Fewer business are registered tagging stations and the loss of camaraderie is disappointing.

More western species show up when they are migrating, and the ruby-throated hummingbird sometimes will stay longer than usual.

There is plenty to explore in the Debsoneag Lakes Wilderness Arena at the northern end of the 100-Mile Wilderness.

Some species will make long trips with stops nearby, even if they don’t always appear here.

With help from a friend, who is also a Maine Registered Guide, a day on the water provides lasting memories.

Camping in the Martin Ponds Lean-to gives a wonderful view of Katahdin in the early morning light.

It can be fun to watch bees, wasps and other flower flies work a patch of flowers.