The basin in Readfield provides superb end-of-summer swimming, birding and gunkholing among islands.

Bear season kicks off on Aug. 26 with Youth Day – then Aug. 28 for the grown-ups – with deer season not too far around the corner.

Proceeds from the four-day event go toward scholarships and internships for students studying marine sciences.

Alewive Woods is the land trust’s signature property, but other sites such as Wonder Brook and Oxbow preserves also offer pleasant and rewarding hikes.

Young songbird males learn their distinctive calls from a tutor, in most cases the father.

Your wildlife questions are answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.

Roosevelt Campobello International Park along the Maine-New Brunswick border encompasses 2,800 acres on the southwestern end of Campobello Island.

As long as the rain abates, look skyward for Saturn at opposition and the entertaining Perseid meteor shower.