A Year in the Maine Woods Chapter Summary & Analysis - Cows, Early February, March 13 Storm Warnings, March 14 Storm, March 14 After the Storm, March 16, Spring, March 20-21 First Tappers, March 23, March 25 Birch Seeds Summary

Cows, Early February, March 13 Storm Warnings, March 14 Storm, March 14 After the Storm, March 16, Spring, March 20-21 First Tappers, March 23, March 25 Birch Seeds Summary and Analysis

In "Cows", the author has gone into town to have a meal at the diner. There he finds a lead for some dead cattle that he can feed to his ravens. When he arrives at the barn, he finds that the cow is already rotten and too far gone for his birds. The farmer does have some dead calves though, so the author loads those into his truck. The farmer says that most people use the dead calves to bait coyotes, viewed as pests in Maine.

In "Early February", the author finds the tree spikes that he thought had been confiscated by the logging company. It turns out he always had them and was never suspected of being an eco-terrorist.

A big storm is about to descend on the Maine woods in "March 13 Storm Warnings". The people in town are stocking...
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