Column: Results from Maine Christmas Bird Count provide important data

MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • January 29, 2023

The Portland Christmas Bird Count usually has the highest species count of all Maine CBCs and that trend continued with 103 species recorded. The Orono CBC on Dec. 17 recorded 49 species. The Bangor CBC on Dec. 31 had 59 species. The Mount Desert Island CBC had 61 species on Dec. 18. The Schoodic CBC started the new year right with a count of 57 species. ~ Herb Wilson