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Sunday 31 December 2017

[Maine-birds] "Biddebunkport" sightings (Dec 31)...

Here are a few sightings from this afternoon in Biddeford Pool and
Kennebunkport:

...1 DOVEKIE (FOY*; found this afternoon by Richard Garrigus) and 4
flyby SCAUP SP. at East Point Sanctuary, Biddeford Pool
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41482693

...1 SNOWY OWL on rooftop along Mile Stretch Rd., Biddeford Pool
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41482870

...1 LAPLAND LONGSPUR and 37 SNOW BUNTINGS at Goose Rocks Beach, Kennebunkport
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41483005

Wildly,
Josh

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*And the final addition to my 2017 Maine Big Year. I ended the year
with 317 species. A huge thank you to all of the birders who made so
many of my observations possible!

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[Maine-birds] Re: Turkey vulture in Houlton

Also had another beside the highway just north of Bangor.

On Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 12:58:18 PM UTC-5, Rob O'Connell wrote:

Hey All, heading south after having a blast(ARCTIC) on the Presque Isle CBC yesterday, we stumbled across a turkey vulture flying across the route 1 near the UPS building. It was heading east.

Cheers and Happy New Year,
Rob O'Connell

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[Maine-birds] Dovekie, East Point Sanctuary, 12/31

Hello all,

Richard Garrigus just called to report a Dovekie off of East Point Sanctuary in Biddeford Pool. It was seen at about 1:50.

-Jeannette

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[Maine-birds] Turkey vulture in Houlton

Hey All, heading south after having a blast(ARCTIC) on the Presque Isle CBC yesterday, we stumbled across a turkey vulture flying across the route 1 near the UPS building. It was heading east.

Cheers and Happy New Year,
Rob O'Connell

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Saturday 30 December 2017

Re: [Maine-birds] Berwick Pine warbler

My two cents: I appreciate your posts Robin. I scan the Maine Birds Facebook page sometimes, but can't keep up with all the posts there. So I'm happy to have any rare highlights noted here (including the location).

The only thing that I would find even more helpful is if you could include a direct link to the specific post, rather than just the group page, as it can be pretty difficult to find the post, especially if a day or two has gone by. But if that's not feasible, I'm still happy to see your posts in the manner you've been submitting them. Thanks, Bill Grabin

On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 8:12 PM, Robin R Robinson <rrrobinson2010@hotmail.com> wrote:

My understanding of the purpose of the Google group Maine Birds List Serve is as an alert system for sightings of rare birds. To this end, I have forwarded sightings of rare birds as they have been reported to the Facebook group MAINE Birds. I do not include info other than the town as the reader can follow the link provided to the Facebook group where the OP can be contacted. If the members of the Google group list serve find this to be more trouble than it is worth (would rather not know at all than follow a link), I'll gladly abstain once informed by the moderator of that wish.

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Subject: Re: [Maine-birds] Berwick Pine warbler

As much as I love birds and hearing about others sightings, this kind of message seems to be inappropriate for this list.
It does not include any location information or even who has seen the bird. (so I might at least guess what part of the state is involved). I am not a facebook member so the link won't work for me.

I believe anyone on facebook who want to hear what is happening on the Mainebirds facebook page can get the updates directly from the source.

If these messages ARE helpful for people then please tell me to flap my wings and fly away. But I feel they don't fit in with the rest of what is posted here.

Thanks,

Steve Plumb

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A Pine warbler has just been reported and posted to the Facebook group MAINE Birds. https://www.facebook.com/groups/MAINEBirds/

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[Maine-birds] Fox Sparrows

Sorry, these sightings occurred on Rt. 27 in Wiscasset. So odd seeing them in the snow!

A couple images:
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Re: [Maine-birds] Dunlins at Marlboro Beach; N. Goshawk at Lamoine Beach today

Marlboro Beach is almost always a sure thing for Horned Lark, this time of year. Way to go!

On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 4:27 PM Craig Kesselheim <ckesselheim@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all -- hasty note from one segment of today's Hog Bay CBC in the Ellsworth area. Jim Perkins and I had one N. Goshawk fly low overhead at Lamoine Beach after we were alerted by a kerfuffle from the shoreline full of crows and gulls.

Soon after, we found 6 Dunlin and 2 Horned Lark at Marlboro Beach. Good birds to end the year on!

Cheers,
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[Maine-birds] Dunlins at Marlboro Beach; N. Goshawk at Lamoine Beach today

Hi all -- hasty note from one segment of today's Hog Bay CBC in the Ellsworth area. Jim Perkins and I had one N. Goshawk fly low overhead at Lamoine Beach after we were alerted by a kerfuffle from the shoreline full of crows and gulls.

Soon after, we found 6 Dunlin and 2 Horned Lark at Marlboro Beach. Good birds to end the year on!

Cheers,

Craig K

Re: [Maine-birds] Digest for maine-birds@googlegroups.com - 10 updates in 6 topics

Two robins spotted in the neighbors' backyard today in North Lovell!

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Hermit thrush, Bass Harbor - 1 Update

Gray Catbird, Monhegan - 1 Update

"West Freeport" territory summary, Freeport-Brunswick CBC, 12/29. - 1 Update

Fox Sparrows - 1 Update

Berwick Pine warbler - 5 Updates

This Week's Highlights, 12/23-29 - 1 Update

Hermit thrush, Bass Harbor

Robin R Robinson <rrrobinson2010@hotmail.com>: Dec 30 07:55PM

A Hermit thrush was reported and photo'ed on the Facebook group MAINE Birds page. Jeff Debila was the OP.
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Gray Catbird, Monhegan

Robin R Robinson <rrrobinson2010@hotmail.com>: Dec 30 07:50PM

A Gray catbird has been reported and photo posted to the Facebook group page MAINE Birds. You have to join to see the posts. https://www.facebook.com/groups/MAINEBirds/
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"West Freeport" territory summary, Freeport-Brunswick CBC, 12/29.

Derek and Jeannette Lovitch <freeportwildbird@yahoo.com>: Dec 30 06:29PM

Hi all,Yesterday, Zane Baker joined Jeannette and I in our 12th annual coverage of the "West Freeport territory" of the Brunswick-Freeport Christmas Bird Count. It was absolutely frigid, especially at sunrise with a temperature of -16F. The high temp was 6, but was back down to 2 with light snow when we finished at dusk. We walked a combined 16.6 party miles (about 11-12 miles per person), and drove for 18.3 miles.
This territory covers a lot of the suburban/exurban roads west of I-295, mostly of Freeport, but also including a corner of Yarmouth and Durham and a sliver of Pownal. There are a lot of feeders, but we had absolutely no open water, depressing our usual paltry waterbird counts.
Our count perfectly exemplified what happens when it's really cold and snowy out. Remember when everyone was complaining about "no birds at feeders"? this past fall (full story here: https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2017/11/02/why-there-are-no-birds-at-your-feeders-right-now/), well, as you know, they're back! So despite some impressive conspiracy theories to the contrary, a record mild fall, no irruptives, and a plethora of natural food sources is what reduces concentrations of birds at feeders. This day, however, feeders - and especially neighborhoods with well-stocked feeders - was where much of the action was.
Because of the lack of irruptives and no open water (we have one open brackish tidal creek in most years now), we had our third lowest total of 30 species. However, we had the second highest total of 1,222 individuals! In other words, there are plenty of birds out there right now!
The highlight was the rediscovery of "our" DICKCISSEL at a feeder on Desert Road (first record for our territory), about a mile from the store. We also had our territory's second-ever Northern Mockingbird, and a bunch of new record high counts.
Cooper's Hawk: 2Wild Turkey: 11Herring Gull: 3Rock Pigeon: 57Mourning Dove: 48 (very low, no doubt due to snow and ice cover)Downy Woodpecker: 41 (new record high count)Hairy Woodpecker: 29 (new record high count)Pileated Woodpecker: 6 (new record high count)Blue Jay: 96American Crow: 63Common Raven: 1Black-capped Chickadee: 266 (our second-lowest total, likely due to lack of supplemental migrants/irruptives from points north)Tufted Titmouse: 63 (new record high count)Red-breasted Nuthatch: 14White-breasted Nuthatch: 31Brown Creeper: 9 (record high count)Golden-crowned Kinglet: 12American Robin: 61 (mostly southbound overhead)NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD: 1 (second-ever for our territory)Cedar Waxwing: 3European Starling: 15American Tree Sparrow: 17Song Sparrow: 2White-throated Sparrow: 3Dark-eyed Junco: 106 (new record high)Northern Cardinal: 35 (new record high)DICKCISSEL: 1 immature male.House Finch: 9American Goldfinch: 205 (new record high, by far!)House Sparrow: 12
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Fox Sparrows

Sean Hatch <seanarih@gmail.com>: Dec 30 08:06AM -0800

Since Dec. 22 I've had 3 Fox Sparrows scratching beneath my feeders. I've seen them everyday since. I don't always see the 3 at once but I saw 3 on the 22nd and 3 yesterday. So all 3 have been around a week plus. What a treat!!

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Berwick Pine warbler

Steve Plumb <voiceofthefair@gmail.com>: Dec 29 05:43PM -0500

As much as I love birds and hearing about others sightings, this kind of message seems to be inappropriate for this list.
It does not include any location information or even who has seen the bird. (so I might at least guess what part of the state is involved). I am not a facebook member so the link won't work for me.

I believe anyone on facebook who want to hear what is happening on the Mainebirds facebook page can get the updates directly from the source.

If these messages ARE helpful for people then please tell me to flap my wings and fly away. But I feel they don't fit in with the rest of what is posted here.

Thanks,
Steve Plumb

Robin R Robinson <rrrobinson2010@hotmail.com>: Dec 30 01:12AM

My understanding of the purpose of the Google group Maine Birds List Serve is as an alert system for sightings of rare birds. To this end, I have forwarded sightings of rare birds as they have been reported to the Facebook group MAINE Birds. I do not include info other than the town as the reader can follow the link provided to the Facebook group where the OP can be contacted. If the members of the Google group list serve find this to be more trouble than it is worth (would rather not know at all than follow a link), I'll gladly abstain once informed by the moderator of that wish.

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From: Steve Plumb <voiceofthefair@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2017 5:43:40 PM
To: Robin R Robinson
Cc: Maine Birds List Serve
Subject: Re: [Maine-birds] Berwick Pine warbler

As much as I love birds and hearing about others sightings, this kind of message seems to be inappropriate for this list.
It does not include any location information or even who has seen the bird. (so I might at least guess what part of the state is involved). I am not a facebook member so the link won't work for me.

I believe anyone on facebook who want to hear what is happening on the Mainebirds facebook page can get the updates directly from the source.

If these messages ARE helpful for people then please tell me to flap my wings and fly away. But I feel they don't fit in with the rest of what is posted here.

Thanks,
Steve Plumb

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Kristen Lindquist <kelindquist@gmail.com>: Dec 29 08:30PM -0500

I personally appreciate the posts--thank you, Robin. They're no different
than any other second-hand report passed along to let people know about
interesting birds being seen around the state, and the location of the bird
IS included in the subject line (so you don't need to be on Facebook for
the report to be of value).

My two cents...

Kristen

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Steve Plumb <voiceofthefair@gmail.com>: Dec 30 12:15AM -0500

Thank you all for the replies. I'm glad they are useful for those who replied.
And now I know what a Berwick Pine Warbler is. :-) It is just an ordinary though rare Pine Warbler from Berwick. Pardon my inexperience.
I will find a roost now and poke my head under a wing.

Steve

chrwsu@myfairpoint.net: Dec 30 06:01AM -0500

I'm not complaining.  The more options we have for finding good birds, the better.  But is there a way to access this information for those of who do not do Facebook, and who do not wish to be involved with Facebook?

Wally S.

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My understanding of the purpose of the Google group Maine Birds List Serve is as an alert system for sightings of rare birds. To this end, I have forwarded sightings of rare birds as they have been reported to the Facebook group MAINE Birds. I do not include info other than the town as the reader can follow the link provided to the Facebook group where the OP can be contacted. If the members of the Google group list serve find this to be more trouble than it is worth (would rather not know at all than follow a link), I'll gladly abstain once informed by the moderator of that wish.

 

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As much as I love birds and hearing about others sightings, this kind of message seems to be inappropriate for this list.
It does not include any location information or even who has seen the bird. (so I might at least guess what part of the state is involved). I am not a facebook member so the link won't work for me.

 

I believe anyone on facebook who want to hear what is happening on the Mainebirds facebook page can get the updates directly from the source.

 

If these messages ARE helpful for people then please tell me to flap my wings and fly away. But I feel they don't fit in with the rest of what is posted here.

 

Thanks,

Steve Plumb

 

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This Week's Highlights, 12/23-29

Derek and Jeannette Lovitch <freeportwildbird@yahoo.com>: Dec 29 05:12PM -0500

Hi all,
My observations of note this week included the following:
- 7 Lesser and 1 Greater Scaup, Marginal Way, Ogunquit, 12/26 (with Jeannette).
- 2 drake BARROW'S GOLDENEYES, Freeport Town Wharf, 12/27.
- 2 adult Glaucous Gulls and 2 1st-winter Iceland Gulls, Bath Landfill, 12/28.
- 1 immature male DICKCISSEL, Desert Road, Freeport, 12/29 (during Freeport-Brunswick Christmas Bird Count with Zane Baker and Jeannette). By plumage and proximity, this is the bird that was last seen at the store on 12/15. I'll post a complete territory tally tomorrow with some interesting numbers.

...at least for Maine. On Christmas in Gloucester, MA, we found a Ross's Goose!
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[Maine-birds] Hermit thrush, Bass Harbor

A Hermit thrush was reported and photo'ed on the Facebook group MAINE Birds page. Jeff Debila was the OP.

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[Maine-birds] Gray Catbird, Monhegan

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[Maine-birds] "West Freeport" territory summary, Freeport-Brunswick CBC, 12/29.

Hi all,

Yesterday, Zane Baker joined Jeannette and I in our 12th annual coverage of the "West Freeport territory" of the Brunswick-Freeport Christmas Bird Count. It was absolutely frigid, especially at sunrise with a temperature of -16F. The high temp was 6, but was back down to 2 with light snow when we finished at dusk. We walked a combined 16.6 party miles (about 11-12 miles per person), and drove for 18.3 miles.

This territory covers a lot of the suburban/exurban roads west of I-295, mostly of Freeport, but also including a corner of Yarmouth and Durham and a sliver of Pownal. There are a lot of feeders, but we had absolutely no open water, depressing our usual paltry waterbird counts.

Our count perfectly exemplified what happens when it's really cold and snowy out. Remember when everyone was complaining about "no birds at feeders"? this past fall (full story here: https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2017/11/02/why-there-are-no-birds-at-your-feeders-right-now/), well, as you know, they're back! So despite some impressive conspiracy theories to the contrary, a record mild fall, no irruptives, and a plethora of natural food sources is what reduces concentrations of birds at feeders. This day, however, feeders - and especially neighborhoods with well-stocked feeders - was where much of the action was.

Because of the lack of irruptives and no open water (we have one open brackish tidal creek in most years now), we had our third lowest total of 30 species. However, we had the second highest total of 1,222 individuals! In other words, there are plenty of birds out there right now!

The highlight was the rediscovery of "our" DICKCISSEL at a feeder on Desert Road (first record for our territory), about a mile from the store. We also had our territory's second-ever Northern Mockingbird, and a bunch of new record high counts.

Cooper's Hawk: 2

Wild Turkey: 11

Herring Gull: 3

Rock Pigeon: 57

Mourning Dove: 48 (very low, no doubt due to snow and ice cover)

Downy Woodpecker: 41 (new record high count)

Hairy Woodpecker: 29 (new record high count)

Pileated Woodpecker: 6 (new record high count)

Blue Jay: 96

American Crow: 63

Common Raven: 1

Black-capped Chickadee: 266 (our second-lowest total, likely due to lack of supplemental migrants/irruptives from points north)

Tufted Titmouse: 63 (new record high count)

Red-breasted Nuthatch: 14

White-breasted Nuthatch: 31

Brown Creeper: 9 (record high count)

Golden-crowned Kinglet: 12

American Robin: 61 (mostly southbound overhead)

NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD: 1 (second-ever for our territory)

Cedar Waxwing: 3

European Starling: 15

American Tree Sparrow: 17

Song Sparrow: 2

White-throated Sparrow: 3

Dark-eyed Junco: 106 (new record high)

Northern Cardinal: 35 (new record high)

DICKCISSEL: 1 immature male.

House Finch: 9

American Goldfinch: 205 (new record high, by far!)

House Sparrow: 12

-Derek

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Freeport Wild Bird Supply

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Freeport, ME 04032

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[Maine-birds] Fox Sparrows

Since Dec. 22 I've had 3 Fox Sparrows scratching beneath my feeders. I've seen them everyday since. I don't always see the 3 at once but I saw 3 on the 22nd and 3 yesterday. So all 3 have been around a week plus. What a treat!!

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Re: [Maine-birds] Berwick Pine warbler

I'm not complaining. The more options we have for finding good birds, the better. But is there a way to access this information for those of who do not do Facebook, and who do not wish to be involved with Facebook?

Wally S.

Friday 29 December 2017

Re: [Maine-birds] Berwick Pine warbler

Thank you all for the replies. I'm glad they are useful for those who replied.

And now I know what a Berwick Pine Warbler is. :-) It is just an ordinary though rare Pine Warbler from Berwick. Pardon my inexperience.

I will find a roost now and poke my head under a wing.

Steve

On Dec 29, 2017, at 8:30 PM, Kristen Lindquist <kelindquist@gmail.com> wrote:

I personally appreciate the posts--thank you, Robin. They're no different than any other second-hand report passed along to let people know about interesting birds being seen around the state, and the location of the bird IS included in the subject line (so you don't need to be on Facebook for the report to be of value).

My two cents...

Kristen

On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 8:12 PM, Robin R Robinson <rrrobinson2010@hotmail.com> wrote:

My understanding of the purpose of the Google group Maine Birds List Serve is as an alert system for sightings of rare birds. To this end, I have forwarded sightings of rare birds as they have been reported to the Facebook group MAINE Birds. I do not include info other than the town as the reader can follow the link provided to the Facebook group where the OP can be contacted. If the members of the Google group list serve find this to be more trouble than it is worth (would rather not know at all than follow a link), I'll gladly abstain once informed by the moderator of that wish.

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From: Steve Plumb <voiceofthefair@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2017 5:43:40 PM
To: Robin R Robinson
Cc: Maine Birds List Serve
Subject: Re: [Maine-birds] Berwick Pine warbler

As much as I love birds and hearing about others sightings, this kind of message seems to be inappropriate for this list.
It does not include any location information or even who has seen the bird. (so I might at least guess what part of the state is involved). I am not a facebook member so the link won't work for me.

I believe anyone on facebook who want to hear what is happening on the Mainebirds facebook page can get the updates directly from the source.

If these messages ARE helpful for people then please tell me to flap my wings and fly away. But I feel they don't fit in with the rest of what is posted here.

Thanks,

Steve Plumb

On Dec 29, 2017, at 2:17 PM, Robin R Robinson <rrrobinson2010@hotmail.com> wrote:

A Pine warbler has just been reported and posted to the Facebook group MAINE Birds. https://www.facebook.com/groups/MAINEBirds/

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