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Unusual visitors told me Maine's winter is done

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Fox sparrows are unusual but not surprising visitors in spring and fall. They nest among the conifers across northern forests and down the Rockies. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife considered them scarce enough to put on the list of species of special concern.

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Bangor Daily News

Unusual visitors told me Maine's winter is done

Last weekend’s snowstorm was annoying in every way except one. The snow provided proof that winter was over, and summer had begun. How do I know? A little bird told me. Since January, there has been a steady number of birds flitting into my yard, scavenging on and under my bird feeders. They are especially easy to see and tally on a white blanket of fresh slush. This week, a fox sparrow joined them — a sure sign that the early wave of spring mig…

1 month ago·Bangor, United States

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