It was minus-19 when Sandi and I approached the Canadian border above Jackman this morning, ready for Day Two of Maine Bird Atlas surveying in a remote corner of Maine. Fortunately, it warmed up to minus-9, and we completed our fourth segment of the weekend.
Highlights included a young male northern goshawk and a hoary redpoll yesterday.
Overall, the finchiness continues in the Other Maine. Plenty of common redpolls, scattered white-winged crossbills, a few flocks of red crossbills (not very cooperative) and pine grosbeaks.
Despite the cold, the cloudless blue sky and snow-covered logging roads were stunningly beautiful, and the birds were quite active this morning even in the chill.
Oh, and four moose, all close and puzzled.
Bob Duchesne
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