BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 8, 2024
It took me a long time to add a hoary redpoll to my life list. Now, it’s no longer considered a separate species. In July, the American Ornithological Society decided it’s just a frostier version of the common redpoll. I feared this day would come. If only 9-year-old me had known bird listing would get so complicated, I might have taken up stamp-collecting. ~ Bob Duchesne