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April 13, 2013

Birding: Now for a good read on raptors and the rarest birds

I want to alert you to a couple of recently published bird books from Princeton University Press. The first is “The Crossley ID Guide to Raptors.” This book follows the format of Richard Crossley’s well-received “ID Guide to Eastern Birds.” The Crossley guides use photographs rather than paintings or drawings to illustrate the birds. For […]
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April 6, 2013

Mark Latti: Surf’s up for clams

Maine's turbulent waters attract multitudes of clams -- and clamdiggers.
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April 6, 2013

In Kingfield, you just might have a ghost of a chance

After all, the founder was a man of high spirits -- figuratively and perhaps literally.
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April 6, 2013

Deirdre Fleming: Open-water fishing never needs to be closed for any season

The traditional start to open-water fishing season began Monday, but while the tradition to bust out the fly rod on April 1 was upheld by many, it’s also become more unnecessary. A new law two years ago opened many more stocked waters across much of the state to year-round fishing so, theoretically, anglers can wet […]
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April 6, 2013

North Cairn: Spring’s just waiting in the wings

The sound of returning birds has begun to thread through the woods and landscape, and I am watching for signs of nests. The only one I’m sure of is a bowl nest that has turned into a ladle-like structure in the supports near the shed roof. That dwelling was occupied when I moved into the […]

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April 6, 2013

Carey Kish: Taking a hike? Do it safely, do it in comfort

Most every hiker worth their granola bars knows about the “10 essentials” — those must-have items that ought to be in your pack for every trail outing. Whether you’re going out for a short hike of a few hours or an all-day mountain ramble, emergencies happen, and you may just need to rely on this […]
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April 6, 2013

High tech not always that welcome in the high country

On your way up to the mountain, an email to your smartphone gives you the daily mountain report, and tweets from your friends tell you who’s planning on being on the hill. After you unload your gear and get equipped, a liftie uses a handheld scanner to log your ticket or season’s pass. On the […]
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April 6, 2013

Allen Afield: Bless the black flies who soon will bring about brookie season

This coming week in Maine’s bottom third, brooks with brook trout will start producing decent-to-darned-good fishing unless nature conspires against my prediction with unseasonably frigid weather for the next several days. Even if action remains slow, though, trout streams will surely pick up in late April or early May and continue into the first week […]
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April 6, 2013

Report from Room 318: Calling all ghosts

According to locals, Room 318 at The Herbert hotel is haunted. So a reporter elected to stay for a night.
Published
April 6, 2013

Best Bets

UPCOMING Spotlight on Owl Expert 6:30 p.m. April 16, Wells York County Audubon is hosting a talk about owls by Norman Smith. Since 1981 the naturalist has spent countless nights in every imaginable weather condition, observing, capturing and banding snowy owls at Boston’s Logan International Airport. Most recently, satellite transmitters have been attached to owls […]

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