The time had come to take the trip to Bristol, Maine to see the famed Northern Hawk Owl. The boreal species from the northern reaches of North America has been at the same location since the first of January. Sharon and I decided that if we wanted to add this species to our life list, [...]
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Last weekend, Sharon and I attended the Cape Ann Winter Birding Weekend on Cape Ann, Massachusetts. The event, sponsored by the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, was headquartered at the Elk’s at Bass Rocks in Gloucester. Birders from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and as far away as New York attended the event. Buses departed at 8:00 a.m. [...]
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In the middle of a brutally cold and snowy winter, bird watching has been done within the confines of a warm car and my home. Winter in Maine is so changeable. If it’s not snowing it’s cloudy, if it’s not cloudy it’s cold and windy with a windchill that pierces you to the bone. This [...]
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Another snowstorm is making travel treacherous on Maine roads this Sunday afternoon. What a day to stay inside and watch the activity around the bird feeders. And active they are! With 8″ to 14″ of snow forecasted for Mid-Coast Maine , Sharon and I made sure the feeders were full and we shoveled paths to [...]
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With another snow storm coming Sunday, Sharon and I decided to drive to Atkins Bay this morning for some bird watching. With temperatures a little warmer than the last few mornings (-11° F. at 6:45 a.m. here at home) we arrived at Fort Popham at 7:15 a.m. and immediately spotted two adult Bald Eagles working over a [...]
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The mercury is falling and snow is flying in parts of Maine. Lakes and ponds are freezing over and I’ve seen some saltwater bays and beaches with ice forming at their edges. Just shows that winter in Maine does not begin on December 21st. Birds are coming to the feeders all fluffed up. They [...]
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We hope you all enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend. There will not be many more like this before winter sets in. Looking at the long-range forecasts, the first flakes of snow may fall next weekend even along coastal areas. Sharon and I made a trip to the Green Point WMA in Dresden, Maine this [...]
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