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Your wildlife questions are answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.

On an average morning, Susan Glass can sit on the patio at her condominium complex in Saratoga, California, and identify as many as 15 different bird species by ear: a Steller’s jay, an acorn woodpecker, an oak titmouse. For her, birding is more than a hobby. “Birds are my eyesight,” said Glass, a poet and an English professor at West Valley Community College who has been blind since birth. “When I check into a hotel in Pittsburgh, I might remember the rock dove and t...

Earth is running out of room.Modern society demands food and sustainable energy, so science has an idea: To preserve agricultural land for crops and conservation lands for wildlife, place floating photovoltaic panels on lakes, rivers and reservoirs.T

Steve Grodsky, assistant professor of natural resources, and a multidisciplinary team of researchers, soon will learn how solar panels placed on top of water bodies can affect the biology of aquatic systems.

Butterfly migration is an awe-inspiring process—and butterflies need our help! Make sure your backyard is ready for migrating fliers.

From the peregrine falcon to the common swift, the world's fastest birds soar through the air like the cheetahs of the sky.

Since the pandemic started in 2020, more people have taken up bird feeding and bird watching, delighting in seeing feathered friends visit backyard feeders and finding the peace that comes

The race is on for new ways to assess ChatGPT and other large language models. Plus, controversial claims about ancient humans test eLife’s revamped peer-review model. The race is on for new ways to assess ChatGPT and other large language models. Plus, controversial claims about ancient humans test eLife’s revamped peer-review model.

For most Mainers, a love of wildlife is in our blood.

The sex frequently neglected by birders and scientists takes the spotlight in the Audubon Photography Awards’ Female Bird Prize