Mainers love their birds and so this summer we are telling you about a different bird each week with the help of Maine ...

The virus, which scientists call H5N1, has spread like wildfire around the globe in recent years, surprising and horrifying ...

Maine’s state bird had been featured on standard license plates since 1999 but is being phased out this year in favor of a ...

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

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 ...

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.

The debate about which chickadee should be Maine’s official bird sparked discussion about climate change, tourism, and license plates — and bipartisan digs at Massachusetts.

SKOWHEGAN — Chickadee or not chickadee? It’s the Maine state bird, this flitting, cheery-sounding little bird, but which one is it — the boreal chickadee or the black-capped chickadee?

Maine never identified the black-capped chickadee as the state bird. Fixing the problem could ruffle some feathers.

FALMOUTH — Mainers have been driving around with a black-capped chickadee on their license plates for 19 years, thinking they are proudly displaying the state bird. They may not be. The Maine ...