The name anhinga comes from the Tupi Indians in Brazil, meaning "devil bird" or "evil spirit of the woods," according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The Maine Audubon says they're expanding ...

Forty years ago, Maine wildlife officials and local birders ... Hodgkins and Ring snap pictures of the birds, and note details in a smartphone app that's revolutionized crowd-sourced bird data ...

Almost immediately, a debate ensued if the bird was indeed an anhinga or the commonly found cormorant. However, Maine Audubon staff ... who snapped pictures of the bird and helped manage an ...

A rare bird was ... in Maine, the audubon society told several news outlets. The bird is native to Southern U.S. states, Mexico, and parts of South America. It gets its name from the Tupi Indians ...

Maine lawmakers are being asked to decide which species of chickadee is the official state bird: the black-capped chickadee or the boreal chickadee, whose head is brown. The Legislature’s 1927 ...

FALMOUTH, Maine (AP) — Bird watchers are traveling to Maine to catch the rare sight of a South American fork-tailed flycatcher. The Portland Press Herald reports the bird known for its black-and ...

Officials in Maine plan to meet with members of the public to help residents understand the state’s efforts to protect two endangered birds that nest in popular beach areas. The Maine Department ...