[va-bird] Re: Info on Maine

From: "Craig Tufts" <TUFTS@xxxxxxx>
To: <SteveYoung@xxxxxxx>, <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 08:59:08 -0400

I was in Wells last week and had some free time to briefly bird this
refuge. Was more impressed by the diversity of woodland plants--
bunchberry and many pink lady slippers in bloom-- but the main
unit(there are about 10 areas included in the refuge, I think) between
Rt 1 and the Mousam River bridge offers a half mile trail through
woodlands with some great views out on the marsh. There were a good
number of songbirds in the woods-- redstarts, bt blue and bt green
warblers, re vireos, and more etc in the woodlands. Over the marshes,
terns, common gulls, gb herons, a very noisy willet near its nest
perhaps. I had only about a 45 minute visit there but its a great place
to walk off a big meal from the Maine Diner which is on Rt 1 about 1/4
mile south on Rt 1 from the road the refuge is on.

If you have time and aren't scheduled, head way up to Lubec and
Eastport. Between blueberry barrens inland and the tidal flats, rocky
off shore islands and coniferous woodlands, the number of bird species
and birding opportunities in this easternmost corner of Washington
County is superb. There are boreal chickadees, upland sandpipers,
bobolinks, gray jays, nesting loons and lots of nesting warblers in the
general area.

They offer a Down East birding festival-- just had their second one
over Memorial Day. Boat trips out to the islands for kittiwakes,
guillemots, puffins are available. At shorebird migration peak, the
incredible tides expose huge flats at low tide. You can also ferry over
towards Campabello. In mid-August, I've been amid thousands of
phalaropes while ferrying across.

Craig Tufts

<SteveYoung@xxxxxxx> 06/20/05 6:52 PM >>>

I can't vouch for how the birding is there now, but you might wish to
look
into Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge near Wells in southern
Maine, right
off I-95. This is where she had a summer place, and had it not been
for
Rachel  many of our beloved birds wouldn't still be with us. Silent
Spring was
published  in 1962 when she was dying of breast cancer, and she had to
put up
with vicious  attacks and the first allegations of what later became
dubbed "junk
science."  But subsequent events proved she had it right on the money,
and
DDT was banned  in the US probably just in the nick of time. We are all
in her
debt.  Cheers,

    Steve
    Arlington VA

In a message dated 6/20/2005 1:07:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
loomisb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

My husband and i are leaving shortly for Maine.  Do any of  you
birders have a good or special place to bird up there or along the
way?  If
so, i would appreciate your sharing it with us at the above  email
address.  Good birding to all, Kathy

Bob  Loomis
Virginia Beach, VA
loomisb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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