MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • January 28, 2024
The 124th Christmas Bird Count, sponsored by the National Audubon Society, conducted between Dec. 15 and Jan. 6, is now history. The data provide us with information on the status of our regular winter residents, the number of northern birds coming south to seek food, and the number of summering birds that have ignored their normal migrate-by date. The Unity CBC on Dec. 16 produced a list of 52 species. The Augusta CBC, also on Dec. 16, yielded 59 species. The Farmington count on Dec. 28 tallied 38 species. The Misery Township CBC just to the south of Jackman found 19 species. The Isles of Shoals CBC on Jan. 1 counted 37 species. ~ Herb Wilson