MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • January 30, 2022
This column is the second of three, reviewing highlights of Maine Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs), sponsored by the National Audubon Society. The Bangor-Bucksport CBC produced a list of 49 species. The Orono-Old Town CBC is just a few miles north where 50 species were found. In Unity, a bit south and west, CBC participants tallied 50 species. At the Waterville CBC, about 15 miles southwest, 50 species were noted. Hartland, about 30 miles north of Waterville, yielded 50 species. The Bunker Hill CBC in the Alna region yielded a count of 54 species. Finally, the CBC at Grand Lake Stream in interior Washington County produced 25 species. ~ Herb Wilson