Day 19.297: What the sticker says

Now we wait to see what has happened. 

Day 19.296: Saturday birds

Here are a few sightings from our morning nature group outing on Saturday at Rotary Park in Biddeford.

House finch

House sparrow

Purple finch

Hairy woodpecker

Dark-eyed junco

White-throated sparrow

Red-tailed hawk

Turkey vulture

Day 19.295: Maine does too

Strangest encouragement to vote we received this week. This one was for Exile #3:

There are a lot of states that start with M. 

Day 19.294: Early morning nature

Our nature group gathered at 7 am (a little challenging after our night out) at Rotary Park in Biddeford. Here are a few of the things we saw:

Saco River

Wasp nest high in a tree

Autumnal flowers of American witch-hazel

Day 19.293: Food and music

Exile #2 and I had a little date-night in Portland. We started with gluten-free Chinese food:

And then headed to One Longfellow Square for this:

We were mainly there to see Jesse James DeConto (The Pinkerton Raid) who we’d seen on his last visit to Maine.

He was once again thoroughly engaging with his storytelling in word and song. 

The main act was great too - Upstate - a band that formed in the Hudson Valley in New York somewhere we would almost certainly have considered “downstate” when we lived in the Albany area. They embraced the nearly-Halloween vibe by dressing in running gear with home-made race numbers and starting their set with a rendition (while running in place) of “Band on the (a) Run”:

Their infectious energy and lovely harmonies were a treat throughout. 

Day 19.292: Squirrel on the brush pile

That’s all. 

Day 19.291: Cemetery birds

Some birds from our Saturday morning walk:

Northern flicker

Red-bellied woodpecker 

Bald eagle

House finch

Downy woodpecker

Yellow-bellied sapsucker

American robin

House finch 

Eastern bluebird

A pretty good selection during a brief walk.