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by Tom Seymour (Author)
BIRDING MAINE
Over 80 Prime Birding Sites at 30 Locations (Falcon) Tom Seymour An all-new guide for novice and veteran birders This all-new guide for birdwatchers in Maine features several sites never revealed before, a complete local species guide, and details on how, when, and where to spot your favorite feathered friends. This helpful book also includes black and white photos, anecdotal sidebars, and up-to-date lists of local restaurants, campsites, and other amenities for visitors. This is a great book for the growing number of birders--both local and vacationers. *Review mailing to East Coast newspapers and nature columnists Tom Seymour is an award-winning outdoors columnist and author of several books, including Hiking Maine. He lives in Waldo.Back Jacket
From the seacoast to the mountains, from urban settings to woodlands, Maine's diverse habitats are home to equally diverse bird species. Birding Maine recommends how and when to bird each site and provides information on nearby places of interest, as well as area stores, restaurants, accommodations, and campsites--everything you need to extend a day of birding into a full-fledged adventure.Discover rockbound Pemaquid and Schoodic Points where sea- and shorebirds abound, including King Eider and Purple Sandpiper. Just outside Brewer, wander the Fields Pond Audubon Center, where nearly 150 species have been seen--from Bald Eagle to Eastern Bluebird. Be still and listen for the haunting cry of Common Loon at Unity Pond, Lily Bay State Park, or Moose Point State Park. Birding Maine is a quintessential resource for anyone interested in spending time in the Maine outdoors. Inside you'll find: - Accurate bird-finding information for the entire state--from the Atlantic seacoast to the fields of central Maine to the waterways of the north woods- Resting spots for migrating eastern species, a huge assortment of waterbirds, plus many specialties such as Harlequin Duck and Pileated Woodpecker- A description of each site, with information about key species- When to go, how to get there, what you'll see, and whether a site is wheelchair accessible- Nearby sites that can be combined with primary sites to create a full day of birding
Author Biography
Tom Seymour is a two-time award-winning outdoor colulmnist and book author and a regular contributor to Maine Fish and Wildlife magazine. July 2006 marked the twentieth anniversary of Tom's award-winning outdor column "Waldo County Outdoors," which appears in the Republican Journal and Waldo Independent. Tom's book credits include Hiking Maine, Foraging New England, Fishing Maine, and the soon-to-be-released Birding Maine (FalconGuides). Additionally Tom wrote Tom Seymour's Maine: A Maine Anthology, and he edited and updated Maine Off the Beaten Path, and Hiking Vermont (Globe Pequot Press). Tom wrote Maine Wildlife, a Maine Sportsman publication. Tom also writes From The Ground Up, a regular column on gardening, for Courier Publications. Tom pens a blog, Wild Plants and Wooly Bears, for Courier Publications MaineCoast.com website. Tom appeared regularly on the Maine television show The Maine Outdoors, and also starred in the Ursus Productions vidio Nature's Garden. Tom is a registered Maine Guide.
