for many seabirds, both those nesting and those just visiting for the summer. You are probably aware of this thanks to Maine being the only state where you can find the charismatic nesting Atlantic puffin, but there are a handful of other birds benefiting from the nutrie
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