Monday 31 December 2012

[Maine-birds] Highlights from Biddeford-Kennebunkport CBC sector 9 = Cape Porpoise area 12/31

Some highlights from today's B-K CBC in the Cape Porpoise sector included:  1 Adult Bald Eagle, 3 species of hawk, 1 Northern Flicker, 1 Carolina Wren, 1 Pine Warbler, 9 Snow Bunting, 2 Common Grackle and 1 Purple Finch.  Dave Doubleday 

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[Maine-birds] Red-shouldered Hawk--Kennebunk

Today there was an adult Red-shouldered Hawk perched next to the
Kennebunk River along Old Port Rd., Kennebunk. At the same spot one
female GW Teal and one female N. Pintail amongst the 170 Mallards.

Joanne

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[Maine-birds] American Pipit and Fox Sparrow at Walkers Pt

Pat Moynahan, Nancy Houlihan and I had some great birds today as we toured our section for the Biddeford-Kbunk CBC, especially at Walkers Point in Kbunkpt. A fox sparrow in the brush directly across from the Arundel Inn and FOUR American Pipits on the beach and snow right at the gates to the Bush compound. BTW, if you want to have a great day and lots of fun at a count, bird with these two! Also, a very late Piedbilled Grebe on Ocean Ave just as you leave the Port, the area near the Lobster Claw (and they make a great lobster roll - thanks for the grebe, Paul!)


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[Maine-birds] LOY Peregrine, Sharpie and COGO Saco River, Downtown

As the sun is almost gone I figured I'd share these Last of Year sightings with you ;)

I saw the Peregrine prosecuting a flock of pigeons over Springs Island and Water Street in Saco this afternoon.  Then it landed on the post that supports the power lines in front of Deering Lumber on Elm St (Rt1) in Biddeford just passed the bridge from Saco onto Springs Island.

A flock of pigeons sat nervously on the power lines nearby.  Another raptor swooped in and at first I thought it was the second Peregrine, but it was actually a Sharp-Shinned Hawk.  The Peregrine sat around for about 15 minutes then took off after the Pigeons again.

This morning through dusk a single drake CoGo has been hanging out by my office. 

A video of the CoGo (taken from my desk through my window) and the Peregrine, plus a short video of the Peregrine can be found in a shared folder on my skydrive.  These are not edited.  Feel free to view and share, but I'd appreciate attribution if sharing the files.  You can print them if you want they are uneditted 8 MegaPixel files so you should have no problem making a nice 8x10.

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Have a HAPPY and a HEALTHY New Year!

Chuck

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[Maine-birds] Barrow's Goldeneye - South Portland

There was a drake Barrow's Goldeneye behind Paulin's Tire on Broadway in South Portland this afternoon. On the other side of the street, behind the carwash, there were 2 drake Green-Winged Teals and a hen American Wigeon with the commoners. Also a pair of Hooded Mergansers were present which I thought was worth mentioning because of their odd beauty.
 
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[Maine-birds] RE: (Maine Birds) Mount Desert Island Birds: Red–headed Woodpecker

Mount Desert Island Birds: Red–headed Woodpecker

Douglas Feeder Cricket Lane, Hancock, US-ME
Dec 31, 2012 10:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Ed Douglas gave me a call this morning about a Red-headed Woodpecker around his place and his feeder. I hoped in the car and sure enough we found a cooperative male in Crimson head and distinctive white wing patches. Melanerpes erythrocephaus was brilliant to see against the recently fallen snow. Temperature 25 degree F Blue sky and healthy northwesterly wind
19 species (+1 other taxa)

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 6
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 8
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) 5
scoter sp. (Melanitta sp.) 6
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 4
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 5
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 1
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 4
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1 3rd year plumage in preformative molt
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 10
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 3

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) 1 Its behavior suggested a wise old bird with an understanding of the snowy conditions it was faced with on MDI. This bird had a strong formative plumage A recent northeasterly snow storm had dumped 15 inches of new fluffy snow. Jim D. had only put the feeder out for less than 24 hours when this bird first appeared. Glad to have seen this as a last good bird and new bird for 2012. Photos taken
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 6
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 2 a classic inter-coastal flight and fight between tow individuals and not sure if it was male female?
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 7
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 2
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Bar Harbor Bill Townsend, Hancock, US-ME
Dec 31, 2012 12:55 PM - 1:10 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Stopped by to wish HNY but Bill was not home.
6 species

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 18
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 5
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 2

Bar Harbor , Hancock, US-ME
Dec 31, 2012 12:15 PM - 12:40 PM
Protocol: Traveling
10.0 mile(s)
Comments: Traveling to the BH dump and checking a few places along the way.
5 species

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 4
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 6
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 1 at the dump
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 1

Somesville Mill Pond , Hancock, US-ME
Dec 31, 2012 1:20 PM - 1:43 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.4 mile(s)
Comments: Birding Somesville dam looking for Ducks. One American Wigeon male was located among many Mallards and a lone Hooded Merganser female
13 species

American Wigeon (Anas americana) 1 Male was found on the seawater side of the Somesville Dam
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 5
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 199
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 5
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 33
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 3
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 1
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 7
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2

Three Pines Bird Sanctuary 2012, Hancock, US-ME
Dec 31, 2012 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Feeder watching and the feeder is suet which has a consistent use by local birds in the know
6 species

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 6
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 5
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 2

 
 
 
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[Maine-birds] Great Cormorant in Gardiner

A juvenile Great Cormorant was sitting on the ice at the Gardiner waterfront park just now.  Seems like an annual, but uncommon, event.

 

Pine Grosbeaks continue in Gardiner this week at several locations.

 

Happy New Year!

 

Michael Smith

Gardiner ME

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[Maine-birds] Field Sparrow in Berwick

Glanced out at a sparrow on our close-to-the-house hanging feeder and realized it wasn't a tree sparrow. It's the first Field Sparrow for our Berwick yard this year and not when I'd have expected it!

Also unexpected was a trio of Horned Larks flying over after the big snow earlier this week, #135 on the yard list. Quite a finish for the year. Looking forward to the "reset" in a few hours. Happy 2013, all.

Scott Richardson

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[Maine-birds] Evening Grosbeak-Newcastle

Had one lone female Evening Grosbeak feeding by herself on one of my platform feeders at about 10:20 this morning.In fact I just looked and she is back right now enjoying the company of Blue Jays and Cardinals.
 
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Re: [Maine-birds] Vultures pick at visitor's cars in the Everglades

Perhaps a bit off topic, avian-wise at least, but my favorite car
attack incident occurred at a "wildlife safari" drivethrough park near
Niagra Falls. After being warned NOT TO FEED THE MONKEYS, the folks
ahead of us immediately rolled down their rear window and offered a
ripe banana. A scurrying troupe of monkeys (I don't recall the
species) mounted the hood and roof of the car and began snapping off
the car's radio attenna. When we encountered the vehicle again at the
end of the tour, the monkeys had extracted about two-thirds of the
front windshield's rubber gasket material which resembled a 5 foot
long black snake. LOL.

Don

On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 7:33 AM, Susan Guare <susanguare@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think Tippi Hedren is in that car.
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 8:44 PM, William Nichols <wnbirder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> They really do attempt to trash cars. I witnessed it while in Everglades
>> National Parks last month: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wnbirder/8328349052/
>> The tarps do work.
>> Not exactly shooting, but I did see a ranger go at them with a broom...
>> -William
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 7:14 AM, Susan Guare <susanguare@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> That's odd, all right. I lived in Florida for fourteen years and never
>>> heard of vultures eating cars.
>>>
>>> Good thing it's in the Everglades, and not at Disney, or they'd start
>>> shooting them again.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Noah Gibb <voodoochitlins@yahoo.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> This short article from USA Today documents some odd behavior from
>>>> vultures in Florida.
>>>>
>>>> http://usat.ly/W7RWYv
>>>>
>>>> Bird haahd,
>>>> Noah Gibb - Portland
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Re: [Maine-birds] Whales and Ales

Hello Bob,
 
Would have been nice if you mentioned a  real  Pelagic trip coming up on January 19th, 2013 .  The SeaBC is drawing people from around the country and Maine.............. so this Pelagic trip is a real thing not a virtual experience. 
 
The Gulf of Maine SeaBC is not free,     there will be NO BEER.... but there will be very real birds, possibly whales, if we have a window that allows us out beyond Mount Desert  Rock.....  and it will be COLD.....(hand warmers and long johns recommended) .  
  I guarantee excellent birds to start off your New Year bird list.  
 
New Hampshire Public TV will be joining us to record this adventure and I am personally excited to be back on the water for the 3rd SeaBC................ recording regional birds for our general knowledge and understanding of GOM. 
 
I definitely recommend joining my friend Zack Klyver... but I also highly recommend calling me and making plans for the 3rd Gulf of Maine SeaBC during the weekend  of January 19th.  (See attachment) There are a few seats open.
 
Michael
 
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Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 10:07 AM
Subject: [Maine-birds] Whales and Ales
 

This week's birding column in the Bangor Daily News is a twofer: http://bangordailynews.com/2012/12/28/outdoors/whale-watching-trip-perfect-for-ignoring-whales-watching-birds/

 

Not only is it about pelagic birding on Bar Harbor Whale Watch, but it's also an invitation to try a new event from the Penobscot Valley Chapter of Maine Audubon. Zack Klyver is presenting a program on whales at the Sea Dog in Bangor this coming Friday night at 7pm. It combines two of my favorite concepts: nature and beer. The program is free. The beer isn't. We'll get two chances to see how successful this type of social/educational event is because on February 1st, we'll try it again: "Bears and Beers" with state bear biologist Randy Cross.

 

Bob Duchesne

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Re: [Maine-birds] Vultures pick at visitor's cars in the Everglades

I think Tippi Hedren is in that car.

On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 8:44 PM, William Nichols <wnbirder@gmail.com> wrote:
They really do attempt to trash cars. I witnessed it while in Everglades National Parks last month: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wnbirder/8328349052/ The tarps do work.
Not exactly shooting, but I did see a ranger go at them with a broom...
-William


On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 7:14 AM, Susan Guare <susanguare@gmail.com> wrote:
That's odd, all right.  I lived in Florida for fourteen years and never heard of vultures eating cars.

Good thing it's in the Everglades, and not at Disney, or they'd start shooting them again.


On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Noah Gibb <voodoochitlins@yahoo.com> wrote:
This short article from USA Today documents some odd behavior from vultures in Florida.
 
Bird haahd,
Noah Gibb - Portland

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Sunday 30 December 2012

[Maine-birds] PIGR

Pulling out of my driveway on E. Old County Rd. Newcastle in the middle of the road were 5 Pine Grosbeaks. They eventually moved to sime red-berried shrubs in the swamp by the road. Beautiful birds.

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Re: [Maine-birds] Vultures pick at visitor's cars in the Everglades

They really do attempt to trash cars. I witnessed it while in Everglades National Parks last month: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wnbirder/8328349052/ The tarps do work.
Not exactly shooting, but I did see a ranger go at them with a broom...
-William

On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 7:14 AM, Susan Guare <susanguare@gmail.com> wrote:
That's odd, all right.  I lived in Florida for fourteen years and never heard of vultures eating cars.

Good thing it's in the Everglades, and not at Disney, or they'd start shooting them again.


On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Noah Gibb <voodoochitlins@yahoo.com> wrote:
This short article from USA Today documents some odd behavior from vultures in Florida.
 
Bird haahd,
Noah Gibb - Portland

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[Maine-birds] Green-Winged Teals-Fore River, PIGR's-My yard, Grondin Pond ducks,ATSP pics

Made several birding from or near the car stops today while my son took his nap. 7 Pine Grosbeaks showed up to my crab when I was leaving the house around 9am. They seem to be showing up around that time and disappearing later on. There were two drake Green-Winged Teals at the Fore River amongst the typical waterfowl. When I arrived at Grondin Pond, there were a decent number of gulls, but nothing out of the ordinary. Aside from CANG, MALL, and ABDU, there was a pair of Gadwall, 1 Greater Scaup, 3 Ruddy Ducks, 3 American Coots, and I only saw one American Wigeon (the several times I was here there were at least 7).
 
My favorite part of the day, however, was parking next to an American Tree Sparrow at the end of Old Neck Rd in Scarborough that hardly flew when I got out of the car less than ten feet away and immediately flew right back onto the ground maybe 6 feet away. I had a very entertaining photo shoot with it and attached the link to my Flickr.
 
 
Bird haahd,
Noah Gibb - Portland
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Muir confusion FW: [Maine-birds] dovekie Tree sparrow pics FW: eBird Report - Totman Cove, Phippsburg, Dec 29, 2012

I've been told that the bird I called a Dovekie is actually a thick billed muir. Moooore muir murre confusion for me as the ID was sure I'd screw up was the tree sparrow. Which I got right. Yeah for me! So, the muir is a new yard bird for me, too. Cool yard even if there's too much shoveling involved. RRR


From: rrrobinson2010@hotmail.com
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Subject: [Maine-birds] dovekie Tree sparrow pics FW: eBird Report - Totman Cove, Phippsburg, Dec 29, 2012
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 09:59:29 -0600

Some of you asked for pics of the Tree sparrow and Dovekie from yesterday. Below is the eBird report which has links to the images. of course, today the sun is out/light good for photography, so who's out there???? Me. Shovelling. Not another winged soul around. Figures.

 
> Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 10:52:49 -0500
> From: do-not-reply@ebird.org
> To: rrrobinson2010@hotmail.com
> Subject: eBird Report - Totman Cove, Phippsburg, Dec 29, 2012
>
> Totman Cove, Phippsburg, Sagadahoc, US-ME
> Dec 29, 2012
> Protocol: Incidental
> Comments: observations made over course of day looking from windows of my home, starting at 7:45 am through sundown
> 25 species
>
> American Black Duck 18
> Mallard 1
> Surf Scoter 3
> White-winged Scoter 21
> Bufflehead 5
> Common Goldeneye 6
> Red-breasted Merganser 2
> Red-throated Loon 3
> Common Loon 2
> Horned Grebe 1
> Bald Eagle 2 chasing each other from north to south along shore line
> Dovekie 1 swimming from north end of Totman Cove out to sea healthy looking bird diving for food
>
> <a href="http://www..robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/20888035_sMnHPp#!i&#61;2296197466&k&#61;S3NGfVC&lb&#61;1&s&#61;A" title="Dovekie, The Little Auk, Phippsburg, Maine, Totman Cove, December 29, 2012. Haul-off ball in foreground"><img src="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/i-S3NGfVC/0/M/20121229-_MG_8791-M.jpg" alt="Dovekie, The Little Auk, Phippsburg, Maine, Totman Cove, December 29, 2012. Haul-off ball in foreground"></a>
> http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/i-Jrbph7r/0/L/20121229-_MG_8782-L.jpg
>
> http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/i-Jrbph7r/0/L/20121229-_MG_8782-L.jpg
> <a href="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/20888035_sMnHPp#!i&#61;2296197344&k&#61;Jrbph7r&lb&#61;1&s&#61;A" title="Dovekie, passing by my pier, December 29, 2012, Phippsburg, Maine Totman Cove"><img src="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/i-Jrbph7r/0/M/20121229-_MG_8782-M.jpg" alt="Dovekie, passing by my pier, December 29, 2012, Phippsburg, Maine Totman Cove"></a>
> Mourning Dove 15
> Hairy Woodpecker 1
> Blue Jay 4
> American Crow 13
> Black-capped Chickadee 12
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
> American Tree Sparrow 3 eating suet and mixed seed
> photos
> <a href="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/20888035_sMnHPp#!i&#61;2296196451&k&#61;kK4bbLm&lb&#61;1&s&#61;A" title="Tree Sparrow, December, 2012"><img src="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/i-kK4bbLm/0/M/20121229-_MG_8749-M.jpg" alt="Tree Sparrow, December, 2012"></a>
> [url&#61;http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/20888035_sMnHPp#!i&#61;2296196451&k&#61;kK4bbLm&lb&#61;1&s&#61;A][img]http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/i-kK4bbL
> m/0/L/20121229-_MG_8749-L.jpg[/img][/url]
>
> http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/i-kK4bbLm/0/L/20121229-_MG_8749-L.jpg
> Song Sparrow 1
> White-throated Sparrow 2
> Dark-eyed Junco 11
> Northern Cardinal 2
> House Finch 9
> American Goldfinch 2
>
> View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12404221
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

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[Maine-birds] 9 Male Cardinals and Redpolls

Broke a personal feeder record this morning with 9 male Cardinals at the same time. Previous record has been 7 males. Also a nice little flock of Redpolls with 1 suspect looking paler Redpoll but took off before I could get the binocs on him,bummer. Plus all the usuals: Red-Bellied Woodpecker,Goldfinches Siskins,Creeper,Tree WT and Song Sparrows etc.etc. I lost my pair of Red-Breasted Nuthatches awhile back and have not seen one since.
 
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[Maine-birds] Redpolls - Deer Isle

This morning we had a flock of 40-50 Common Redpolls at our feeders here on Green's Hill.  Along with the usual assortment of Hairy, Downy, and Redbellied Woodpeckers, Chickadees, White and Red-breasted Nuthatches, Cardinals, Starlings, Crows, Mourning Doves and a White-throated Sparrow.  The Redpolls emptied a hanging feeder in no time at all.
 
Mike and Dawn Little
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[Maine-birds] Freeport/Brunswick CBC - The Western Half

Highlights from the western half of the Freeport/Brunswick CBC. Preliminary figures show a total of 70 species on December 29. No new species this year.

 

  • The Chebeague crew found the only Purple Finches the lone Sharp-shinned Hawk reported.
  • Cousin’s Island group posted the highest species count for the day at 49 and had a number of the rarer species on the count including the only Ring-necked Pheasant.
  • Wolfe’s Neck topped the number of birds counted at 1656 and contributed Red-necked Grebe and Pine Siskin
  • South Freeport crew had both the lone Northern Flicker and Hermit Thrush as well as the only Purple Sandpipers seen.
  • The Maquoit Team added a Northern Pintail and (95) Greater Scaup
  • The former BNAS birded by the Maquoit Team yielded 30 Horned Larks and a Pine Warbler
  • Freeport West contributed the days only Northern Shrike-at 70 MPH on I-295.  Good spotting Robbie Lambert.
  • The Brunswick crew big find of the day was 141 Snow Buntings in one flock and as always topped the Mallard count with 460.

 

Among the other “good” birds were 3 Barrow’s Goldeneyes, 2 Gray Catbirds, and 2 Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warblers, and just 2 Pine Siskins.

 

The woods were quiet with most songbirds found at or nearby feeders.  Blue Jays everywhere thanks to the decent acorn crop this year. If anyone wants a copy of the figures once I have them all proofed, please let me know off line.

 

 

Stella Walsh

stellawalsh@earthlink.net

merrymeeting@earthlink.net

 

 

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[Maine-birds] dovekie Tree sparrow pics FW: eBird Report - Totman Cove, Phippsburg, Dec 29, 2012

Some of you asked for pics of the Tree sparrow and Dovekie from yesterday. Below is the eBird report which has links to the images. of course, today the sun is out/light good for photography, so who's out there???? Me. Shovelling. Not another winged soul around. Figures.

 
> Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 10:52:49 -0500
> From: do-not-reply@ebird.org
> To: rrrobinson2010@hotmail.com
> Subject: eBird Report - Totman Cove, Phippsburg, Dec 29, 2012
>
> Totman Cove, Phippsburg, Sagadahoc, US-ME
> Dec 29, 2012
> Protocol: Incidental
> Comments: observations made over course of day looking from windows of my home, starting at 7:45 am through sundown
> 25 species
>
> American Black Duck 18
> Mallard 1
> Surf Scoter 3
> White-winged Scoter 21
> Bufflehead 5
> Common Goldeneye 6
> Red-breasted Merganser 2
> Red-throated Loon 3
> Common Loon 2
> Horned Grebe 1
> Bald Eagle 2 chasing each other from north to south along shore line
> Dovekie 1 swimming from north end of Totman Cove out to sea healthy looking bird diving for food
>
> <a href="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/20888035_sMnHPp#!i&#61;2296197466&k&#61;S3NGfVC&lb&#61;1&s&#61;A" title="Dovekie, The Little Auk, Phippsburg, Maine, Totman Cove, December 29, 2012. Haul-off ball in foreground"><img src="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/i-S3NGfVC/0/M/20121229-_MG_8791-M.jpg" alt="Dovekie, The Little Auk, Phippsburg, Maine, Totman Cove, December 29, 2012. Haul-off ball in foreground"></a>
> http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/i-Jrbph7r/0/L/20121229-_MG_8782-L.jpg
>
> http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/i-Jrbph7r/0/L/20121229-_MG_8782-L.jpg
> <a href="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/20888035_sMnHPp#!i&#61;2296197344&k&#61;Jrbph7r&lb&#61;1&s&#61;A" title="Dovekie, passing by my pier, December 29, 2012, Phippsburg, Maine Totman Cove"><img src="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/i-Jrbph7r/0/M/20121229-_MG_8782-M.jpg" alt="Dovekie, passing by my pier, December 29, 2012, Phippsburg, Maine Totman Cove"></a>
> Mourning Dove 15
> Hairy Woodpecker 1
> Blue Jay 4
> American Crow 13
> Black-capped Chickadee 12
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
> American Tree Sparrow 3 eating suet and mixed seed
> photos
> <a href="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/20888035_sMnHPp#!i&#61;2296196451&k&#61;kK4bbLm&lb&#61;1&s&#61;A" title="Tree Sparrow, December, 2012"><img src="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/i-kK4bbLm/0/M/20121229-_MG_8749-M.jpg" alt="Tree Sparrow, December, 2012"></a>
> [url&#61;http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/20888035_sMnHPp#!i&#61;2296196451&k&#61;kK4bbLm&lb&#61;1&s&#61;A][img]http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/i-kK4bbL
> m/0/L/20121229-_MG_8749-L.jpg[/img][/url]
>
> http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/i-kK4bbLm/0/L/20121229-_MG_8749-L.jpg
> Song Sparrow 1
> White-throated Sparrow 2
> Dark-eyed Junco 11
> Northern Cardinal 2
> House Finch 9
> American Goldfinch 2
>
> View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12404221
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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[Maine-birds] Whales and Ales

This week’s birding column in the Bangor Daily News is a twofer: http://bangordailynews.com/2012/12/28/outdoors/whale-watching-trip-perfect-for-ignoring-whales-watching-birds/

 

Not only is it about pelagic birding on Bar Harbor Whale Watch, but it’s also an invitation to try a new event from the Penobscot Valley Chapter of Maine Audubon. Zack Klyver is presenting a program on whales at the Sea Dog in Bangor this coming Friday night at 7pm. It combines two of my favorite concepts: nature and beer. The program is free. The beer isn’t. We’ll get two chances to see how successful this type of social/educational event is because on February 1st, we’ll try it again: “Bears and Beers” with state bear biologist Randy Cross.

 

Bob Duchesne

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[Maine-birds] Bremen birds

Through the blowing, I see on the cove 27 Canada Geese, 4 Black ducks - around the feeders are Maine's total population of Blue Jays and Mourning Doves with a Red-Bellied at the suet and Cardinals, chickadees, tufted timouse, white-throated sparrows, and dark-eyed juncos trying to get a see or two. The red squirrel is wrapped around the feeder!

Juanita Roushdy
Bremen, ME

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Re: [Maine-birds] FYI -Biddeford/Kennebunkport CBC rescheduled to Monday the 31st

If anyone is birding on Kennebunk Land Trust properties and finds anything "good", would you please let me know?  We're keeping records on sightings.
 
Thanks so much,
Linda Scotland
 
 
Linda D, Scotland
Kennebunk Land Trust
11 York Street
Kennebunk, ME 04043
207-985-8734
 
From: Marie
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 9:16 PM
Subject: [Maine-birds] FYI -Biddeford/Kennebunkport CBC rescheduled to Monday the 31st

            FYI - I have rescheduled the MEBK from tomorrow to Monday the 31st because of the current winter storm.  Second year in a row that the weather has not cooperated for this count!   Drats!!! 

            So now COUNT WEEK includes  the 28th of Dec. thru Jan. 3rd.      I would like to hear from you if you are birding in the circle and find any rare or out of season or hard to locate birds.    

            Thank you,   Complier - Marie Jordan

 

 

Iink to circle:

 

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=201234176612499279491.00047b6f7b0dd5416ee1f&msa=0

 

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Re: [Maine-birds] Vultures pick at visitor's cars in the Everglades

That's odd, all right.  I lived in Florida for fourteen years and never heard of vultures eating cars.

Good thing it's in the Everglades, and not at Disney, or they'd start shooting them again.

On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Noah Gibb <voodoochitlins@yahoo.com> wrote:
This short article from USA Today documents some odd behavior from vultures in Florida.
 
Bird haahd,
Noah Gibb - Portland

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Saturday 29 December 2012

[Maine-birds] Stockton Springs LASP

Hi Everyone,
I covered most of the coastal part of Stockton Springs for the North Penobscot Bay CBC today.
Of note was a Lark Sparrow that I found in "down town" Stockton: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wnbirder/8323354603/ If driving north on Main Street, turn right onto Station Street. The bird was about 200 feet past 19 Station St, on the left.
Other "good" birds include a Gray Catbird (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wnbirder/8323359737/), and a Red-bellied Woodpecker (somewhat uncommon around here).
I also had a fairly high Rudy Duck count (118).
Good birding,
William

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[Maine-birds] FYI -Biddeford/Kennebunkport CBC rescheduled to Monday the 31st

            FYI - I have rescheduled the MEBK from tomorrow to Monday the 31st because of the current winter storm.  Second year in a row that the weather has not cooperated for this count!   Drats!!! 

            So now COUNT WEEK includes  the 28th of Dec. thru Jan. 3rd.      I would like to hear from you if you are birding in the circle and find any rare or out of season or hard to locate birds.    

            Thank you,   Complier - Marie Jordan

 

 

Iink to circle:

 

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=201234176612499279491.00047b6f7b0dd5416ee1f&msa=0

 

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[Maine-birds] Barrow's Goldeneye, Catbird, Pheasant, etc. Royal River, Cousin's and Little John Islands--B/F CBC

Marie Jordan, Pat Sanborn, Ann Hancock and I birded Cousin's and Little
John Islands, Bayview and the Royal River at the yacht club for the
Freeport section of the Brunswick/Freeport CBC. Highlights included:

Royal River: drake Barrow's Goldeneye, 15 Hooded and 6 Common
Mergansers, 1 Great Blue Heron

Cousin's Island: 1 RN Pheasant, 1 Gray Catbird, 1 Bald Eagle, 4 RT
Loons, 6 Bluebirds, 1 RB Woodpecker, 1 Cooper's Hawk,

Little John: 15 C. Redpolls, 7 Pine Grosbeaks, 23 Cedar Waxwings, 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler, 1 RB Woodpecker, 1 B. Creeper

Royal Point Rd.: 20 Pine Grosbeaks

Fun day until it started snowing!

Joanne

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[Maine-birds] Best sighting of the day

The absolute best sighting of the day was Stella Walsh's chili, ladled out at our compilation. WHOA, was it ever delicious.
Rob

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[Maine-birds] (Maine-birds) Hermit Thrush

I had a very active Hermit Thrush in Cape Elizabeth near the gate to Ram Island farm on Jordan Road. Also small band of Pine Grosbeaks there and a larger band wandering around central Cape, near the shopping center where IGA is. These birds also show up in the trees by the library, the middle school and the sumac near the quarry on Fowler Road.

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[Maine-birds] Pine warbler

A pine warbler has been making sporadic visits to my feeder here in North Berwick for about a month. It would not be profitable for anyone to try to see it.  I don't see it everyday and it comes at different times, rarely staying for more than a few minutes. It seems quite healthy, taking small seed and peanut suet dough.
 
Don Tucker
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[Maine-birds] Re: Phippsburg - Dec 29

also at Popham Beach, an imm male No Harrier, 5 dunlins, 6 myrtle warblers.

Along the edge of a small salt marsh in Small Point was a Red-shouldered Hawk.

8 robins in a large tangle of rd berried bushes and vines near Drummore Bay included one very obvious "Newfie" with ink-black back and deep red chest.  Photos. 

On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 4:37 PM, Mike Fahay <mfahay@gmail.com> wrote:
Highlights from several locations today:
Popham Beach - 2 continuing lingering BB Plovers


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[Maine-birds] Phippsburg - Dec 29

Highlights from several locations today:
Popham Beach - 2 continuing lingering BB Plovers

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[Maine-birds] Vultures pick at visitor's cars in the Everglades

This short article from USA Today documents some odd behavior from vultures in Florida.
 
Bird haahd,
Noah Gibb - Portland
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[Maine-birds] dovekie Phippsburg

Phippsburg, Me Map 6 Totman Cove
 
just had Dovekie live, healthy swimming out to see from northern end of Totman Cove got good pics
also have had a Tree sparrow today, first i've seen this winter, got good pics of that one, too.
 
Robin R Robinson
Birding in Traction in Phippsburg


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[Maine-birds] pine grosbeaks and tree sparrows

About 18 pine grosbeaks in the fruit trees in front of the Augusta armory today. Unfortunately there was also one dead in the snow under the tree. I  wonder if it flew into the traffic on Western Ave. and got hit, something I have worried about whenever I see them in landscape plantings in high traffic areas.

On a happier note, I had five American tree sparrows in my friend's yard on Church Hill Road this morning.

Julia


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[Maine-birds] Fw: PINE GROSBEAKS in my yard

3 are back in my crab.

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Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 9:49 AM
Subject: PINE GROSBEAKS in my yard

About a half hour ago I had at least 7 PIGR's on the crab in my front yard (52 Walton St) at eye level from my second floor living room window. Something spooked them after a few minutes and I havn't seen them since, but I would bet they are still nearby. I havn't actually gone outside yet. The crabs across the street in front of 45? Walton (the yellow apartment complex) are a good spot to check.
 
Bird haahd,
Noah


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[Maine-birds] PINE GROSBEAKS in my yard

About a half hour ago I had at least 7 PIGR's on the crab in my front yard (52 Walton St) at eye level from my second floor living room window. Something spooked them after a few minutes and I havn't seen them since, but I would bet they are still nearby. I havn't actually gone outside yet. The crabs across the street in front of 45? Walton (the yellow apartment complex) are a good spot to check.
 
Bird haahd,
Noah
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[Maine-birds] Eagle--Cape Neddick Harbor

Yesterday, I caught the ducks swarming as they do when an eagle comes into the harbor but I was painting a bathroom and couldn't stop to really look. Today, he/she is sitting proudly at the top of my  neighbor's tall fir at the edge of the harbor.  It can easily be seen from the Cape Neddick bridge.
 
 
Linda D. Scotland
PO Box 248
Cape Neddick, ME 03902
207-363-5377
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[Maine-birds] OT: Twilight of the Hooded Grebe

The video below was forwarded by a friend from southernmost Argentina, Santiago Imberti.  Santiago is a ornithologist, guide, conservationist and educator with a deep regard for the future of Patagonian wildlife.  The video is 30minutes long but very well produced and photographed, and very worth watching.  (It's in English.)  It catalogs the precipitous decline of the Hooded Grebe in the past decade.  I know this is becoming a frequent story, but this story is personal. 

Ten or twelve years ago I was among a small party which was guided by Santiago to view the beautiful but hard to find Hooded Grebe, as well as many other species of the deep southern cone including Magellanic Plover and Austral Rail.  Santiago was the individual that rediscovered the Austral Rail, thought to be extinct, and he took us to the ranch where he first found the bird.  A couple years later Santiago visited Maine in early summer and Howie Nielsen and I managed to show him two of our local rails as pay back.  Plus a couple raptors, the piping plover, and many of Maine's neotropical migrants.  I had been so struck by the beauty of this rare grebe I did a painting of the bird which subsequently appeared on the cover of an ornithological journal published in Buenos Aires.  So it with deep sadness to hear that this grebe is on a quick slide to extinction.

The reasons are the usual.  Unintended consequences of human endeavor.  Or intervention, if you will.  Trout were introduced to the ponds on the plateaus where the grebe breeds, in the hopes they would provide income to the locals.  Unfortunately this scheme failed, but the trout change the ecology of the ponds, eliminating food for the grebes as well as the floating plants they use to build nests.  Then mink farming took off as the latest attempt to become wealthy.  When that failed the mink were released and are causing havoc among the local avifauna wherever they have spread.

Worth a look just at the beautiful but harsh environment, but also glimpses of guanacos (native camels), Chilean flamingo, steamer ducks, native foxes and lizards, and the young people trying to save the grebe.  Santiago also sent me some papers on this topic, and if you wish to read these contact me offline.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0taBiJB35c&feature=youtu.be

BAB

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[Maine-birds] Re: Eastport CBC - December 26, 2012

Many thanks to Maurry for compiling the Eastport CBC and for posting the results.  Photos of the pine warbler and hoary redpoll seen in my yard during the count can be viewed here:

https://picasaweb.google.com/100797192867251514932/HoaryRedpollAndPineWarbler122612?authkey=Gv1sRgCM7Q3uiU3pryxAE#

Cheers,

Chris Bartlett

On Friday, December 28, 2012 4:06:19 PM UTC-5, Maurry wrote:
Below is a list of species and numbers seen during the Eastport Area Count which includes Eastport, portions of Pembroke and Perry, Lubec, Campobello, and Deer Island.  I have breakdowns of where species wwere seen in excel and pdf, if interested contact me off-line.


2012 Eastport Area Christmas Bird Count-December 26, 2012 "        
Species        Total
Canada Goose        63
American Black Duck        882
Mallard        68
Northern Pintail        1
Greater Scaup        5
Common Eider        417
White-winged Scoter        27
Surf Scoter        20
Black Scoter        4
Long-tailed Duck        160
Bufflehead        249
Common Goldeneye        28
Hooded Merganser        6
Common Merganser        4
Red-breasted Merganser        114
Ruffed Grouse        3
Common Loon        41
Horned Grebe        30
Red-necked Grebe        88
Double-crested Cormorant        8
Great Cormorant        53
Bald Eagle        62
Cooper's Hawk        1
Red-tailed Hawk        1
Rough-legged Hawk        2
Black-legged Kittiwake        6
Bonaparte's Gull        276
Ring-billed Gull        109
Herring Gull        4100
Iceland Gull        5
Great black-backed Gull        659
Raorbill        8
Black Guillemot        12
Rock Pigeon        106
Mourning Dove        158
Downy Woodpecker        3
Hairy Woodpecker        8
Pileated Woodpecker        1
Northern Shrike        2
Blue Jay        19
American Crow        344
Common Raven        16
Black-capped Chickadee        176
Red-breasted Nuthatch        91
White-breasted Nuthatch        7
Brown Creeper        3
Golden-crowned Kinglet        4
American Robin        13
Snow Bunting        1
European Starling        252
Pine Warbler        1
American Tree Sparrow        6
Song Sparrow        8
White Throated Sparrow        1
Dark-eyed Junco        19
Northern Cardinal        9
Rusty Blackbird        10
Pine Grosbeak        9
House Finch        5
Common Redpoll        35
Hoary Redpoll        1
Pine Siskin        1
House Sparrow        15
No. Species        63
No. Individuals        8836
No. Observers        12
No. Parties        6
No. Feeder Watchers        4

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Friday 28 December 2012

[Maine-birds] FW: eBird Report - Totman Cove, Phippsburg, Dec 28, 2012

Great birding day from the comfort of my home. Four hours of shovelling 6" of snow with a Naaaaaaaaaaice layer of ice did ruin every joint in my body, but allowed seeing great raptors today and hhighlight 2 WW crossbills coming from east to west, first of winter season here. Tomorrow, I'll be birding from a bed with a complete traction set up, I can feel it in my bones.

 
> Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 20:39:45 -0500
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> Subject: eBird Report - Totman Cove, Phippsburg, Dec 28, 2012
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> Totman Cove, Phippsburg, Sagadahoc, US-ME
> Dec 28, 2012
> Protocol: Incidental
> Comments: observations made over course of day looking from my home windows, starting at 7:45 am to sunset
> 32 species
>
> Canada Goose 18
> American Black Duck 22
> Mallard 1
> Surf Scoter 2
> White-winged Scoter 18
> Long-tailed Duck X audio only
> Bufflehead 6
> Common Goldeneye 4
> Red-breasted Merganser 3
> Red-throated Loon 2
> Common Loon 4
> Horned Grebe 2
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 one yard fly through, one fly over
> Cooper's Hawk 1 banked through yard feeder hunting
> Bald Eagle 2
> Red-tailed Hawk 1
> Herring Gull 22
> Great Black-backed Gull 1
> Mourning Dove 16
> Hairy Woodpecker 1
> Blue Jay 4
> American Crow 16
> Black-capped Chickadee 22
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
> Song Sparrow 2
> White-throated Sparrow 3
> Dark-eyed Junco 12
> Northern Cardinal 2
> House Finch 9
> White-winged Crossbill 2 flyover from East to West
> Common Redpoll 2
> American Goldfinch 6
>
> View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12401411
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[Maine-birds] Todays Feeder Birds

I was quite surprised to see a Carolina Wren on the sunflower seed feeder this afternoon. I had one two summers ago that I only saw irreguarly, and I saw only once in October. Also have lots of redpolls, a few goldfinches, pair of northarn cardinals, up to 40 mourning doves, starlings, hairy woodpecker, black-cappeed chickadees, both nuthatches, and tree, song and white-thoated sparrows.

Maurry Mills
Dennysville, Washington County

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[Maine-birds] Eastport CBC - December 26, 2012

Below is a list of species and numbers seen during the Eastport Area Count which includes Eastport, portions of Pembroke and Perry, Lubec, Campobello, and Deer Island. I have breakdowns of where species wwere seen in excel and pdf, if interested contact me off-line.


2012 Eastport Area Christmas Bird Count-December 26, 2012 "
Species Total
Canada Goose 63
American Black Duck 882
Mallard 68
Northern Pintail 1
Greater Scaup 5
Common Eider 417
White-winged Scoter 27
Surf Scoter 20
Black Scoter 4
Long-tailed Duck 160
Bufflehead 249
Common Goldeneye 28
Hooded Merganser 6
Common Merganser 4
Red-breasted Merganser 114
Ruffed Grouse 3
Common Loon 41
Horned Grebe 30
Red-necked Grebe 88
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Great Cormorant 53
Bald Eagle 62
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Rough-legged Hawk 2
Black-legged Kittiwake 6
Bonaparte's Gull 276
Ring-billed Gull 109
Herring Gull 4100
Iceland Gull 5
Great black-backed Gull 659
Raorbill 8
Black Guillemot 12
Rock Pigeon 106
Mourning Dove 158
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 8
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Northern Shrike 2
Blue Jay 19
American Crow 344
Common Raven 16
Black-capped Chickadee 176
Red-breasted Nuthatch 91
White-breasted Nuthatch 7
Brown Creeper 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
American Robin 13
Snow Bunting 1
European Starling 252
Pine Warbler 1
American Tree Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 8
White Throated Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 19
Northern Cardinal 9
Rusty Blackbird 10
Pine Grosbeak 9
House Finch 5
Common Redpoll 35
Hoary Redpoll 1
Pine Siskin 1
House Sparrow 15
No. Species 63
No. Individuals 8836
No. Observers 12
No. Parties 6
No. Feeder Watchers 4

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Re: [Maine-birds] Re: Looking for Pine Grosbeaks in Southern ME

There are still 6 PIGR at the House of Lights, Roundwood on Payne Rd.
in Scarborough. I have seen them there consistently since Nov. 16. I
had one yesterday in my yard and I have one C. Redpoll today.

Joanne




On 12/27/2012 10:14 AM, Judith & Reid Scher wrote:
>
> Would folks please continue posting p grosbeak sightings for the next couple of days. BTW - thanks Noah!
> I have a friend coming from NYC this wkend and he's never seen them.
> Thanks to all,
> Judy
> --- On Mon, 12/24/12, Joshua Fecteau <joshuafecteau@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Joshua Fecteau <joshuafecteau@gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Maine-birds] Scarborough: Pine Grosbeaks
>> To: maine-birds@googlegroups.com
>> Date: Monday, December 24, 2012, 5:01 PM
>> Thank you to everyone that gave me
>> advice on finding Pine Grosbeaks.
>> I was able to find a flock this morning in Scarborough, not
>> far from
>> Camp Ketcha (off Blackpoint Rd.). I've added a photo
>> to the eBird
>> Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12362582
>>
>> --Josh
>> ---
>> Josh Fecteau
>> Plainville, MA
>> Website: joshfecteau.com
>> Email: joshuafecteau@gmail.com
>>
>> Take a guess at the latest Nature Quiz:
>> joshfecteau.com/category/quiz/
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[Maine-birds] BOWA - Waterville; BAGO - Shawmut; HOLA and LALO - Flood Farm

 
I birded this morning with Lance Benner (originally from Waterville and visiting from CA). Before we left I had 35 Bohemian Waxwings on trees on Pleasanthill Drive, Waterville again.
 
Highlights at the Shawmut Dam, Fairfield were 1 Barrows Goldenye with about 180 Common Goldeneyes, 2 Common Megansers, 1 Bald Eagle, over 300 Mallards. Complete list at: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12396625
 
At the Flood Farm, Clinton we had 2 Red-tailed hawks, 1 Cooper's Hawk, 1 Glaucous Gull, 1 Iceland Gull, 80 Redpolls, 115 Horned Larks in two groups (35 +80) and 1 Lapland Longspur, 7 Tree sparrows, 1 Song Sparrow, as well as the usual Herring gulls, Rock Pigeons, Starlings, and Crows.  List: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12396820 
 
Redpolls were everywhere - a large flock of about 150 found on the River Road, Benton on the way to the Flood Farm; in the road itself and along the edge in tall weeds.  http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12396744
 
Margaret Viens
Ridge Road, Waterville
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Thursday 27 December 2012

[Maine-birds] RE: feeder birds


well, saw my pine warblers yesterday but not today. goldfinches, common redpolls, juncos, chickadees, mourning doves. 

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[Maine-birds] Woodland: Redpolls

The storm didn't reach my neck of the woods until after 2PM!

"My" Common Redpoll flock (about 80 strong) is currently filling up on niger seed here in Woodland.  Quite frenetic... 

New today, are two larger, darker redpolls that appear to be members of the "Greater" subspecies of Common Redpoll.  With the naked eye, these birds are easily distinguishable as different from the rest of the crowd.  David Sibley has some good notes on these at his blog: 


I also have an aggressive little silvery redpoll that may be a Hoary but it needs further study.  This one is also easily distinguishable as lighter-toned than the rest and seems to enjoy body-checking any of the others that get in it's space.

Heavy snow not helping my photography attempts.

A female cardinal and the mixed flock of Pine and Evening Grosbeaks keep it colorful.

Bill

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[Maine-birds] PIGR - new yard bird

            Had to report this one as they are a new yard bird for me - they came into my crabapple beside the driveway as we were “playing” in the snow with shovel and the snow blower!!  About 15 of them - they stayed and fed for a while as we continued digging out - I finally grabbed the camera for a few shots just for a memoir - the lighting and almost horizontal blowing snow/sleet did not make for ideal picture taking conditions to put it mildly!!

            A great two days as yesterday as I was saying goodbye to my grandson, a Pileated Woodpecker flew over the house - another new yard bird (sure wish he had stopped for a while but flyovers count!!).  I am anxiously waiting to see what bird will show up tomorrow - why not new ones three in a row?

            Today, lots of Juncos (at least 30), a few Tree Sparrows, 2 WT Sparrows, all my Cardinals,  plus the usual gang along with the return of the 2 C Redpolls I had earlier in the month.   

            We have only had about 15 minutes of rain and ½ hour of sleet - otherwise all snow even tho most weather reports predicated rain as the day progressed.     Current radar shows the sleet line about on top of us.  Hope you are all safe and warm and enjoying your favorite warm beverage as the storm rages outside.

            Marie - South Portland

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[Maine-birds] Feeders in the storm

Very excited during this snow storm to see at least 2 C. Redpolls
(first of the season for me) and 3 Pine Siskins visiting my tiny
office window feeders, along with the usual chickadees, titmice,
goldfinches, and (1) White-breasted Nuthatch.

Stay safe, all.

Kristen

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Camden, ME 04843
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[Maine-birds] redpolls

~ 30 Common Redpolls frequenting our (Stoneham, Maine) "storm center" makeshift feeding station today, on our porch and out of the wind and weather. 
Lucy LaCasse
52 Old Neck Rd
Scarborough, ME 04074
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[Maine-birds] Cape Neddick: American Kestrel

I saw the previously reported American Kestrel yesterday on a wire
near Cape Neddick Light. I've added a photo to the eBird checklist:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12379039

--Josh

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[Maine-birds] Re: Looking for Pine Grosbeaks in Southern ME

Would folks please continue posting p grosbeak sightings for the next couple of days. BTW - thanks Noah!
I have a friend coming from NYC this wkend and he's never seen them.
Thanks to all,
Judy
--- On Mon, 12/24/12, Joshua Fecteau <joshuafecteau@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Joshua Fecteau <joshuafecteau@gmail.com>
> Subject: [Maine-birds] Scarborough: Pine Grosbeaks
> To: maine-birds@googlegroups.com
> Date: Monday, December 24, 2012, 5:01 PM
> Thank you to everyone that gave me
> advice on finding Pine Grosbeaks.
> I was able to find a flock this morning in Scarborough, not
> far from
> Camp Ketcha (off Blackpoint Rd.).  I've added a photo
> to the eBird
> Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12362582
>
> --Josh
> ---
> Josh Fecteau
> Plainville, MA
> Website: joshfecteau.com
> Email: joshuafecteau@gmail.com
>
> Take a guess at the latest Nature Quiz:
> joshfecteau.com/category/quiz/
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[Maine-birds] Feeder birds

One bedraggled DE Junco and one C. Redpoll braving the blowing snow at the seed feeders this a.m. Today of all days hope is surely the thing with feathers! (Dear old crazy Emily had such a way with words.) The stout-hearted chickadees, of course, are ever undeterred.

Maggie
Harmony ME

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Wednesday 26 December 2012

Re: [Maine-birds] AmKestrel and shrike at Green Point WMA - Dresden

We saw a Kestrel at Cape Neddick on Christmas day.

Bill Blauvelt

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On Dec 26, 2012, at 3:52 PM, Peter Vickery <petervickery@roadrunner.com> wrote:

> Shrike at Reed Rock Road, Green Pt WMA, and a male Am. Kestrel was unexpected at Green Point.
>
> Best, Peter
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[Maine-birds] Brunswick feeder birds

In addition to the usual red breasted nuthatch, mourning doves, chickadees, titmice, goldfinches, house finches, and common redpolls that have been visiting our feeders lately, we were graced by the presence of 8 red crossbills this morning. They spent fifteen glorious minutes feasting on seeds and then flew away as quickly as they came. First ever for us. The group included males, females, and juveniles.

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[Maine-birds] Iceland Gull - behine Hannaford in S Portland

Great looks at an Iceland Gull today from the Hannaford parking lot, and didn’t even have to get out of the car on this cold day!

 

Becky Marvil

Yarmouth

 

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[Maine-birds] AmKestrel and shrike at Green Point WMA - Dresden

Shrike at Reed Rock Road, Green Pt WMA, and a male Am. Kestrel was unexpected at Green Point.

Best, Peter



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[Maine-birds] Bohemian Waxwings and Redpolls - Waterville

Just returned (3:00) from a walk, where I saw 35 Bohemian Waxwings and 8 Redpolls on birch trees on Pleasanthill Drive, Waterville.  My feeders have also been busy today - they must sense the coming storm.
 
Margaret Viens
Ridge Road, Waterville
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Tuesday 25 December 2012

[Maine-birds] My Christmas feeder count in Newcastle

As I have done for many many years I always do a Chistmas day count of feeder birds. Here is my tally:
Mourning Dove
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Black Capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White Breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Northern Cardinal
Blue Jay
Goldfinch
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
Tree Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White Throated Sparrow
Dark Eyed Junco
As always my feeding station is always open to ALL birders
 
Merry Christmas to all !!!!!!!!
 
Mark R Hoffman
Newcastle Maine
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[Maine-birds] Christmas closes with a N. Saw-whet Owl - four tooting

At 6:00 this evening I went out and heard a Saw-whet Owl giving a rapid four note tooting sequence.  Each burst lasted <2 seconds, perhaps just a bit more than 1 second.  I heard 8 - 10 vocalizations over a 20 minute period.

I've never heard this vocalization before but the clear sharp notes and pitch were fine for Saw-whet and didn't match anything else in my experience.  This sound is not included in the Cornell North American Owl cd set.

I spoke with Davis Finch who has also heard these rapid fire sequences.

Fine conclusion to a lovely day.

I'd be interested in hearing from others who have heard something similar.

Best, Peter






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