Saturday 31 October 2015

[Maine-birds] Northern Maine Birds: White-fronted Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Pine Grosbeaks

As Kyle noted the Pink-footed Goose continues.  I got down to Mars Hill this afternoon and it slept the whole time I was there: 
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The Canada Goose flock at Lake Josephine in Easton has reached a season high with over 3,000 geese on the pond now.  With my scope zoomed all the way up, I was able to pick out a sleeping Greater White-fronted Goose in the horde.  Unlike the Pinkfoot, this bird eventually woke up and let me get a distant digiscope.  Buffleheads, Black Scoters and a lingering Redhead were the other goodies here: 

Earlier this AM, I braved the woods full of excited deer hunters and birded the Blackstone Siding Road in Westmanland.  It was quite finchy with first-of -fall Pine Grosbeaks, my first Snow Bunting of the season, lots of Boreal Chickadees and a few Gray Jays.  http://ebird.org/ebird/me/view/checklist?subID=S25648231

Other notables today were a flock of Bohemian Waxwings feeding on Mt Ash berries and some flyover Evening Grosbeaks in Sinclair and a Northern Shrike on the Flat Mountain Road in St. Agatha.

Birdwise, its getting wintery up here.

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[Maine-birds] Pink-footed Goose

Pink-footed Goose is still present as of today in Mars Hill Pond. Great views of a very cooperative bird! 

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[Maine-birds] ANP

About 50 ring necked ducks and 1 pie billed grebe on Aunt betty's Pond in ANP this afternoon. Tammy & Rob

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[Maine-birds] Long-tail Ducks

50 Long-tail ducks off Vinalhaven-

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[Maine-birds] Machias River

Sat. 10/31/15
Machias River behind Helen's Rest. at 9:30 a.m.

134 Canada Geese
2 Snow Geese
8 Hooded Mergansers
1 Double-crested Cormorant

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[Maine-birds] N. Harrier in SW Harbor this morning, MDI

Took a sunrise walk along the Manset Shore Road this morning and had a Northern Harrier fly in from over the water, low overhead and flapping steadily westbound. 

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[Maine-birds] Reid SP - Hudwit, etc.

Nice morning at Reid during another very Low Tide, exposing a lot of suitable habitat for shorebirds at the mouth of the Little River. Highlights:

Hudwit - 1 juvenile
BBPlovers - 3
Dunlin - 2
Semi Plovers - 10
GYLegs - 2
Sanderling- 258 - clicker count

Snow Bunting 2 FOS
Horned Lark - 6
No Pintail 1 drake w/ 83 Black Ducks
Horned Grebe - 8
RN Grebe - 1

…and several of the usual suspects offshore, easily scoped in the calm conditions.


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[Maine-birds] Sandy Point Morning Flight, 10/31 (BAWW, SNBU)

Hi all,
A light, late-season flight passed over and through Sandy Point Beach this morning.

7:12-9:00 am (joined by Saturday Morning Birdwalk Group at 8:20).
33F, clear, calm.

100 American Robins
66 Dark-eyed Juncos
16 Yellow-rumped Warblers
14 SNOW BUNTINGS
10 Golden-crowned Kinglets
10 American Goldfinches
4 Black-capped Chickadees
3 Eastern Bluebirds
3 "Yellow" Palm Warblers
3 Song Sparrows
3 White-throated Sparrows
2 Hooded Mergansers
2 Hermit Thrushes
2 American Pipits
1 Common Loon
1 Red-throated Loon
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
1 Red-winged Blackbird
1 unidentified blackbird
1 Purple Finch
1 unidentified
 
Total = 247

-Derek

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Friday 30 October 2015

[Maine-birds] Hooded Merganser

A stunning male with 2 females in a rather small lily pad cattail pond on E. Old Cty. Rd. Never tire of the beauty of hoodies!!

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[Maine-birds] Additional Highlights This Week, 10/27-10/30

Hi all,

After a long weekend out of state,  a few more highlights for me over the past four days included:
- 2 "INTERIOR/BAY" NELSON'S SPARROWS, 1 SALTMARSH SPARROW, 5+ subvirgatus Nelson's Sparrows, and several unidentified "sharp-tailed" sparrows, along with 1 American Tree Sparrow (first of fall), Eastern Road, Scarborough Marsh, 10/27 (with Jeannette).
- 37 Pectoral Sandpipers, 35 Dunlin, 33 White-rumped Sandpipers, 25 Black-bellied Plovers, 20+ Greater Yellowlegs, and 4 Wilson's Snipe, Eastern Road, 10/27 (with Jeannette).
- 4 Northern Pintails, Grondin Pond, Scarborough, 10/27 (with Jeannette).
- 16 American Coots, 7 Ruddy Ducks, etc, Prout's Pond, Scarborough, 10/27 (with Jeannette).
- 2 Common Grackles, our yard in Pownal, 10/29.
- 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and 1 Gray Catbird, Kettle Cove, Cape Elizabeth, 10/30.
- 1 Indigo Bunting, private property in Cape Elizabeth, 10/30.
- 1 Blackpoll Warbler and 1 "Western" Palm Warbler, Pond Cove, Cape Elizabeth, 10/30.
- 2 Common Grackles, feeders here at the store, 10/30. 

Not a bad few days!

-Derek
 
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[Maine-birds] Buffleheads

A few at Jones Creek, Pine Point.

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[Maine-birds] Prairie Warb Picture Needed

Hi folks,

The Town of Brunswick is finalizing some interpretive signage for the Capt. Fitzgerald Park which offers nice mid-coast sandplain birding.  We would love to feature a Prairie Warbler pic by a local birder.  If anyone is willing to contribute one, you will be credited.

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[Maine-birds] ANP record, SWHA

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[Maine-birds] Cadillac Mtn. - Swainson's Hawk

An immature Swainson's Hawk was just seen (10-30-15: approx. 12:45 PM) at the Cadillac Mtn. Hawk Watch
in Acadia National Park. Jason Bojczyk (Boychuck) the official counter hired by
Schoodic Institute called to say he has photographs. Stay tuned.
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Thursday 29 October 2015

[Maine-birds] Sabattus Pond, 10/29 (REDH, WWSC)

Hi all,
I squeezed a visit to Sabattus Pond in Sabattus into that lovely warm, dry, and relatively calm period early this afternoon, hoping for storm-downed migrants.

Waterbird numbers remain below-normal, and I don't know where all of the Mallards were today:
219 Ruddy Ducks
164 Lesser Scaup
75+ Ring-billed Gulls
62 Mallards
41 Bufflhead
39 Greater Scaup
36 Ring-necked Ducks
16 American Coots
13 American Black Ducks
11 Canada Geese
2 Common Loons
1 Mallard x American Black Duck
1 continuing pair REDHEAD
1 pair WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
1 Double-crested Cormorant

-Derek


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[Maine-birds] Owls Head Glaucous

A second-winter glaucous gull at the harborside lobster pound area on Lobster Lane. Traditionally a productive spot for wintering white-winged gulls and a few black-headed as well. Most of Weskeag Marsh was heavily flooded at 2:30pm today - greater yellowlegs flying about in search of a landing place.

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[Maine-birds] High Tide - Back Bay - Portland

A remarkably high tide this afternoon pushed the American Golden Plover and his/her Black-bellied compatriots about ten-ish feet from the walking path as of 2:45pm today. Great photo op!

Buffleheads, Common Goldeneyes, and Mallards galore.

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[Maine-birds] Popham Beach - après storm

The causeway between the salt marshes at Popham is unpassable due to the very high tides (even higher at midnight). Water over the road not only deepish, but showing an incredible current. Full-size pickup might make it. Don't know about a Toyota.

The salt marshes on both sides of the road are an inland sea, with little veg or driftwood showing. But GYLegs and Pectoral Sands are EZ to find. Grabbing whatever freeboard they can find. Actually might be fun to kayak or canoe over the marsh right now. Might be other interesting things out there.

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Wednesday 28 October 2015

[Maine-birds] Waterfowl oLower Kimball Pond, Fryeburg

This afternoon there were a 100 Canada Geese a 6 Common Golden-eyes on
Lower Kimball Pond in Fryeburg. This is a very slow Autumn migration here.

Bob Crowley
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[Maine-birds] Northern Maine Birds: Pink-footed Goose, marked Canada Goose from Greenland

Hi all,

Today during my lunch hour, I found a Pink-footed Goose among about 400+ Canada Geese roosting on the mill pond in Mars Hill.  The bird was close but spent most of its time snoozing.  I managed some quick pics when the bird woke up and got a drink and repositioned in sleep mode.

The was also another marked Canada Goose in the pond.  The goose had a yellow collar with an alphanumeric code indicative of Greenland banded birds.   This was the seventh of these marked geese I've found this fall.

The geese are regular on the pond in midday and with unfavorable winds predicted for the next day and a half I expect this bird will hang around.  The pond is located just north of the intersection of Route 1 and Route 1A in Mars Hill.


Good Birding.

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[Maine-birds] Ash-throated Flycatcher Capisic, nope

As of midday, the Ash-throated Flycatcher was not seen. A number of folks tried this morning, but the chilly temps and gray skies had most birds staying low, even chickadees and titmice. I learned that Bill Bunn photographed the Ash-throat 5 days ago (https://flic.kr/p/A4ruUm) near the parking area as one first turns in toward the park. Orange-crowned Warbler and Indigo Bunting were the highlights otherwise today.

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[Maine-birds] FOS Bohemian Waxwing UMaine Orono Campus/ RFI for a new Maine resident

Hello All,
I spotted a first of the season Bohemian Waxing around lunchtime today at U. of Maine Orono. It was in an ornamental fruit tree by the SW corner of the library with Cedar Waxwings and Robins.

In an unrelated note, as a new Maine resident my #1 target bird is Manx Shearwater. Can anybody provide advice on finding one? eBird seems to suggest a Bar Harbor whale watching trip would be a good bet once those resume next year, but are there good options this time of year or an upcoming pelagic trip? Thanks in advance

Good Birding,

Zachary Loman
Glenburn, ME

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[Maine-birds] Saltmarsh Sparrow with a dash of Nelson's

What does such a bird look like?

photos by Klemens Gasser, Brooklyn, NY

Shai Mitra saw these images and wrote: "Based on appearance alone, I wouldn't have taken this bird for pure Saltmarsh. The supercilium shows only a hint of black flecking (characteristic of Saltmarsh) and rather more of a grayish wash (characteristic of Acadian Nelson's), the back is rather washed out and grayish, and the ventral streaks are less prominent than I think of as typical for Saltmarsh." (http://digest.sialia.com/?rm=message;id=1100850)

Chris Elphick, who is part of the project studying these birds, wrote to me yesterday and said that blood from this sparrow was tested and molecular data suggest it is 93% Saltmarsh.

"So, this is one version of what a 93% (male) saltmarsh sparrow looks like during fall migration…" Or, what does 7% Nelson's Sparrow do for your looks?

Louis Bevier
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Tuesday 27 October 2015

[Maine-birds] Ash-throated Flycatcher at Capisic Pond

Today (Wednesday) in the early afternoon, an Ash-throated Flycatcher was observed at Capisic Pond.  The bird was located down the main trail on the right in a tangle of multiflora rose and burning bush just before the house with bird feeders.  Two video clips will be posted on eBird later.

Gordon Smith
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[Maine-birds] Northern Maine Birds: White-winged and Black Scoters, Black-bellied Plover, White-rumped Sandpiper

Spent my lunch hour checking the goose flocks at Hanson Lake in Presque Isle/Mapleton, Lake Josephine in Easton and Christina Reservoir in Fort Fairfield.  None of the Canada Geese had morphed into other species overnight...  

Hanson Lake held a few hundred Canada Geese.   A juvenile White-winged Scoter was hanging out with them.

Over in Easton, there were more Lesser Scaup in Lake Jo today and a group of 9 Black Scoters were new arrivals here.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/71911844@N04/22517971212/in/datetaken-public/

At Christina Reservoir, an orange-clad hunter/trapper on the north shore bumped out most of the geese and mergansers just as I arrived.  A couple Red-necked Grebes stuck around though. I also had a juvenile Black-bellied Plover and a partially-molted adult White-rumped Sandpiper that was looking pretty beat up.  Both birds were quite late lingerers.  The plover was my latest ever in northern Maine and though White-rumped Sandpiper juveniles are practically expected right now, adults have usually pushed through by early September.   

My eBird list has digiscopes of the shorebirds: 



Had a report of an Eastern Towhee today. More on that later hopefully!

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[Maine-birds] One hooded merganser

Jones creek Pine point

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[Maine-birds] Bowdoinham WMA - Oct 27

Not many birds under the power lines here this morning. A FOS Am Tree Sparrow found no more than 18 (total) sparrows with which to forage.
All visible water from several vantage points around Merrymeeting Bay, yielded zero duckage.

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[Maine-birds] Inland Ducks

Yesterday afternoon the 26th, 3 Bufflehead and 3 Long-tailed Ducks were
on Lower Kimball Pond, Chatham, NH before moving across the state line
into Maine. They did not stay long. First migrant this fall.

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[Maine-birds] record number of redpolls passing Tadoussac, Quebec

The Tadoussac Bird Observatory (Observatoire d'oiseaux de Tadoussac) reported yesterday that a record number of redpolls flew over their observation point: 15,790 redpolls in 7 hours. The previous record was 14,391 on October 24, 2010. Tadoussac is only 50+ miles (83 kms) north of the northern tip of Maine. The concentration of birds, though, tends to remain along the north shore of the St. Lawrence. But that's a lot of redpolls. You can read about their sightings in this post: http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Mail/Ornitho-Qc/1829208?year=2015

get ready…

Louis Bevier
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Monday 26 October 2015

[Maine-birds] Snow buntings in Camden

A nice group of fairly friendly 6 snow bunting was on top of Mount Battie today around 4pm in Camden Hills State Park.

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Good birding,

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[Maine-birds] Pine Siskins

Today, encountered a sizable First-of-Fall flock of approx 40 PISI, 15-20 miles NW of Rockwood, as well as numerous Gray Jays, an abundance of Ruffed Grouse and a Goshawk. Although there are still patches of color, most of the leaves are off the trees. A beautiful, crisp fall day.  Rob

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[Maine-birds] Northern Maine Birds: Glaucous Gull, Tufted Titmouse, Brown Thrasher

There's been a rapid changing of the guard in northern Maine in the past few days.  Nightly freeze ups have squeezed water birds out the shallower wetlands and ponds and dabbling ducks are thinning out.  At the same time the hardy diving ducks have appeared in big numbers. 

Large numbers of migrant gulls have moved in as well.  

Tonight, on my evening commute, I saw very large number of gulls circling over Collins Pond in Caribou and even though the sun was down, I stopped in to check it out.  Waves of gulls came in to roost and eventually numbered almost 3 thousand birds.  Herring Gulls were at least 2/3s of the group, but I counted well over 400 Great Black-backed Gulls as well.  There was a handful of Ring-billed Gulls but Icelands, Lesser Black-backed and my season-first Glaucous Gull were the notables. Photography was almost impossible due to darkness but I put a documentation shot of the Glauc in the eBird list: http://ebird.org/ebird/me/view/checklist?subID=S25561144

A first winter Bonaparte's Gull at Christina Reservoir in Fort Fairfield earlier in the day allowed me a seven gull day... pretty good this far inland.

Other noteworthy bird news was the report of a Tufted Titmouse seen at a feeder in Perham today.  This is a rare species up here and one that is, apparently, not prone to wandering.

The first American Tree Sparrow flocks were seen over the weekend and a lingering Eastern Phoebe and Brown Thrasher in my yard in Woodland were both the latest fall records for me.

Several Killdeer lingered at Collins Pond through Sunday but not, apparently, the Cackling Goose that was seen on the 17th.

Regarding geese, huge numbers of Canada still remain in central Aroostook county but rarities are... well,... rare!  To date there have been five Cackling geese but no other unusual species seen.  Even Snow Geese reports are sparse with only 3 birds reported.  There's been lots of reports of rare geese n the provinces to the north an east so I'm not giving up hope yet.

Bernd Heinrich speaking at UMPI Wednesday night about birds bugs and adaptability!


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[Maine-birds] Bald eagle

Nice mature eagle came in close to the house at 36 Jones Creek Rd. Pine Point. An oh my moment.

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[Maine-birds] Peregrine, Sharpie, and Rusty - Hancock Cty

Hi all -- Had a Peregrine adult at the top of Flying Mtn in Acadia NP right around sunrise this morning. Seemed like I had flushed it off a perch; very close overhead.

Returned home to SW Harbor and a cluster of Common Grackles at the feeder (very flighty) that included one Rusty Blackbird. And then the back yard's fruity and squat shrubby crabapple tree drew in both Juncos and a Sharp-shinned Hawk. That Sharpie just couldn't seem to find a way to work down from the crown of the tree to the base where a juicy Junco was feeding. 

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Re: [Maine-birds] Scoters

Yesterday mid afternoon there was a large raft of birds off the point at Pond Cove in Cape Elizabeth on Shore Rd. I had binoculars but could not get a good sighting ad they were way past the point of land. It had to be more than 400 birds. At first I thought they were cormorants as their beak was pointed upwards. It was quite s sight but not sure. Would there be that large of a raft of cormorants on the open water?

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> Large rafts of scoters. White winged and surf. Several rafts consisting of 70 plus each raft. Kinney Shores Saco
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[Maine-birds] Couple of Snow Buntings, Dyer Point

Around 9 o'clock this morning, real windy here!

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[Maine-birds] Red-headed Woodpecker - Acton, 10/23-24 **Homeowner requests**

Hi everyone:

I received a call this morning from Sarah Cognata, who has been hosting a Red-headed Woodpecker in her Acton yard since October 23rd. She shared this sighting on eBird (http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25544012) and the MAINE Birds Facebook group (http://tinyurl.com/ocp7zul) but was a little alarmed by early morning visits from birders so she had a few requests for visitors:

It is okay to visit, but as the bird has only been seen in the afternoon please limit searches to 2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. It is okay to wander up her driveway as the feeder setup is set back from the road but please do not go beyond that area. This is an active farm so be courteous of the work being done and aware that there may be roaming chickens, geese, and especially children.

This is a good Maine bird (especially for York County) and a species known to linger at feeders so I hope everyone will follow these requests and keep it accessible to all.

Good birding,


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Sunday 25 October 2015

[Maine-birds] Sandhill Cranes-Fryeburg

11 cranes present at 4:00 PM today. Initially on the West side of McNeil Rd, just North of the intersection of Old River Rd and McNeil Rd. Then flew across McNeil Rd into the corn field at around 4:15 PM

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[Maine-birds] Scoters

Large rafts of scoters. White winged and surf. Several rafts consisting of 70 plus each raft. Kinney Shores Saco

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[Maine-birds] Lapland Longspur and cormorants

One Lapland Longspur was with two chipping sparrows at Atlantic Circle just down from Strawberry Island Preserve at the end of Great Hill Rd in Kennebunk. 

About 400 Double-crested Cormorant flew in and landed on the water and on the rocks with another hundred continuing on down the coast. Quite an impressive sight. 

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[Maine-birds] Male Eastern Towhee in Scarborough

Was under our front feeders just before dusk on Sat. a pleasant surprise and a first as we watched him for quite a while before he took off.

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[Maine-birds] Sparrows and siskins

Yesterday in Unity I saw my FOY American Tree Sparrow along with seven other native sparrow species and plenty of juncos.  Also small groups of siskins were noted here for the first time in many months.

Good birding,
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Saturday 24 October 2015

[Maine-birds] Sand Hill Crane, Fryeburg

The same group of 11 Sandhills (6 adults and 5,adolescents) come to the Kezar Lake Fen every night like clockwork.

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[Maine-birds] Spruce Grouse with attitude

Today was a great day to be up in the North Maine Woods, although grouse hunters were everywhere due to great weather on a Saturday.

 

White-winged crossbill numbers have built a little bit. Pine Siskins are flocking up. We notched our first Bohemian Waxwings (3) of the season. An Eastern Bluebird in the woods was not a total surprise. I get them up there now and then. The usual Boreal Chickadees and Gray Jays. In fact, the Gray Jays seemed rather numerous today. Maybe a dozen?

 

But this is why the Spruce Grouse has become my favorite bird. They have such personalities. Even though we were not approaching her, and we showed deference, she showed defiance. She strutted around, ruffing up her neck feathers and fanning her tail, insisting we go away. We did. If interested, her shuck and jive is about a minute into https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vTJDi_-w3o. It’s also posted on the Maine Birding Trail Facebook page: www.facebook.com/MaineBirdingTrail.  

 

Bob Duchesne

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[Maine-birds] Tufted Titmouse in Washington County

We had 40+ Common Grackles at our feeders early this afternoon and to our surprise a Tufted Titmouse popped out of the conifers around the feeder area.
 
Also, on the western side of Flat Bay we spotted 27 Dunlin on the mudflats during the afternoon low tide.  A mixed flock of Black Ducks and Mallards replaced the Dunlin as the tide came in!
 
Merle and Anne Archie
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[Maine-birds] Red-headed Woodie in Cape Elizabeth

I just had a redheaded woodpecker on Charles Jordan Road in Cape Elizabeth. It was a juvenile with a dark head feeding actively in oak trees near the small pond at the bottom of the second hill just past the Higgins Beach overlook . Also called a few times. Maine bird for me!

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[Maine-birds] Red-headed Woodie Juv in Cape Elizabeth

I just had a great look at a juvenile Red-headed Woodpecker along Charles Jordan Road in Cape Elizabeth. It was actively feeding in oaks and I saw it pull it several juicy morsels. Head is still dark (not red) but otherwise the bird is quite unmistakable. It was in the area around a small pond at the bottom of the second hill on Jordan Road, just below the field the gives you a clear view of Higgins Beach. Also head it call…

 

Peggy Page

 

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[Maine-birds] Avenue five parking lot pine point beach

Lots of birds on the water 4:30pm. White winged scoters, horned grebe, and maybe the Pacific loon is still there. ( A smaller loon with a dark verticle chin bib? ) surf scoters.

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[Maine-birds] Winter Wren

Along the Lincoln Acadamy cross country trail.

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Re: [Maine-birds] Black-backed Woodpecker, 10/24, Newcastle

Juanita,

The Dyer River flows into the Sheepscot River at Sheepscot Village. I am upstream one mile from the village. The river is a narrow tidal river with marsh on both sides.

Jeff

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On Oct 24, 2015, at 8:26 AM, Juanita Roushdy <juanitar@tidewater.net> wrote:

Jeff,

Where is Dyer River Marsh - could not find it on line.  Thanks.

Juanita

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On Oct 24, 2015, at 8:22 AM, Jeff Cherry <jeff@cherrygallery.com> wrote:

The male Black-backed Woodpecker that was last seen here on 10/10 was found again this morning about a half mile from the first sighting. It was in a dead white pine next to the Dyer River marsh.

Jeff Cherry

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[Maine-birds] Black-backed Woodpecker, 10/24, Newcastle

The male Black-backed Woodpecker that was last seen here on 10/10 was found again this morning about a half mile from the first sighting. It was in a dead white pine next to the Dyer River marsh.

Jeff Cherry

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Friday 23 October 2015

[Maine-birds] Frenchman Bay 10/23/15

One trip around Frenchman Bay this afternoon. 20-25 mph NW winds, 2-3 ft. seas. Lots of ducks.
Common Eider 1000+, all age groups
Long-tailed Duck 24
Black Scoter 254
Surf Scoter 82
White-winged Scoter 50+
Common Loon 28
Red-throated Loon 6
Red-necked Grebe 6
Horned Grebe 4
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[Maine-birds] RTHummingbird - West Bath

This morning marks the 7th, and quite possibly the final, day that this Immature Male has visited our feeder. Habits were quite different this morning. Intervals between feeding bouts were much shorter (30 sec. cf. 6 to 12 min.) and the bird retreated to a new loafing, preening, wing-exercising spot (Variegated Dogwood, cf Apple or White Pine tree.)

The new spot was low, just outside our den window, and I was able to get photos of him at rest.

Just returned from Hermit Island, and kept a watch on the feeder for ca 45 min. while eating a sandwich. No Hummer, and my guess is he has resumed his migration.

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[Maine-birds] Selasphorus hummingbird follow-up

Hi all,

Earlier this week, I mentioned that I was waiting for photos of a Selasphorus hummingbird spotted in Yarmouth on October 16th-17th. I received the photos of the bird yesterday, and I have posted them in a blog. My conclusion is that I can't move beyond Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird from these photos, as is often the case with immature Selasphorus in the fall.

-Derek

 
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[Maine-birds] Additional Highlights This Week, 10/17-23

Hi all,
A few more observations of note from me over the past seven days included:
- 1 juv HUDSONIAN GODWIT, 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper, 8 White-rumped Sandpipers, 18 Semipalmated Plovers, 54 Black-bellied Plovers, and 75+ Dunlin, Pine Point, Scarborough, 10/18.
- 2 Lesser Scaup (first of fall), Grondin Pond, Scarborough, 10/18.
- 12 American Coots and 15 Ruddy Ducks, Prout's Pond, Scarborough, 10/18.
- 1 Indigo Bunting, 3 Carolina Wrens, 1 Lincoln's Sparrow, 1 Eastern Towhee, etc, Bailey Island, Harpswell, 10/20 (with Jeannette).
- 1 imm. female Common Yellowthroat, Hedgehog Mountain Park, Freeport, 10/21.
- 1 Nashville Warbler, garden here at the store, 10/21.
- 1 DICKCISSEL and 3 juv. American Golden-plovers, Old Town House Park, North Yarmouth, 10/22 - both patch birds for me!

- Derek
 
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[Maine-birds] Jones creek Pine Point

Yesterday toward low tide, still a noisy bunch of semi palmated plovers, and semi-p' sandpipers, dunlins, black bellied plovers, short billed godwits. Only an occasional great egret, and great blue heron.

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[Maine-birds] Chat at kettle cove, cape elizabeth


FYL:   Joanne Stevens just called to let me know she just spotted  a Chat in the bushes behind the potties at the  Kettle Cove parking lot.   Also a Nashville W.  
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Thursday 22 October 2015

Re: [Maine-birds] Large (14") seabird feather- Roque Bluffs

Another great reference that I use is the book, "Bird Feathers" by S. David Scott and Casey McFarland. 

Don Lima
Ellsworth, ME


On Oct 21, 2015, at 10:19 PM, Louis Bevier <lrbevier@colby.edu> wrote:

Carol,

Your feather is one of the outer primaries from the left wing of a Herring Gull. I'd guess it is the 8th or 9th primary, and the white tip has worn off because this is a worn, year-old primary. These birds are finishing their primary molt now, and that's probably a feather that has dropped (could have in the past few weeks). It's probably from a sub-adult bird, if that's p9 (adults have a small subterminal mirror on that feather). You can compare to an adult here, where p9 is second from the left and just over 14" long: http://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/feather.php?Bird=HERG_primary_adult_bluebk
The pattern of gray and black is somewhat variable, and its hard to tell if your feather isn't p8. It's not the feather of a gannet, but that sounds like what you saw earlier.

Kind regards,

Louis
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[Maine-birds] Field Sparrow and Rose-breasted Grosbeak at Saxl Park, Bangor, 10/22

Hi everyone,

I had another great rainy day birding outing at Saxl Park today. The two big highlights were flushing a Field Sparrow on the southern edge of the park, where the recently mowed grass meets the tall grass. Before that, when I was just starting out, I had a late Rose-breasted Grosbeak make a brief appearance in the bushy area between Saxl Park and Cascade Park.

There's been a high turnover rate at the park the last couple weeks and today was no exception. Despite seeing 5-10 Hermit Thrushes every morning, I had none today. Just about the reverse is true for Savannah Sparrows, which were abundant today (20+) - I had none on my last trip out to Saxl.

Good birding!
Robert Ostrowski
Bangor, ME

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[Maine-birds] RTHummer - West Bath

Today is day no. 6 for the Imm. Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird tanking up at our feeder. Showed up at least 4 times early morning, and then again at 3:30 this afternoon. Intervening times…nobody here to check.

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[Maine-birds] Fwd: (CBC) CBC: Hooded warbler mistakes Calgary for Cancun, thrilling

I saw this article on Bloomberg news wire 

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(CBC) CBC: Hooded warbler mistakes Calgary for Cancun, thrilling
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CBC: Hooded warbler mistakes Calgary for Cancun, thrilling birdwatchers  Calgary  CBC News
2015-10-22 18:28:48.753 GMT

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/hooded-warbler-lost-calgary-1.3283777

PageExcerpt:
A tiny, bright yellow bird that's been hanging out in Fish Creek park over the last few weeks has become a bit of celebrity among Calgary birdwatchers. That's because he's not supposed to be here. "He was presumably in the process of trying to ...
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Re: [Maine-birds] Wigeons at Capisic

Thank you very much. I will also correct my e-bird list.
Bill 

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 2:12 PM, Louis Bevier <lrbevier@colby.edu> wrote:
Bill,

Your Flickr photos show a pair of American Wigeon. Males of those can have a buffy tinge to the "pate." Head color would be rufous brown and flanks starting to get gray, among other differences, on a Eurasian Wigeon.

It is safe and recommended to copy the link and share that with the List. Click the arrow icon (lower right when you are looking at one of your images on Flickr) and copy the URL text in the box. "Grab Link" should be underlined; if not click that and grab the text below it. Here is a link to one of your photos:


Cheers!

Louis
Fairfield

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Re: [Maine-birds] Wigeons at Capisic

Bill,

Your Flickr photos show a pair of American Wigeon. Males of those can have a buffy tinge to the "pate." Head color would be rufous brown and flanks starting to get gray, among other differences, on a Eurasian Wigeon.

It is safe and recommended to copy the link and share that with the List. Click the arrow icon (lower right when you are looking at one of your images on Flickr) and copy the URL text in the box. "Grab Link" should be underlined; if not click that and grab the text below it. Here is a link to one of your photos:


Cheers!

Louis
Fairfield

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[Maine-birds] Wigeons at Capisic

I saw two wigeons at Capisic Pond in Portland today around noon. One had a beige forehead, so I assumed it was a Eurasian Wigeon. I don't know about the other one. I have pictures on Flickr and on the link below to my e-bird list. I am reluctant to post the Flickr link because I think the picture shows up in the e-mail if I do that? I know we are not supposed to post pictures. I would appreciate confirmation on these two, as I have only seen a Eurasian Wigeon once (April 2013 at Gilson Farm) and there were experts there to tell me what it was. 


Thank you,
Bill Blauvelt
Portland, ME

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[Maine-birds] Sand Hill Crane, Fryeburg

At 12 noon today, the 22nd, the eleven continuing Sand Hill Cranes were
in the turf field off Old River road, east of McNiel Road, Fryeburg.
Also in the area were a Kestrel, a Harrier and many Song and Savannah
Sparrows.

Bob Crowley
Chatham, NH


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[Maine-birds] bluebirds on deer isle

a flock of 8-10 bluebirds came through the backyard at the Island Heritage Trust office around noon today

Mike Little
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[Maine-birds] godwit/peregrine

As I did a quick check at Lyman-Morse shoreline at 9 am this morning, I happened to witness a peregrine raid on the Hudwit and 3 protesting black-bellied plovers. Not sure of the outcome as the falcon pursuit headed downriver. 

 
Don 
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[Maine-birds] Schoodic Point SeaWatch

10-22-15
Winds ablowin' out of the south, 20 mph and up.
2 hour stint.

As an old time hawk watcher, I'm beginning to realize that sea watching has its benefits!

Most birds fairly close in and identifiable through binocs, others using scope verification.

2
American Black Duck Anas rubripes

497
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
   Numbers of loafing birds slightly less today at the point, roughly 220. Interesting observation, most birds at the point on the water are females. Migrating birds were 70% male. 
190
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata

10
White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca

91
Black Scoter Melanitta americana

191
Surf/Black Scoter Melanitta perspicillata/americana

Distant migrating strings unable to detect field marks or flight style differences of species. Scoters in general are migrating through this area at this time.
11
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis

69
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator

4
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata

18
Common Loon Gavia immer

1
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena

52
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus

31
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus

3
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

1 migrant.
2
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Immature birds hanging around the point.
2
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle

13
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

25
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis

48
Herring Gull Larus argentatus

4
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus

1
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

4
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos



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