BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 27, 2022
Imagine that you are a duck. You can bob on top of storm-tossed waves, fly through gales and dive fathoms deep in search of food. But do you really want to? The entire Maine coast is great for winter birding, precisely because sea ducks don’t want to do those things. Most of them nest in the far north, often in freshwater. In winter, they’re here because they can’t be there. It’s frozen. Most of Maine is frozen, too. But the ocean isn’t, so they become seasonal sea ducks. Winter birding in Maine is awesome. The birds make it easy. Many good places are right next to your heated car. It beats staying home. ~ Bob Duchesne