7/27/25: The Hunt for the Red-breasted Merganser, part 3
The final opportunity to document breeding Red-breasted Mergansers arrives, but events take an unexpected turn with the shifting of the wind.
Tag Poetic
7/20/25: The Hunt for the Red-breasted Merganser, part 2
The search for mergansers continues and leads to lake isles crowded with colony nesting birds on Maine's largest lake while subsequent efforts are dashed by fickle conditions.
7/13/25: The Hunt for the Red-breasted Merganser, part 1
A noteworthy observation on Moosehead Lake sparks a determined effort to document one of Maine's rarest breeding waterfowl.
7/6/25: Summer Solstice
This episode reflects on the beauty of the summer solstice, celebrating the lush abundance of early summer while acknowledging the quiet turning point toward shorter days and the rhythm of the seasons. This essay, written by Lewis Holmes and read by Pepin Mittelhauser, was originally published in The Observer, an online natural history journal published by Maine Natural History Observatory.
5/18/25: Wet Woodlands & Four-toed Salamanders
Logan describes the character of the "wet woods" surrounding his home, spring "big nights," and his elusive four-toed neighbor.
4/6/25: Cold Beauty of the Marsh, and Pipits
On a frigid January morning, Lewis Holmes explores a frozen Scarborough Marsh, encountering a variety of winter birds whose brief yet vibrant presence contrasts with the solitude and cold, evoking memories of the livelier summer months.
3/16/25: Wet Flats in Winter
Learn about the ecoregion known as the Upper Saint John Wet Flats with Logan Parker.
3/9/25: The Tree Fox
Learn about the elusive Gray Fox with Logan Parker.
2/2/25: American Rowan
Found atop the Western Maine Mountains and along the rugged Downeast coast, the humble mountain-ash is a boon to wildlife, large and small.
1/26/25: Late Autumn Sulphurs
Late autumn isn't usually a time associated with butterflies, yet a few hardy species persist despite chill and frost.