PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 31, 2026
Surviving Maine’s winter seems truly a remarkable feat for many of our feathered friends. Most birds are perfectly adapted for the cold, and finding food is their primary concern in the winter. Turkeys are primarily ground feeders, and in the winter will often seek out wooded areas with dense cover where snow won’t be as deep. Barred owls are unfortunately common as roadkill because they get hit by cars while they are going for the easy meal of a mouse running across the road. In just a few weeks, we can start to expect some of the earliest winged migrants coming back. ~ Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox