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Icy Birding along Portland's Back Cove
3 years ago - By 10,000 Birds
It was the day before Christmas in Southern Maine, and an ice storm had churned through the day before, leaving the world bright and extra reflective. Home for the holidays, I convinced my mother to follow me to one of my favorite loops: the 3.5 miles around Portland's Back Cove.
We had no idea what we were in for.
The car clock had just struck 2 p.m. as we pulled up to the parking area, the temperature hovering around the freezing point and the sun already on its way down in a partly clear, partly cloudy sky. Usually the 3.5 mile jaunt around the cove is relatively flat and easy, only...
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