Outdoors
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PublishedMarch 12, 2023
Birding: Spring migration is already happening
Turkey vultures and red-winged blackbirds have arrived in southern Maine, with common grackles, American woodcock and eastern phoebes to soon follow.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2023
Debate over snowmobiles starts to rev up: 2-stroke or 4-stroke sleds?
While the quieter, cleaner 4-strokes have grown in popularity, many Mainers still are faithful to their lighter 2-stroke snowmobiles.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2023
Foam snowshoes offer a lightweight alternative for gliding on groomed trails
Relatively new to the market, foam snowshoes are much lighter than aluminum models – but they are not recommended for all types of terrain.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2023
Ask Maine Audubon: Where are the snowy owls this winter?
Your wildlife questions are answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2023
Where to go sledding in Greater Portland
Snow day or no, these hills are right nearby when you're ready.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2023
Birding: Evening grosbeaks are in Maine, but difficult to get a glimpse
Although evening grosbeaks nest in Maine, we mainly see them in the winter as the population swells from northern birds pushed south.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2023
What’s up in March: Venus and Jupiter in close conjunction early in the month
Mercury returns to the western evening sky in late March, while Mars crosses eastward into Gemini on the 26th.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2023
Hiking in Maine: A winter ski and stay in the backcountry near Katahdin
Haskell Hut is a worthy day trip at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, but you can also spend a few nights in the primitive wildland.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2023
Ask Maine Audubon: Unlikely residents take a chance by staying through winter
Your wildlife questions are answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2023
High school students draw a crowd by staging ice-fishing derby
A pair of Oxford Hills students hosted a derby last weekend as a senior project. One of them hopes to grow it into one of Maine's largest derbies.
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