[Maine-birds] Re: North Maine Woods

Seems like many of the crows from northern Maine could be wintering in the Augusta area. There are hundreds/thousands around that commute daily from a large roost (varying location) to and from the surrounding area. I don't know if anyone has tried to count them this winter but last winter they came to a roost in the Augusta CBC circle on count day and there were about 10,000. Great that you're doing winter atlasing in the north woods, not very many blocks completed up there.

Glenn

On Friday, January 29, 2021 at 9:57:10 AM UTC-5 Bob Duchesne wrote:

In a fever to survey as many remote blocks as possible before the first half of winter ends for the Maine Bird Atlas project, I hit 6 blocks, finishing 4 in the Allagash area over the last 3 days. This area was crammed with finches last winter, but devoid this winter. A few pine grosbeaks are still around, and I did score 2 redpolls, but no crossbills, siskins or purple finches at all. I pity the biologists who are going to have to decipher what all this means.

 

Speaking of deciphering…

 

I walked over 20 miles on plowed logging roads, spending at least a dozen hours in the woods, and did not see a single crow or blue jay. I covered a similar area two weeks ago, and also saw none. It's making me wonder how much the jays and crows move in winter.

 

I did pile up good numbers of boreal chickadees and Canada jays…and one more black-backed woodpecker, a saucy little female.

 

Bob Duchesne

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