Monthly Archives: July 2016
Looking for Snowy Owls in Scarborough Marsh
In 2013, the northern United States was in the midst of an irruption. No, that isn’t a typo; an “irruption” is a sudden increase in a species’ population, usually due to surges or crashes in food supplies. The winter of 2013-2014 was just one of those crazy years for Snowy Owls. Areas that had one […]
Cuckoos in Maine?
The Winter Birds of Back Cove
Many people would think birding in Maine in the winter months is horribly dull. “It’s freezing cold,” they say. “Everything is under feet of snow,” they point out. “How on earth can birds live there? Have fun staring at chickadees.” They would be wrong! Birding in Maine is perhaps the best in the winter. Seabirds […]