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Saturday 31 August 2019

[Maine-birds] Monhegan, C. Nighthawks, etc.

Out on Monhegan for the holiday weekend, my husband and I were excited to observe five Common Nighthawks passing over the island at sunset this evening. Interestingly, they were heading NE. We did not see them turn around.

On the way out we spotted several adult N. Gannets, two Bald Eagles, and what I'm pretty sure was an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL on the water.

The island is very quiet bird-wise (not human-wise). My only warbler so far has been a young male C. Yellowthroat, for example. Donna Cundy reports seeing a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD here several days ago, so have kept my eyes open for that one.

In non-avian news, the milkweed patch at the Trailing Yew is teeming right now with Monarch caterpillars, chrysalises, and adult butterflies. Such a great sign, that they seem to be doing well throughout Maine this summer.

Kristen

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[Maine-birds] Osprey..........

............on a nest on a buoy in the Sasanoa River between Bath & Boothbay Harbor. 8/3/2019

Probably gone by now, but thought I'd share a photo. The people I was with said there had been 3, but looks like one had already left the nest

Larger Size is here: Osprey

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[Maine-birds] Avocets at Scarborough Marsh

We also had them around the same time. We walked out on the advice of others. Not seeing them anywhere until suddenly they were in the pool in front of me seemingly out of nowhere!!! Got some decent images too.

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[Maine-birds] Avocets at Scarborough Marsh

Two are present but quite far out in the water. We walked out into the Marsh because they were not visible from trail.

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Re: [Maine-birds] Nighthawks, Pownal

We also spotted about 20 heading south through Kennebunk last night between 630 and 7. We were just observing through a limited window between oaks, so there were likely many more

On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 7:59 PM Scott Richardson <scott.xot@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks to all posting nighthawk sightings. Inspired me to do a little skywatching. Spotted 9 in Berwick between 7:10 and 7:40, with none in the first 10 minutes. First one coincided with a robin + something else flock and I also ended up with 40 robins headed SW for the period.

Scott Richardson

On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 5:12 PM Ian Carlsen <i.a.carlsen@gmail.com> wrote:
It's happening again. Wave after wave of nighthawks passing over my house in Pownal. 24 so far after only 15 minutes.

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[Maine-birds] Red knot Sears Island, Searsport

We watched a red knot for about 20 minutes yesterday afternoon on the east side of the causeway. He was hanging with a group of semipalmated plovers. He was still there when we left.

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Friday 30 August 2019

Re: [Maine-birds] Nighthawks, Pownal

I had six over Messalonskee Lake tonight, then 20 at my house a mile uphill from the lake in Sidney. Lovely spectacle that I look forward to every end of summer.

Julia

On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 7:59 PM Scott Richardson <scott.xot@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks to all posting nighthawk sightings. Inspired me to do a little skywatching. Spotted 9 in Berwick between 7:10 and 7:40, with none in the first 10 minutes. First one coincided with a robin + something else flock and I also ended up with 40 robins headed SW for the period.

Scott Richardson

On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 5:12 PM Ian Carlsen <i.a.carlsen@gmail.com> wrote:
It's happening again. Wave after wave of nighthawks passing over my house in Pownal. 24 so far after only 15 minutes.

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Re: [Maine-birds] Nighthawks, Pownal

Thanks to all posting nighthawk sightings. Inspired me to do a little skywatching. Spotted 9 in Berwick between 7:10 and 7:40, with none in the first 10 minutes. First one coincided with a robin + something else flock and I also ended up with 40 robins headed SW for the period.

Scott Richardson

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It's happening again. Wave after wave of nighthawks passing over my house in Pownal. 24 so far after only 15 minutes.

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Re: [Maine-birds] Nighthawks, Pownal

Marvelous here in Cape Neddick, too.

Linda Scotland

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It's happening again. Wave after wave of nighthawks passing over my house in Pownal. 24 so far after only 15 minutes.

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[Maine-birds] MACHIAS SEAL ISLAND REPORT

I've just completed the 1st week of this rotation on MSI and there's been no rousing surprises.

The RAZORBILLS & COMMON MURRES are long gone.

PUFFINS are still present but dwindling daily. I guesstimate that upwards of 200 active nests remain.
I've been seeing 1 or 2 Pufflings around the lighthouse each night and certainly there are other fledgings leaving the island with each dark.

LEACH'S STORM PETRELS are just beginning to show sheathed feathers through their down.

Adults are around nightly but there hasn't been a real "petrel night" since I arrived.
UPDATE: I left a large catch-tray outside overnight to fill with rain water and soak off some dirt. It was full and ready to be rinsed and dumped this morning when a petrel emerged from under the boardwalk, exactly where, and seconds before, I tipped the tray of soapy water.
It was an already wet WILSON'S STORM PETREL that didn't need detergent further compromising its waterproofing.
It's now drying and resting in the basement, awaiting release shortly.

HERRING & GREAT BLACK BACKED GULLS are over abundant with several thousand attending the island and surrounds at any given moment. They are a nuisance around the lawns and boardwalks with 200-500 congregating if left undisturbed. Sometimes it is just for a sheltered, secure roosting place but they find copious amounts of earth worms at night and on wet days so that only serves to encourage them.

DC CORMORANTS are occasionally plentiful close into the island and occasionally ashore for a round of wing drying. They, as well as some GANNETS and a sprinkling of GREAT SHEARWATERS seem to be drawn to a bit of food in the nearby tidal currents.

A couple of FLICKERS paused overnight on the weekend but none since. They should soon arrive in numbers.

Shorebirds are thin on the ground, too. Small groups of SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, likely totaling no more than 50 birds, can be found, while the odd RUDDY TURNSTONE, WILLET or PEEP shows briefly. Still a couple of SPOTTED SANDPIPERS around.

Raptors haven't been very notable: 2 PEREGRINES one day and a third one the following day; 1 HARRIER, 2 MERLINS & 1 KESTREL, each on their own day.
The EAGLES which haunted for weeks this summer seem to have curtailed their visits now that the easy pickings with Alcids and Eiders has ended.

COMMON EIDERS are evident in small number. Whether residual MSI residents or new-comers is impossible to know but I suspect that they are the remainder of our summer breeders and will be replaced by a winter crew later this fall.

Songbird variety and number are sparse, dominated by the resident SAVANNAH SPARROWS and two RAVENS, the presumed pair that are pretty much winter residents each year.

There's been a handful of COWBIRDS; youngsters and females. Likewise with RED WINGED BLACKBIRDS represented by perhaps 4 individuals.
Those "blackbirds" appear to have mostly vacated in wake of the passing weather.

A single BLACK & WHITE WARBLER on Thursday last was only the second warbler that I had seen. The first was a freshly minted male YELLOW WARBLER that appeared Wednesday.
This morning (Friday) after about 24 hours of rain, drizzle and dense fog, the island was dripping with that fresh, after-the-storm stillness.
I spotted a bright male HOODED WARBLER before I poured my first coffee. It was perched under our solar panel array, spying for insects with ideal feeding conditions: early morning sunshine, virtually windless and warm temperature.
Playing on a hunch, I made my way along the front of the solar array and caught the Hoodie feeding. I photographed it with a big, fat Bluebottle-type fly.
That's the fourth time in 5 years that I've photographed a male Hooded Warbler on exactly the same rock with the same prey in its beak.
I spent a late morning hour checking the most inviting habitat and discovered a couple YELLOW WARBLERS; 1 probable female BLACK THROATED GREEN WARBLER; several OVENBIRDS; a handful of unidentified warblers and one unidentified Thrush.
Late today 4 different EASTERN WOOD PEWEES have appeared, taking advantage of the late afternoon and evening conditions to snare some of the abundant flies around the buildings and boardwalks.

GREY SEALS are abundant around the island although nearly all use adjacent Gull Rock as a haul-out instead of MSI. The exceptions tend to be younger seals, such as the 2 half grown pups that I ran across while wandering the southern shoreline today.
HARBOUR SEALS seem down in number this summer. I expect to see an occasional newborn pup or even a birthing but I didn't catch either this year.
Adult sightings are sparse, as well.

I glimpsed a single bat a few nights ago and the other lightkeeper reported that one landed on a window around mid-morning today. I suspect that they are migrants and the species are unknown but now any bat sighting is notable.

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[Maine-birds] Additional Highlights and Shorebird High Counts This Week, 8/24-30

Hi all,

A few other observations of note for me over the past seven days included:

- 1 ad. LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, Popham Beach State Park, Phippsburg, 8/27 (with Jeannette).

- 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Pineland-Bradbury Corridor Trail, Pownal, 8/27.

- 1 female LONG-TAILED DUCK, Biddeford Pool Beach, Biddeford, 8/29 (with Marion Sprague).

- 1 "PATCHES, JR" hybrid egret/heron, Eastern Road Trail, Scarborough Marsh, 8/29 (with Marion Sprague).

- 500-800 Common Nighthawks, Pineland Farm, New Gloucester, 8/29 (with Jeannette).

- 31 migrants at Sandy Point, including 1 Prairie Warbler, 8/30 (as winds shifted to SW immediately before dawn).

And my shorebird high counts over the past seven days were as follows (sorry for the erroneous incomplete post last week; it was moot by the time I noticed the error):

AMERICAN AVOCET: 1 continuing, Eastern Road Trail, Scarborough Marsh, 8/29 (with Marion Sprague).

AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER: 2ad and 1 juv, Pine Point, Scarborough, 8/26 (with Jeannette).

Black-bellied Plover: 110, Hill's Beach, Biddeford, 8/29 (with Marion Sprague).

AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER (FOY): 1 Ad, Pine Point, 8/26 (with Jeannette) and 1 ad, Eastern Road Trail, 8/29 (with Marion Sprague).

Semipalmated Plover: 114, Pine Point, Scarborough, 8/26 (with Jeannette).

Piping Plover: 6, Popham Beach State Park, 8/27 (with Jeannette).

Killdeer: 18, Mayall Road, Gray/New Gloucester, 8/29.
Whimbrel: 10, Ocean Avenue, Biddeford Pool, 8/29 (with Marion Sprague).

Ruddy Turnstone: 2, Biddeford Pool Beach, Biddeford, 8/29 (with Marion Sprague).

Red Knot (FOF): 6, Hill's Beach, 8/29 (with Marion Sprague).

STILT SANDPIPER: 1 juv, Eastern Road Trail, 8/29 (with Marion Sprague).

Sanderling: 112, Popham Beach State Park, Phippsburg, 8/27 (with Jeannette).

Least Sandpiper: 70+, Eastern Road Trail, 8/29 (with Marion Sprague).

White-rumped Sandpiper: 12, Biddeford Pool Beach, 8/29 (with Marion Sprague).

Pectoral Sandpiper: 1, Eastern Road Trail, 8/29 (with Marion Sprague).

Semipalmated Sandpiper: 400, Biddeford Pool Beach, 8/29 (with Marion Sprague).

WESTERN SANDPIPER: 1 juv, Eastern Road Trail, 8/29 (with Marion Sprague).

Short-billed Dowitcher: 16, Eastern Road Trail, 8/29 (with Marion Sprague).

Spotted Sandpiper: 2, Littlejohn Island Preserve, Yarmouth, 8/30 and Royal River Park, Yarmouth, 8/30.

Lesser Yellowlegs: 74, Eastern Road Trail, 8/29 (with Marion Sprague).

Greater Yellowlegs: 6, Eastern Road Trail, 8/29 (with Marion Sprague).

-Derek

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[Maine-birds] Evening Raptors Biddeford

A good 10-15 Common Nighthawks hitting Biddeford tonight while heading Souf!

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[Maine-birds] Nighthawks, Pownal

It's happening again. Wave after wave of nighthawks passing over my house in Pownal. 24 so far after only 15 minutes.

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Re: [Maine-birds] Pied-billed grebe Cumberland

Too bad, but check back there as I think it has tended to be hiding in the reeds on occasion. I will post a note the next time I see it again.

Cheers!

Thanks,

Rob O'Connell

On Aug 30, 2019, at 1:58 PM, Dave Cowan <dcowan01@maine.rr.com> wrote:

Ah, thanks Rob. I did check there as well and whiffed, although I could only stop for a minute.

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On Aug 30, 2019, at 1:54 PM, Rob O'Connell <flashart123@gmail.com> wrote:

The one right beside the road. It is the closest two areas to the road.
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Thanks,
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On Aug 30, 2019, at 1:13 PM, Dave Cowan <dcowan01@maine.rr.com> wrote:

Hi,
Can you say again which pond this was? The one behind the barn, all covered in duckweed?

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On Aug 25, 2019, at 4:16 PM, Jessica Costa <jesslynncosta@gmail.com> wrote:

Still present as of 10am this morning. Thanks Rob!

Jess

On Sat, Aug 24, 2019 at 8:52 AM Rob O'Connell <flashart123@gmail.com> wrote:
In the pond by Spring Brook Farm on Greely Road in Cumberland there is a pied-billed grebe currently.

Thanks,
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Re: [Maine-birds] Pied-billed grebe Cumberland

Ah, thanks Rob. I did check there as well and whiffed, although I could only stop for a minute.

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 30, 2019, at 1:54 PM, Rob O'Connell <flashart123@gmail.com> wrote:

The one right beside the road. It is the closest two areas to the road.
<image1.png>

Thanks,
Rob O'Connell

On Aug 30, 2019, at 1:13 PM, Dave Cowan <dcowan01@maine.rr.com> wrote:

Hi,
Can you say again which pond this was? The one behind the barn, all covered in duckweed?

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On Aug 25, 2019, at 4:16 PM, Jessica Costa <jesslynncosta@gmail.com> wrote:

Still present as of 10am this morning. Thanks Rob!

Jess

On Sat, Aug 24, 2019 at 8:52 AM Rob O'Connell <flashart123@gmail.com> wrote:
In the pond by Spring Brook Farm on Greely Road in Cumberland there is a pied-billed grebe currently.

Thanks,
Rob O'Connell

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Re: [Maine-birds] Pied-billed grebe Cumberland

The one right beside the road. It is the closest two areas to the road.

Thanks,

Rob O'Connell

On Aug 30, 2019, at 1:13 PM, Dave Cowan <dcowan01@maine.rr.com> wrote:

Hi,
Can you say again which pond this was? The one behind the barn, all covered in duckweed?

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Still present as of 10am this morning. Thanks Rob!

Jess

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In the pond by Spring Brook Farm on Greely Road in Cumberland there is a pied-billed grebe currently.

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Re: [Maine-birds] Pied-billed grebe Cumberland

Hi,

Can you say again which pond this was? The one behind the barn, all covered in duckweed?

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Still present as of 10am this morning. Thanks Rob!

Jess

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In the pond by Spring Brook Farm on Greely Road in Cumberland there is a pied-billed grebe currently.

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Thursday 29 August 2019

[Maine-birds] nighthawk migration Mt Agamenticus

Hi All,

I went to Mt A. for the first time to check it out for nighthawk migration. I saw one with binos, and few specks came into view. I went and got my scope and saw about 125 at about 5:45 to 6 PM. which were to far away to see with my 10 power binos. They were all along the coast near Long sands area. Than about 25 more at 6:50.

No birds were seen west of the mountain while I was there for 2 hours and 25 minutes.

Happy birding

Andy Aldrich

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[Maine-birds] Nighthawks on MDI

This evening we had a super quick fly-over of 6 Common Nighthawks in Southwest Harbor.

Craig K

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Re: [Maine-birds] Common Nighthawks, Pownal

Sorry for the extra post, but I just drove back through the aforementioned intersection and the feeding swarm of nighthawks is on the order over several hundred now. It's quite a show.

Viewing from the parking lot for The Garden on Allen Rd.

-Derek

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Looks like a big flight underway...about 100 over Pineland Farms at the corner of Rte 231 and Allen Road in New Gloucester!

-Derek

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25 or so Common Nighthawks flying low over the Short Stop in Pownal around 4:34pm. Headed south!

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Re: [Maine-birds] Common Nighthawks, Pownal

Looks like a big flight underway...about 100 over Pineland Farms at the corner of Rte 231 and Allen Road in New Gloucester!

-Derek

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25 or so Common Nighthawks flying low over the Short Stop in Pownal around 4:34pm. Headed south!

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[Maine-birds] Nighthawks Bangor

A flock of nighthawks, about 12 in all, are flying over and around the parking lot at Lowe's at the Bangor Mall.

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[Maine-birds] Common Nighthawks, Pownal

25 or so Common Nighthawks flying low over the Short Stop in Pownal around 4:34pm. Headed south!

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[Maine-birds] Nighthawks, Skowhegan

I just saw 3 Common Nighthawks flying over our field.

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[Maine-birds] Avocet at Scarborough Marsh

As of 8:50 am, there is at least one American avocet continuing in the pannes along the eastern trail through Scarborough Marsh.

Tom Foley

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Wednesday 28 August 2019

[Maine-birds] Lark Sparrow Continuing

Took awhile but made an appearance at Macdonalds in the closest tree facing Rowe Ford, was preening and still present at 2:45

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[Maine-birds] Lark Sparrow: YES

The Lark Sparrow found by Doug Hitchcox yesterday was still present this morning at about 9:15 am. In our case, it was seen on the pavement just in front of the West-Port Motorsports building next to McDonald's after emerging from the bushes at the right of the lot. It then flew up to a power line for a bit.

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Tuesday 27 August 2019

[Maine-birds] Lark Sparrow

It took awhile to find but the Lark Sparrow was still at McDonald's this evening around five.

Tod

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[Maine-birds] Kennebunkport: MARBLED GODWIT...

Hi all,

There also was a MARBLED GODWIT on the mudflats surrounding Trott
Island in Cape Porpoise harbor, viewable (with a spotting scope)
during low tide from the end of Pier Road. The bird was first reported
in the area last Thursday (8/22) on eBird by Hap Ellis.

https://ebird.org/me/view/checklist/S59311978

Wildly,
Josh

Inspiring Nature Connection in New England ... joshfecteau.com

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[Maine-birds] Marbled Godwit at Hills Beach

We had a Marbled Godwit at the Basket Island Causeway at Hills Beach in Biddeford. Also had two American Oystercatchers, a couple of Forsters Terns and a late Least Tern. The oystercatchers were on the gravel beach in the island with the brick tower.

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[Maine-birds] Broad-Winged Hawks and Pied-Billed Grebe - Cumberland

Was working with the doors and windows open and heard the unmistakable call of a Broad-Winged Hawk so I went out and found 3 kettling on the rising thermals from Bruce Hill. The calls have been intermittent for about 20 minutes now and every time I look out there are 2-3 in view so I am not sure if it is only 3 enjoying the day, or if it is a larger group passing in turns. Nice to see though!

Also, the Pied-Billed Grebe was still present this morning at Springbrook Farms on Greely Road. It was in the front pond next to the road.

Cheers to all!

Rob O’Connell

[Maine-birds] Lark Sparrow - Westbrook, 27 Aug

The bird is continuing as of 12:12; looking at it right now from the Advance Auto Parts parking lot.

Tom & Jessica Foley

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[Maine-birds] Lark Sparrow - Westbrook, 27 Aug

While driving to work, I had a Lark Sparrow land in the median at the Main Street x Larrabee Road intersection in Westbrook. A couple u-turns later, it appears to be loosely associating with the House Sparrow flock at the MacDonalds near this intersection.

And now I'm late for work...

Doug Hitchcox

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Re: [Maine-birds] Test

Yes

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On Aug 26, 2019, at 12:11 PM, crbob <crbob@fairpoint.net> wrote:

Did it go through?

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Monday 26 August 2019

Re: [Maine-birds] nighthawks

I had several in Oxbow tonight as well. Nice to see them. Had a Magnolia And Yellow Rumped Warbler in a tree with cedar waxwings to boot!

Thanks,

Rob O'Connell

On Aug 26, 2019, at 7:46 PM, Julia Hanauer-Milne <windyridgemaine@gmail.com> wrote:

I was driving to Oakland and was just thinking I hadn't seen any common nighthawks yet, when there they were --swooping over downtown Oakland. The flight extended to Williams Elementary School on Pleasant St. I counted about 20 in all.

Julia

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[Maine-birds] nighthawks

I was driving to Oakland and was just thinking I hadn't seen any common nighthawks yet, when there they were --swooping over downtown Oakland. The flight extended to Williams Elementary School on Pleasant St. I counted about 20 in all.

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[Maine-birds] SHOREBIRDS, Fryeburg, ME

At noon today there were 2 Least Sandpipers and a Lesser Yellowlegs on McNiel Road Fryeburg.

Bob Crowley

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[Maine-birds] Test

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[Maine-birds] Moving to North Carolina, Thanks for the Memories

After 26 years in New England I'm retiring to the mountains of western North Carolina. I've had a great time birding throughout the region, and greatly appreciate all the help provided by Maine birders. Some of my fondest memories in Maine include –

Numerous trips to Biddeford – with migrant passerines and Kentucky Warbler (9/9/13) in the woods, Caspian Tern (7/26/17) and Royal Terns (7/11/14) on Hills Beach, Oystercatchers (7/17/04) in the Pool, Surfbird (3/22/15) in the rocks, and Pacific Loon (11/22/14) offshore.

Scarborough Marsh with rarities like European Golden-Plover (10/11/08), Little Egret (6/29/11), and Black-necked Stilt (6/22/13), not to mention great studies of the marsh sparrows – Seaside, Saltmarsh, and Nelson's

Goose flocks in Yarmouth including Cackling, White-fronted and Barnacle (all on 10/7/08), and Pink-footed (10/20/09).

Western Grebe in Brunswick more than a mile away (4/23/16)

And lastly I'll always fondly remember the Great Black Hawk in Biddeford on 8/9/18 - #343 for my state list (along with Neotropic Cormorant and Wood Stork in NH later that same day)

Now I'm looking forward to learning more about the birds of the mountains of NC and beyond. After all, just like New England, there are a lot of states nearby - SC and TN are just short drives away. One species I'm especially looking forward to learning about is the Swainson's Warbler that breeds in the mountainous rhododendron thickets – I've never seen them in that habitat.

Also now that I'm retired from my 9-to-5 job, I'm starting a bird guiding company - 50 States Birding. I'm putting my knowledge of birding in all 50 states to use in providing two guiding options:

1. Traditional guiding services where I accompany birders in the field to help find target species or in general bird an area that is new to them.

2. A unique research-based service where I provide birders with customized information to help them bird an area on their own. In this lower-cost option I use on-line research supplemented with my own personal knowledge of the area to identify birding sites that best meet the client's objectives. Then for each site I provide a downloadable PDF including maps, lists of expected species, tips to find key species, and general suggestions on how to bird each site.

(sorry for the commercial)

If your travels take you to the mountains of western NC, or places nearby, send me an e-mail – perhaps we could bird together (Swainson's Warbler anyone?) Plus I can catch up on all those rarities I've missed back in New England.

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Sunday 25 August 2019

[Maine-birds] Peregrine Falcon 1st Church bell tower decorative top Belfast 6:15 pm

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[Maine-birds] Birding at Crowley Island Bridge and other points on the Addison/Jonesport town boundary

We birded Crowley Island Bridge (Indian River) at low tide today trying to figure out "last mud" for the best shorebird viewing. We estimated 250 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 50 Greater Yellowlegs and 40 Lesser Yellowlegs, 20 Short-billed Dowitchers, 100 Black-bellied Plover, 20 Semipalmated Plover and one Hudsonian Godwit.

From the bluff at the Indian River Cemetery (the access road is immediately south of the Crowley Island turnoff from Route 187) we saw 14 Whimbrel flying over and circling the river finally landing on rocks close to the shoreline! Nice!

Anne Archie, Harrington

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Re: [Maine-birds] Pied-billed grebe Cumberland

Still present as of 10am this morning. Thanks Rob!

Jess

On Sat, Aug 24, 2019 at 8:52 AM Rob O'Connell <flashart123@gmail.com> wrote:

In the pond by Spring Brook Farm on Greely Road in Cumberland there is a pied-billed grebe currently.

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Saturday 24 August 2019

[Maine-birds] Pied-billed grebe Cumberland

In the pond by Spring Brook Farm on Greely Road in Cumberland there is a pied-billed grebe currently.

Thanks,
Rob O'Connell

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Friday 23 August 2019

[Maine-birds] Baird's Sandpipers

There were 2 Baird's Sandpipers evening in the puddles on the sodfields along Old River Road in Fryeburg

Bob Crowley

Chatham, NH

[Maine-birds] Additional Highlights This Week+ and Shorebird High Counts, 8/14-23

Hi all,

A few other observations of note over the past ten days for me included the following:

- 1 continuing adults WHITE-FACED IBIS, Eastern Road Trail, Scarborough Marsh, 8/15 (with Pat Moynahan and Brad Zitske).

- "PATCHES," the TRICOLORED HERON X white egret sp. HYBRID, Eastern Road Trail, 8/15 ( with Pat Moynahan and Brad Zitske).

- 1 male White-winged Scoter, Simpson's Point, Brunswick, 8/17 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

- 4-6 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS (FOY), 1 Boreal Chickadee, 2 American Bitterns, etc, Shirley Bog, Shirley, 8/19 (with Jeannette).

- 1 Bicknell's Thrush, 6-8 Boreak Chickadees, 2 Blackpoll Warblers, etc, Big Moose Mountain, 8/20 (with Jeannette).

- 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Old Town House Park, North Yarmouth, 8/21 (few and far between for me this year).

- 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Hidden Pond Resort, Kennebunkport, 8/22 (with client from Massachusetts).

- 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Timber Point, Biddeford, 8/22 (with client).

- 1 White-winged Scoter, East Point, Biddeford Pool, 8/22 (with client).

And my shorebird high counts over the past 10 days were as follows:

Black-bellied Plover: 220, Hill's Beach, Biddeford, 8/16.

Semipalmated Plover: 380+, Pine Point, Scarborough, 8/15 (with Pat Moynahan).

Piping Plover: 8, Pine Point, 8/15 (with Pat Moynahan).

Killdeer: 4, Pelreco Marsh, Scarborough Marsh, 8/15 (with Pat Moynahan).
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER: 2ad and 2 juv, Pine Point, 8/15 (with Pat Moynahan), 2 ad with 1 juv, Hill's Beach, 8/16.

Whimbrel: 1, Pine Point, 8/15 (with Pat Moynahan) and 1, Hill's Beach, 8/16.

Ruddy Turnstone: 5, Hill's Beach, 8/16.

Sanderling: 14, Hill's Beach, 8/16.

Least Sandpiper: 89, Eastern Road Trail, 8/15 ( with Pat Moynahan and Brad Zitske).

White-rumped Sandpiper:

Pectoral Sandpiper:

Semipalmated Sandpiper: 250+, Pine Point, 8/15 (with Pat Moynahan).

Short-billed Dowitcher: 24, Hill's Beach, 8/16.

Spotted Sandpiper:

Solitary Sandpiper:

Lesser Yellowlegs: 34, Wharton Point, Brunswick, 8/17 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

"Eastern" Willet: 1 juv, Pine Point, 8/1

"WESTERN" WILLET (FOY): 1 ad Pine Point, 8/15 (with Pat Moynahan) and 1, Wharton Point, Brunswick, 8/17 (My first at this location, I believe. With Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

Greater Yellowlegs: 14, Pine Point, 8/15 (with Pat Moynahan).

-Derek

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Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

Freeport Wild Bird Supply

541 Route One, Suite 10

Freeport, ME 04032

207-865-6000

www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com

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