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Early Summer Birding in Down East Maine
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Take a virtual trip to 5 different early summertime birding locations in Down East Maine.
The locations include:
- Machias Seal Island (pelagics and nesting alcids)
- Campobello Island (coastal species)
- Columbia Falls Blueberry Barrens (grassland species)
- Quoddy Head State Park (boreal and bog species)
- Great Wass Island (boreal, bog, and coastal species)
Take your own exploration path.
Find and identify the birds along the way
and compete for the top score.
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Here's a gallery of high quality images of North American Alcids.
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Personal Account:
Down East Birding by Norman Famous
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Norman has been birding Eastern Maine for 25 years and
has been doing point counts for the past 4 years.
In this article, Norman gives some background information on the region
and describes the breeding bird species and where you are likely to find them.
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Information on summertime birding in Down East Maine, directions on how to get around,
and more on what you'll find if you go.
Sharpen up on Sharp-tailed Sparrows
Coming Soon!
- OK, it's not Down East Maine but Scarborough Marsh (just south of
Portland, Maine) is a quick stop on your way Down East. It offers
great opportunities to find and compare both Saltmarsh and
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows. This article gives some
background on IDing both species through images and sound
along with info on research that is being done with these species.
Media Shelf: Maine
Coming Soon!
- Descriptions of a few books on birding in Maine.
Links to purchase products through Amazon.com.
Hot Links: Maine
Coming Soon!
- A collection of the best of the web on birding in Maine.
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Down East Maine
Virtual Tour
Maine