Date: Wednesday, 22 October 2025 Time: 8-10 am Location: Back Cove, Portland – meet at the Back Cove Trail Parking Lot, here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/BXKBsxi4kCxCnpoz8 Due to rain and strong winds predicted for Wednesday morning, our Accessible Birding outing at Back Cove has been cancelled. You’re invited to instead join us at The Proper Cup at 500 […]| Maine Audubon
In last month’s blog post, we explored evolutionary reasons why leaves turn red in the fall. But this phenomenon is not uniform across the globe. In North America (and East Asia), deciduous trees have a much higher proportion of species that turn red instead of yellow. In Europe, only 24 species have red autumn leaves, […] The post October Phenology Report: New England’s Red Foliage, Part 2 appeared first on Maine Audubon.| Maine Audubon
I started October not in Maine but in Albany, New York—which can be lovely, especially when you’re with partners from all over the northeast talking about habitat connectivity! That’s where I was October 1-3, attending the biennial Staying Connected Initiative (SCI) senior leadership retreat at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Discovery Center. The SCI is […] The post Maintaining a connected landscape: conference report appeared first on Maine Audubon.| Maine Audubon
At the end of the September, staff from Maine Audubon got to meet with every 3rd grade student in Portland–that’s about 500 students! Over the course of four days, students from nine of the Portland Public Schools (PPS) elementary schools (including Peaks Island!), visited Gambo Dam in Windham to kick start their Wabanaki Studies unit, […] The post Portland Third Graders Enjoy “Take Me to the River” Program appeared first on Maine Audubon.| Maine Audubon
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 much harder time. A lack of information about the relative accessibility of different outdoor sites is part of the problem. We’re working this October […]| Maine Audubon
I spoke to someone recently who said that the most unpleasant feeling in the world is itchiness. Many of their fellow humans might agree; a 2011 study at the Emory University School of Medicine compared the impacts of chronic pain and chronic pruritus (itchiness) on quality of life, and found that the average itchy patient […] The post Small Wonders: No Touchy! appeared first on Maine Audubon.| Maine Audubon
Fall migration gives us a second chance to see trees full of normally secretive warblers, though some species have been fairly conspicuous all summer. American Redstarts are striking warblers that breed in Maine. Females and young birds have gray upperparts with a patch of yellow under each wing and yellow on the outer tail feathers. […] The post Backyard Bird of the Month for October: American Redstart appeared first on Maine Audubon.| Maine Audubon
