DEAR SUN SPOTS: I hope someone can help me find a family who used to live in Greene on the corner of Allen Pond and River roads. They lived there around 1985 then moved to South Carolina. Their names are Victor and Janice Camerrlie or Camerello and they had one son. Janice’s maiden name was Woodman  and she is from Auburn.

If someone out there in Sun Spots land knows them, please call me at 207-946-5579. — Marion, Greene

ANSWER: Sun Spots has many success stories where readers have found friends, relatives and old classmates. I hope we can add you finding your old friends to the list!

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Regarding the Oct. 5 Sun Spots about the bird population, there has also been a lack of birds here in the past three weeks. We spend a lot of money monthly feeding them all and nearly all have disappeared. It’s very strange. — Sandy, no town

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have three bird feeders and was using one pound of sunflower seeds about every two days. Since the heavy rain, I only get one or two birds here only occasionally. The pesky squirrels have also disappeared. — Gene, Lewiston

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Like reader Pauline in the Oct. 5 Sun Spots, I am seeing a serious decrease in birds, squirrels and chipmunks. Here in Greenwood, this has been the case for at least two weeks. I can rule out cats and am sure that it’s not caused by a hawk. I’m a serious, year-round feeder and, on occasion, the birds do get nailed by a hawk.

Normally, the gold finches stop coming in the fall and return for winter. What seems different this year is that almost everything is totally gone, even the chickadees. I usually see lots of woodpeckers of different species too. Right now, an occasional woodpecker is all I am seeing for birds. Even the ravens are gone. Likewise with the squirrels.

I am unsure of the reason but suspect that it is environmental; possibly weather or smoke, though I can’t detect any smoke issue here. I create oil paintings of birds to sell and sure hope my source material returns. — Dwight, Greenwood

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m commenting about the Sun Spots column that spoke of the absence of birds and squirrels. I have the same situation here in Lisbon Falls. It’s been going on for several months and I can’t seem to attract them back! I wonder how widespread this is. — No name, Lisbon Falls

ANSWER: It seems we have a lot of bird lovers in Sun Spots land — a good thing. Climate change could be the culprit, including the Canadian wildfires during the summer. Then there was the late May frost, the rainy summer and Hurricane Lee.

Rising temperatures and shifting weather patterns affect birds’ ability to find food and reproduce, which over time impacts local populations, and ultimately disturbs continent-wide populations, too.

Warming temperatures are changing where birds live, the timing of their migration patterns and egg laying, and even the sizes and shapes of their bodies.

Loss of habitat because of development is another reason why you don’t see as many birds.

I urge you all to contact the Maine Audubon Society (https://maineaudubon.org/, 207-781-2330) to discuss your concerns.

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