The number of nesting pairs on the state’s beaches also set a record, but wildlife officials say protections remain critical for the endangered shorebirds.
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More millennials are birding, around the country and in Maine
Young Maine birders say they like the connection to nature – and the sheer joy of watching birds.
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Training and taming pet birds
Interacting with a companion animal is one of the joys of pet ownership. While certain pets seem more naturally inclined toward interaction than others, such as cats and dogs, many pets can be made more social with the right training. Many people love having tame and trained birds as pets. Opinions vary as to which […]
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Drunk birds are causing havoc in a Minnesota town
Police in Gilbert, Minnesota, are warning residents about a group of youthful residents unable to handle their alcohol. They’ve been drifting around town looking disoriented, narrowly avoiding getting hit by cars. But these aren’t teenagers getting drunk. Instead, it’s the local bird population. “The Gilbert Police Department has received several reports of birds that appear […]
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Laureat 'Larry' E. LaFrance
LEWISTON — Laureat “Larry” E. LaFrance, 93, a resident of Acadia Avenue, passed away peacefully Saturday, Aug. 18, at St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion with family by his side. He was born in Lewiston on Jan. 3, 1925, the son of Joseph and Bernadette (Cinqmais) Lafrance. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in the European […]
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Animal rescuers: The new rock stars
There was an unsettling moment when I thought the pterodactyl-looking creature might rear up and pluck one of the eyeballs right out of my head. Just you never mind that the pterodactyl creature was no more than three inches tall or that it seemed unable to stand on its two comically large feet. This was […]
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Tsukasa Horie
PORTLAND — Tsukasa Horie, M.D., passed away Sunday, April 15, with his family at his side. He was born in Niihama, Ehime-ken, Japan, in 1926, son of Isamu and Mineko Horie. After an early education in Niihama, Saijo and Matsuyama, he entered Tokyo Medical and Dental University, graduating with a medical degree in 1956. He was […]
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David W. Elder
BRUNSWICK — David Wayne Elder, 69, of 46 Elm St., Auburn, died Friday, May 4, at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, following a long illness. Born in Boston, Mass., on July 7, 1948, he was the son of William B. and Gloria A. Stevens Elder. He was educated in Massachusetts schools, and moved to Maine in […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: For the birds
Shopping Siren saw her first robin of the season the other day. There was jumping for joy. Literally. Jumping and shouting and pointing and a bit of weeping because, thank Mother Nature, robins mean winter is finally, finally ending. The robin, for its part, was startled and quickly flew away, likely to find a yard […]
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Forest Service celebrates Migratory Bird Day
To celebrate International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD), White Mountain National Forest biologist, Lesley Rowse, will lead an early morning bird walk on Saturday, May 12. Each spring millions of migratory birds return to the United States and Canada to breed and raise their young. A variety of birds including several species of warblers and thrush […]