This article was published in the March 01, 2012, edition of The Bar Harbor Times. Snowy Owls persist. Red-bellied Woodpeckers in Hulls Cove, Maine. A fly-by Razorbill off Acadia National Park’s Great Head. Bohemian Waxwings. Merlins making White-throated Sparrows nervous. All these and more are highlighted in Rich’s column this week.
Read MoreThis article was published in the February 16, 2012, edition of The Bar Harbor Times. The Manset, Maine, Dovelie persists. Snowy Owls galore! An early Turkey Vulture. Northern Shrike. All these and more are highlighted in Rich’s column this week.
Read MoreThis article was published in the February 02, 2012, edition of The Bar Harbor Times. Highlights in Rich’s column this week focus on a Dovekie in Manset, Maine, and the ducks of the Somesville mill pond, including three American Wigeon and five banded Mallards.
Read MoreThis article was published in the January 19, 2012, edition of The Bar Harbor Times. In this week’s column, Rich departs from discussing local observation in order to share sightings from a trip to Sarasota, Florida.
Read MoreThis article was published in the January 5, 2012, edition of The Bar Harbor Times. In this week’s column, Rich shares observations from a pelagic boat trip to Mount Desert Rock, 25 miles offshore. He also summarized the results from the 2011 Maine “Big Year” birding competition.
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