The state has seen a 95 percent decline in purple martins over the last 50 years, according to the Maine Department of Inland ...

Maine voted to have the chickadee as our state bird in 1927. Massachusetts voted to have the chickadee - and they specified the black-capped chickadee - in 1941. CORNISH: OK.

Other than Maine, Utah is the only other state that has an ambiguous official bird: a generic seagull. Most Utahns believe the designation is for the California seagull, which gobbled up swarms of ...

Starting in 1927, state birds began to be selected by states. The first states to adopt a state bird were Alabama, Florida, Maine, Missouri, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming. The last state to pick its ...

The education efforts have clearly paid off, as the growing numbers of plovers in Maine demonstrate. After talking with some ...

On the evening of April 26, 1972, the 61-year-old ornithologist climbed into the back seat of a detective’s car at Bangor ...

Maine residents have recently been reporting sightings of an anhinga bird around the Pine Tree State. The Maine Audubon Society announced that some people on social media say they've seen an ...

BY THE NUMBERS 464: Number of documented bird species in Maine. 290: Number native to Maine or regular guests. 136: Number considered rare or accidental. 5: Number introduced and established. 4 ...

A large water bird usually found in Central and South America and Florida recently made its way to Maine—and birders have been flocking for a chance to see the unusual visitor. Last week ...

Fair organizers in Maine say their birds are safe from bird flu. advertisement. ... to leave the state and come back into the state, so we're not concerned about our birds, ...

A debate is brewing in Maine over the state bird — the chickadee. There's more than one type of chickadee in Maine — and bird experts say the state should pick one.