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White-breasted Nuthatch: Audio
by Lance Benner and Logan Parker
The fall edition of the Observer has been published!
Crossbills, rare birds in Maine, dragonflies, and more!
Coastal Songbirds
Maine’s small islands—particularly those along the Downeast coast—may act as important refuge from climate change for boreal bird species…
The Petit Manan Point Project Owlnet Banding Station is open for the 2024 season!
4 October 2024 This is Juliana Ramirez – last year and this year’s Resident Bander – reporting in and returning to see what this season holds. So far, 2023 and 2024 are looking to be completely different seasons. Only one week in, and we’ve already got more than 1/3rd of the owls that we caught last season! We’re starting up […]
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