Today I was driving south through Portland and I noticed a large number of gulls in and around Back Bay,...

For a few weeks in late March and early April . . . one of my favorite birds . ....

Went out birding for a couple hours this morning and while there are still snow banks in driveways and white...

With the ice on ponds slowly melting, dabbling ducks in Maine are moving from the ocean, to fresh water where...

It's officially spring . . . and in Maine that means it might hit 40 degrees and there is still...

This past Saturday, Ingrid and I piled into our Subaru Outback and headed up the coast in an effort to...

Winter seems determined to hang on in Maine.  For the last few weeks the State has been buffeted by snow...

The Cedar Waxwing is a berry eating bird found throughout the USA and Canada.  Traveling in flocks these beautiful brownish...

As Ingrid and I plan our 2024 Continental USA Big Year we're reviewing birds we hope to see . ....

The Barnacle Goose is a cute, chubby bird, about half the size of our ubiquitous Canada Goose.  They nest from...

Six years ago this week, I was on a business trip in South Carolina . . . a nice respite...

Surprise! This post comes from Ingrid, not Ethan. School vacation week brings exciting opportunities for birding on WEEKDAYS at ANYTIME....

Except for one 24 hour period where the wind chill hit 50 below, this winter in Maine has been very...

As I write this, its been four days since the Steller's Sea-Eagle has been seen.  Birders from around the country...

The Brant is a common winter resident of the Mid-Atlantic states but is rarely found north of Cape Cod. But...

The Steller's Sea-Eagle has now been seen for the last five days.  At this writing a couple that drove up...

Just as in his first visit to Maine, last winter, the Steller's Sea-Eagle is attracting large crowds of Birders from...

For those of you that followed my 2021 Maine Big Year . . . you may remember the most improbable...

The Common Ringed Plover primarily nests in Greenland and the high arctic of Canada before migrating toward its winter home...

A Guide to 500 Common Birds in the United States and Canada, designed for kids and anyone who is a...