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Maine Audubon's annual loon count happens early in the morning on the third Saturday in July. For 40 years, it has provided important data about the health of the bird population.

This is my favorite time of the year. Friday is Canada Day, and the following Monday is the Fourth of July. I’m a dual citizen. Join me for a few moments as I mark both. Because — with a Montreal mother and a Massachusetts father — my feet always have been planted in both countries. I write this column for an American audience, and I write a separate one, in The Globe and Mail, for a Canadian audience. I root for the Pittsburgh Penguins and for the Montreal Canadiens. I have posi...

David M. Shribman: Celebrating with the neighbors David M. Shribman / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette © Provided by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette This is my favorite time of the year. Friday is Canada Day, and next Sunday is the Fourth of July. I’m a dual citizen. Join me for a few moments as I mark both. Because — with a Montreal mother and a Massachusetts father — my feet always have been planted in both countries. I write this column for an American audience, and I write a separate...