MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • January 16, 2022
The 122nd Christmas Bird Count (CBC) sponsored by the National Audubon Society is now history. On a day between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5, groups of birders spread out to census all the birds in a 15-mile diameter circle. The Augusta CBC on Dec. 18 produced a count of 59 birds. The Lewiston/Auburn count on Dec. 19 tallied 49 species. On Dec. 18, 72 species were found on the Pemaquid-Damariscotta CBC. Up the coast at Blue Hill where 57 species were spotted on Dec. 19. Mount Desert Island where counters on Dec. 18 found 63 species. The Ellsworth CBC on Dec. 26 yielded 49 species. ~ Herb Wilson