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'Feathers Over Freeport: A Birdwatching Weekend' lured visitors to the state park in Pownal, where up to 1,800 hawks might pass over the mountain at the height of the season.

'Feathers Over Freeport: A Birdwatching Weekend' lured visitors to the state park in Pownal, where up to 1,800 hawks might pass over the mountain at the height of the season.

A month after the Freeport Town Council asked the Conservation Commission to search for a compromise that would allow a planned Hedgehog Mountain bike trail system to move forward, the commission unanimously decided Tuesday evening that it would not amend its recommended prohibition on bikes on the mountain's summit.

The popularity of birding seems to be soaring, and there are plenty of places to do it around southern Maine, including at weekly events and annual festivals.

The popularity of birding seems to be soaring, and there are plenty of places to do it around southern Maine, including at weekly events and annual festivals.

The popularity of birding seems to be soaring, and there are plenty of places to do it around southern Maine, including at weekly events and annual festivals.

OUTSIDE EDGE | Birdwatching in Freeport Mallory Brooke Replay Video UP NEXT The Outside Edge continues to journey through the state of Maine, after hiking and rock climbing in New Hampshire, and mountain biking and sailing on a schooner, we jog up the coast slightly to Freeport. One of the fastest-growing outdoor hobbies, especially after the pandemic, is birdwatching. Whether you enjoy walking town parks or simply looking out your window at bird feeders, we have a way to get ...

What makes Bradbury Mountain in Pownal such a hot spot for hawks? On average, more than 1,700 broad-wing hawks, 400 osprey and 75 bald eagles soar by Bradbury Mountain each season. Share Hawk-watcher and resident biologist Andrew Sharp standing aside his spotting scope, which is four times more powerful than binoculars. C. Thacher Carter / The Times Record Chances are, if you’ve been atop Bradbury Mountain in Pownal over the past month, you might have seen wildlife biologist Andrew Sharp pee...

Signs of spring offer hope – and they show up earlier than in years past The shift in the timing of signs of spring provides evidence of a changing climate in Maine. Share Red River Camps owner Jen Brophy shows a patch of snowpack that lingers in one spot near her sporting camp each May. Brophy believes the patch on the last mile of road takes longer to melt than it used to because there are fewer rain storms in May now. Photo courtesy of Jen Brophy Signs of spring in nature offer a welcome...