Maine Memory Network

Four Birds of Native Species, 1820

Contributed by: Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc. Date: 1820 Location: Blue Hill Media: Oil on canvas

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"… that the first song birds (robins, sparrows, chickadees) appeared in the spring, attracted by the cleared land."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"The town was named the Lilac Capital and the Chickadee Capital of Maine and a Little Miss Lilac Pageant was held in conjunction with the ongoing…"