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Imagine a theoretical case in which two bird species looked exactly alike. Your first question would probably be, “How would anyone know that they are different species?” Your second question might be, “How would the two bird species tell each other...
For birders here in Maine, the end of May is often seen as the end of the spring migration season and the beginning of the summer breeding season. Many birds are indeed on territory and are nesting or soon will be. But there are also lots of birds,...
While we humans have been dealing with the difficult and sad implications of COVID, birds have been dealing with a different and very deadly virus called Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). Avian influenza of various forms has been known to...
A few days ago, our favorite “pop-up pond” played host to a flock of six lesser yellowlegs. These long-legged birds of the sandpiper family move through Maine in April and early May on their way north to the Boreal Forest of Canada and Alaska...
When we first started birding, we saw in some field guides, illustrations of odd, long-necked, long-legged tropical ducks that were called “tree-ducks.” Later, the name was changed to “whistling-ducks,” an equally fascinating name. These were birds...