The pond offers tranquility and a variety of wildlife – along with some of the largest beaver lodges our columnist has seen in Maine.

Among the exotic birds our columnist found were the Puerto Rican flycatcher, green mango (a hummingbird), Puerto Rican oriole, Adelaide’s warbler and Puerto Rican woodpecker.

After two years of record-setting demand for camping sites, the state has cut back on its allotment of non-reservable sites by 47 percent.

Your wildlife questions are answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.

The mountain, site of the former Enchanted Mountain Ski Area, offers spectacular views of northwestern Maine and even mountain peaks in Canada.