Birding Maine – Spring Warblers in the Rangeley Lakes Region

I grew up in Maine, in the southern part of the state right outside of Portland, our largest city. Though I spent most of my time in close proximity to the coast, I really fell in love with nature every summer when my parents took my siblings and I up to Kennebago Lake, in the…

New Blog for Bangor Daily News

Check out my new blog at Bangor Daily News! Through weekly posts I will take readers birding through Maine, from the cool coast to the high mountains. Over 400 species of birds have been spotted in Maine. Some are found all year round, others breed during the warmer months, and still others stopover on their…

Nat Geo – Fall Expedition, Day Four

Brian and I were up and on the water at Lake Matagamon just after sunrise. We had rented a motorboat from the Wilderness Campground, giving us the freedom to move longer distances. Like Third Lake the morning before, mist was rising from the water and shrouding the lake’s islands with a mysterious fog. Lake Matagamon…