Bird Ecology
Volunteer Opportunity: Record Bird Sounds in Acadia!
Are you interested in recording bird sounds in Acadia National Park? Join Schoodic Notes: Bird Sounds of Acadia’s Laura Sebastianelli […]
Citizen science in the Great Meadow Wetland
by Catherine Schmitt and Seth Benz If you are rolling down the boardwalk of the Jesup Path this summer and […]
The subtle beauty of a winter sparrow
story by Kyle Lima It’s a sunny day, and after being cooped up all winter you decide to get outside […]
Can we continue to call the Common Eider common?
story by Seth Benz In the Spring of 1991, I was working as an Audubon warden on an island near […]
New research shows dramatic declines in Acadia National Park winter bird populations
WINTER HARBOR, MAINE – Acadia National Park’s winter bird populations have declined by nearly half since 1971, according to a […]
42 million birds and counting
by Seth Benz The migration of birds along the Downeast coast of Maine is spectacular. According to Birdcast, a collaborative […]
A banditry of chickadees
story + photos by Seth Benz A black-capped chickadee “irruption” is most noteworthy among the usual migrating birds counted at […]
Sharp-shinned Rascals
In the September nor-westers also fly Hawks, sometimes in veritable companies. Evil little sharp-shinned rascals flap and sail through the […]
Cadillac Mountain Hawk Watch has begun!
by Seth Benz Hawk Watch started in late August, and sharp-shinned hawks are on the move! We added 411 to […]
Late summer shorebirds
by Catherine Schmitt, Kyle Lima, & Seth Benz Shorebird migration is upon us, as the plovers, sandpipers, and other sand- […]