Saturday 9 December 2017

[Maine-birds] Misery CBC January 1st: Kick off the year in Misery!

Hey all, I am posting this on behalf of Wendy Howes the circle compiler.  

 

If anyone is interested in participating in the Misery CBC it is happening on Monday, January 1st.  For those not familiar, the Misery circle is up in the area around The Forks.

 

Here are the species that have been seen in the last 5 years for a sample.

Canada Goose [Branta canadensis]                                                                                                                                                  

Ruffed Grouse [Bonasa umbellus]                                                                                                                                                    

Wild Turkey [Meleagris gallopavo]                                                                                                                                                   

Bald Eagle [Haliaeetus leucocephalus]                                                                                                                                             

Red-tailed Hawk [Buteo jamaicensis]                                                                                                                                               

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) [Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)]                                                                                                                                                      

Mourning Dove [Zenaida macroura]                                                                                                                                                

Downy Woodpecker [Picoides pubescens]                                                                                                                                                   

Hairy Woodpecker [Picoides villosus]                                                                                                                                              

Pileated Woodpecker [Dryocopus pileatus]                                                                                                                                                 

Northern Shrike [Lanius excubitor]                                                                                                                                                   

Gray Jay [Perisoreus canadensis]                                                                                                                                                      

Blue Jay [Cyanocitta cristata]                                                                                                                                              

American Crow [Corvus brachyrhynchos]                                                                                                                                                     

Common Raven [Corvus corax]                                                                                                                                           

Black-capped Chickadee [Poecile atricapillus]                                                                                                                                              

Boreal Chickadee [Poecile hudsonicus]                                                                                                                                            

Red-breasted Nuthatch [Sitta canadensis]                                                                                                                                                    

White-breasted Nuthatch [Sitta carolinensis]                                                                                                                                              

Brown Creeper [Certhia americana]                                                                                                                                                 

Golden-crowned Kinglet [Regulus satrapa]                                                                                                                                                  

American Tree Sparrow [Spizelloides arborea]                                                                                                                                            

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) [Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis]                                                                                                                                            

Northern Cardinal [Cardinalis cardinalis]                                                                                                                                         

Pine Grosbeak [Pinicola enucleator]                                                                                                                                                 

Purple Finch [Haemorhous purpureus]                                                                                                                                            

Red Crossbill [Loxia curvirostra]                                                                                                                                          

White-winged Crossbill [Loxia leucoptera]                                                                                                                                                   

Common Redpoll [Acanthis flammea]                                                                                                                                              

Pine Siskin [Spinus pinus]                                                                                                                                                    

American Goldfinch [Spinus tristis]                                                                                                                                                  

Evening Grosbeak [Coccothraustes vespertinus] 

 

If anyone is interested in making the trek up please let myself(flashart@maine.rr.com)  and Wendy Howes(curiousbooks@verizon.net) know as soon as possible.

 

I will be heading up from the Portland area if anyone along that route would like to carpool.

 

Let us know if you have any questions as well.

 

Cheers and I’ll be CBC’ing you out in the circles!

 

Rob O’Connell

490 Greely Road Extension

Cumberland, ME 04021

H-207-221-3462

M-207-450-4092

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