DEAR SUN SPOTS: Please join the Maine Music Society Chamber Singers for an afternoon of music to benefit the High Street Congregational Church’s food pantry at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church at 78 Pleasant St. in Auburn on Sunday at 3 pm.
MMS Chamber Singers and Friends will feature the 14-voice cappella group singing a variety of songs, the Celtic Harp Trio (Celtic harp, recorder, guitar), and LA Winds, a clarinet duo.
Patrons are invited to make a freewill donation and bring a nonperishable item for the food pantry. All money will go directly to support of the pantry.
The pantry supports 60 to 80 families each week and is always looking for diapers and canned and packaged foods. Please come for an entertaining afternoon of music for the benefit of our neighbors! — Susan, no town
ANSWER: This sounds like a lovely event!
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m searching for a Catnapper electric recliner for a special person in my life. I can’t find anyone who sells them so could you please look in your Rolodex? If there are any readers who can provide information you can call me at 946-5579. — No name, Greene
ANSWER: I went to the official Catnapper website (https://www.catnapper.com/) and they list The Furniture Superstore at 83 Lisbon St. in Lisbon (353-3130), Eddie’s Wheel And Deal at 33 Business Parkway in Turner (225-2027), and The Furniture Superstore at 245 Western Ave. in South Portland (775-5150) as all selling this brand of recliner.
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Regarding questions about no birds at feeders, there’s an abundance of natural food sources for the birds and other wildlife this time of year. They prefer natural sources if they can get them. This year there are several types of trees that are having banner seed production, called “mast” years — oak, beech and eastern white pine to name a few. There are also fruiting bushes and grass seeds as well as wildflower seeds which goldfinches love. — Linda, Poland
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I was surprised to read the letters in the Oct. 10 Sun Spots regarding the disappearance of birds. This motivated me to send you the following response.
I live off Turner Street across from several businesses and have seen so many birds all summer that I have come to think that I live in a bird sanctuary. I have seen hundreds of birds all summer that include robins, bluebirds, blackbirds, sparrows, hawks, geese, cranes, buzzards, cardinals, doves and seagulls.
Yesterday, while looking across Turner Street I counted over a hundred blackbirds roosting on a powerline. This brings up the question, what is it that attracts them to this area? I thought readers might find this of interest. — Chas, no town
ANSWER: I’m really interested in what all your bird lovers have to say. Do any readers who live in that area of town know what the blackbirds are finding to be so enticing? Could it be that there is a bumper crop of the wild berries they like in the vicinity? Please fill us in!
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