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: Number of Maine bird species considered extinct.
10: Number endangered.
11: Number of owl species.
13: Number of heron species recorded.
15: Number of finch species.
32: Number of sparrows.
42: Number of wood warbler species.
50: Number considered to be of special concern.
150: Number of waterfowl species.
4,000: Estimated number of puffins that summer on the Maine coast.
1927: Year the black-capped chickadee became the official Maine state bird.
200 mph: How fast a peregrine falcon can fly while diving for prey.
Source: Birds of Maine
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