I have written several times in this column about the value and utility of eBird (www.ebird.org). This online resource is a powerful way to share bird sightings with the world at large. eBird can be valuable if you are planning a trip to an unfamiliar location.
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CORRECTION
In publishing a photo of a robbery suspect in a Newport drugstore and a photo of a Jeep being removed from Bond Brook in Augusta, both on page B2 of Saturday’s edition, the newspaper coupled each photo with the story about the other’s subject matter. It was an editing error.
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ALLEN AFIELD: It’s August, time to start scouting deer
Did someone mention late summer deer scouting?
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TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Spruce Point Inn in Boothbay Harbor: A weekend here is one you won’t forget
Oceanside massages as waves lapped the shore, dinner featuring amazing food and a gorgeous sunset, an amenity-filled suite looking out over the bay — our weekend visit to Spruce Point Inn in Boothbay Harbor was one we will never forget.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: “Maine Trivia” and “Matinicus: An Island Mystery”
Curious folks who are fascinated by useless information will find John McDonald’s newest book, MAINE TRIVIA, to be just the cure for insomnia, with the bonus that it “will also make you appear smarter than you really are.”
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Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival This Weekend
The 39th Annual Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Music Festival begins Thursday and runs through Saturday at the Litchfield Fairgrounds. This year’s headlining act is Georgia quintet Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out.
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There’s a new kid on the block in ‘The Bourne Legacy’
The CIA in the Bourne world has a new motto: No more mister nice guy. Matt Damon was a tortured nice guy at heart who ran off the Langely reservation, found a god of a sort in his memory bank, fell in love too much, and vanished from the grid.
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STILL LIFE: Fluffy distractions
Samantha Gabor, 5, of Sebastian, Fla., gets side tracked from feeding the goats by the cuteness of a 2-year-old Shetland sheepdog named Shaylee at the Skowhegan State Fair on Wednesday. The fair runs through Saturday.
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Pingree urges cruise ships to serve Maine lobster
The congresswoman says she’s written a letter to the owner of 15 cruise lines, imploring them to buy local lobster while in Portland.
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Cowboy Junkies perform at the Waterville Opera House
Cowboy Junkies perform at the Waterville Opera House Saturday night. The Canadian band is touring the United States promoting their new four CD box set “The Nomad Series”.