Birders from all over the country came to the Midcoast earlier this year to view the wayward raptor, which spent the summer in Newfoundland.
Deirdre Fleming
Deirdre Fleming covers the outdoors for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and has been a newspaper reporter in Maine for 25 years - and an outdoor writer for the past 20. During that time, she’s seen biologists trap 500-pound bear, watched fishermen land high-jumping makos, camped on Moosehead Lake in the winter, and retraced Gov. Percival Baxter’s first trip to Mt. Katahdin. She is often asked, but still does not know her favorite wildland in Maine. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Missouri, she lives with her husband in Buxton near the Saco River, where they both fly fish.
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Breweries lend a hand to conservation and land-protection efforts
In keeping with a recent trend, Saco River Brewing creates a signature ale to help protect Jockey Cap in Fryeburg.
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Trappers worry there are few young people to take their place
Hundreds of enthusiasts gathered in Bethel in August for the 44th edition of the New England Trappers Weekend.
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As surveillance of white sharks increases, beach behavior changes
Swimmers from Popham Beach to Cape Cod are staying closer to shore as awareness grows about shark activity.
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Foraging walk teaches primitive skills in an unlikely classroom
Rewild Maine is part of a movement across the country to teach bushcraft skills in urban settings.
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Efforts grow in Maine to encourage use of bird-safe windows
The new L.L. Bean headquarters in Freeport offers the most recent example of windows retrofitted to help prevent bird strikes.
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Senate bill seeks to improve access to Katahdin Woods and Waters
Maine’s U.S. senators sponsor legislation that would halve the travel time from Millinocket to the national monument.
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Appalachian Trail nonprofit encourages hikers to carry bear canisters
A rise in bear conflicts with hikers along the Appalachian Trail has led to the canister campaign, though it’s not an issue yet in Maine.
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Rising fuel prices having only minimal effect on Maine boating
While some recreational boaters this summer are trying to save on gas, others have accepted the current high cost of fuel in an already expensive sport.
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Shark sightings abound off Maine’s coast. Experts say we’re likely to see more.
More evidence of great white sharks this summer leads biologists to expect the species will become a more common sight here.