Re: [Maine-birds] Re: Biddford Pool 3-27-2021...........& Bird ID

Thanks folks, for the I.D..........learning every day!

On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 5:04:10 PM UTC-4 David Gulick wrote:

Agree with Matthew. Def a Merlin. All Peregrines have huge black mustaches. 

Sent from my iphone with auto incorrect activated  :-)

On Mar 28, 2021, at 4:33 PM, 'jon edstrom' via Maine birds <maine...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

I wet yesterday afternoon and found 2 snowy's. One on Mile Stretch, which was surrounded by birders, and another on a Yates Street rooftop.

Nice pic of the peregrine.

Jon Edstrom

Biddeford

On Sunday, March 28, 2021, 02:30:21 PM EDT, Matthew Gilbert <matthewg...@gmail.com> wrote:

I believe that this is a Merlin. Peregrine would have a black "hood" or "helmet", whereas Merlins have a faint brown moustache and a white eyeline. Smaller size and less frequent bars on the tail are also good clues. 

-Matthew Gilbert

On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 1:47:59 PM UTC-4 J. Michael wrote:

Buffleheads & Geese on Ethherington Pond,  Mallards & 2 GWE on the NE corner of Lords

Pond (FOY), a snowy owl remains and was in the sea grass on the east side of

the Pool...........and a Peregrine Falcon, I think.  Managed a photo from too far

away (just a spec in the frame) but posting it anyway to see if anyone agrees.

...he/she had some dinner in their talons.

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[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (31 Mar 2021) 142 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 31, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	2	2
Turkey Vulture	113	509	509
Osprey	2	3	3
Bald Eagle	3	46	46
Northern Harrier	1	14	14
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	27	27
Cooper's Hawk	4	34	34
Northern Goshawk	0	1	1
Red-shouldered Hawk	4	67	67
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	4	93	93
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	8	20	20
Merlin	0	8	8
Peregrine Falcon	1	3	3
Unknown Accipiter	1	4	4
Unknown Buteo	0	3	3
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	1	7	7
Total:	142	841	841

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Andrew Sharp
Observers:

Visitors:
8 visitors today

Weather:
Today was pretty pleasant up the summit today! Cold south winds were blowing off the sea and the sun never peaked out, but temps were warm enough (high of 59 F) that it wasn't too uncomfortable.

Raptor Observations:
Today was a great day for raptors! Turkey Vultures continued to stream through (113). 2 Ospreys were sighted today, signaling the progression of the migration season.

Non-raptor Observations:
First of season Eastern Phoebe today! Another highlight was a flyby Northern Flicker. Somehow we went a whole day without sighting a single Canada Goose. Additional birds deemed migratory are as follows: Common Grackle: 10 American Goldfinch: 1 Tree Swallow: 5 American Robin: 18 Great Blue Heron: 1 Blackbird Spp: 145 Eastern Bluebird: 4

Predictions:
Winds will switch from south to north around sunrise. Chance of rain in the morning, but the second half of the day should be dry.

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[Maine-birds] FOY Song Sparrow in Liberty

Also had a House Finch, which is unusual at my feeders- I usually have Purple Finches.

Goldfinches also

 seem to be back after a hiatus at the feeders for awhile over the winter.

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[Maine-birds] Other FoYs

Must be pushed in with the storm, Kestrel in center Montville this evening and a couple TVs floating over the house. Also multiple Song Sparrows moving through, singing, and scratching around in the brush.

Sarah
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[Maine-birds] Re: FOY birds in Augusta

FOY Phoebe, Case Rd. in Winthrop. Pair of loons at the Monmouth boat launch on Cobbossee.

On Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 12:36:25 PM UTC-4 Glenn Hodgkins wrote:

Seems like there was a big push of new birds into Maine last night, consistent with BirdCast projections. At Viles Arboretum in Augusta, we had FOY sapsucker, flickers, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and Phoebe.

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[Maine-birds] FOY Phoebe in Gray

Landed on top of my feeder pole and sat wagging its tail for several minutes.

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[Maine-birds] FOY Pine Warbler

Cape Neddick, west. 3/31/21 3:50pm
What a great day for bird songs!

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[Maine-birds] FOY Osprey in Lewiston

Seen at 1 pm March 31, soaring low over Lake Andrews (aka "the puddle") in Lewiston - corner of College and Russell Streets.

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[Maine-birds] FOY birds in Augusta

Seems like there was a big push of new birds into Maine last night, consistent with BirdCast projections. At Viles Arboretum in Augusta, we had FOY sapsucker, flickers, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and Phoebe.

Glenn

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[Maine-birds] Phoebe

FOY Phoebe landed on the grapevine a few minutes ago.

Sarah

Montville

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[Maine-birds] FOY phoebe and bluebird, Pittsfield

Birdy morning here, with FOY Eastern Phoebe and Eastern Bluebird calling conspicuously.

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[Maine-birds] Bremen FOY

So exciting, was just out chasing wild turkeys when a large silhouette overhead circled the cove several times and landed on the tidal flats.  Welcome back, Great Blue Heron!  Now for the hummers! Yea.

Juanita

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[Maine-birds] apparent Little x Snowy Egret (hybrid) in Falmouth, 3/30

Just wanted to share a word of caution regarding the ID of a recent egret in Falmouth (and probably soon Scarborough). In the past nine years we've seen various apparent hybrid egrets, beginning with the presumed Snowy Egret x Tricolored Heron(s) that frequented the Scarborough Marsh in summer and appear to be wintering around Merritt Island, FL. Alex Lamoreaux did a nice write up on Nemesis Bird back in 2013 about one of these birds (even showing Little Egret characteristics back then) here: https://nemesisbird.com/birding/identification/heron-hybrid-merritt-island-nwr-florida/ I won't get into those Tricolored descendants here, except to mention the apparent influence of Little Egret genes (be it as F1 offspring or perhaps mixing in later on…) With Little Egrets being annual in Maine since 2015, including being seen on Stratton Island (where many of the local egrets are nesting), it isn't much of a surprise that at least one of those birds has been attempting to breed. The water is getting muddy in the last few years as we now have multiple apparent Little x Snowy Egret hybrids being seen.

Although there were suspicious looking birds going back to 2017, one of the first of these more likely Little x Snowy Egret hybrids was reported by Christian Hagenlocher on 29 Jun 2019: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/166310911 This individual shows a typical Snowy Egret structure and features, but also a Little Egret-like (ribbon-like) plume on the head. There were at least two apparent hybrids last year, here is a photo from 1 Jun 2020 by Christopher Lindsey of both together: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/240495151

The bird first reported 30 Mar 2021 by Donald Thompson at Gilsland Farm in Falmouth appears to be a hybrid. Many thanks to Don and everyone else who has been uploading photos of this bird! I wanted to share here a few features for folks to check while looking for Little Egrets or hybrids:

As mentioned on the 2019 & 2020 birds, hybrids show a combination of both bushy (Snowy) and ribbon-like (Little) plumes on the head. David Sibley has a few good blogs on Snowy/Little comparisons, specifically on plumes here: https://www.sibleyguides.com/2011/07/differences-in-plumes-of-little-and-snowy-egret/ and on hybrids here: https://www.sibleyguides.com/2011/08/possible-hybrid-little-x-snowy-egrets/
Don Thompson's shot (https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/321338671) shows a bit of those bushy plumes, and Laura Blutstein's (https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/321423531) really shows the smaller feathers blowing aside.
Compare those to the 2015 bird that looked pure: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/39442811 or this one in 2016: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/30399551

Speaking of plumes, the long plumes on the scapulars (the aigrettes) show a strong recurving off the back, which is more typical of Snowy, and those tend to be straighter on Littles.
Charles Duncan got a shot showing a few head plumes and these recurved aigrettes here: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/321393301
Compare that to either pure bird above, or this apparently pure bird from 2020 (which does have a slight recurve, but still within spec for Little): https://ebird.org/me/checklist/S67716974

The lores on the 2020 video show a courtship color that is only held early in the spring, a vivid pink-red. Those will fade to a slate or gray, though some of the seemingly pure birds in Maine have shown yellowish-green in the lores.
Based on Don's photo (https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/321338651), these lores look more Snowy-yellow than I'd expect on a Little. A few photos of this bird do make the lores look dark, especially in shadow, but we really only want to see a tinge of yellow, definitely better for Little when on the gray to purple spectrum. Compare Tim Fennell's photos of seemingly the same Little from 30 May (https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/161830221) and 30 June (https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/166399751).

Structurally this bird appears atypical for a Little, which are usually lankier (especially longer necked looking) and show a longer, dagger-like bill (think similar to Tricolored). Remember that the name "Little" is a better comparison to the old world Intermediate and Great egrets, not compared to our smaller Snowy Egrets.

For now, I suggest this bird be submitted to eBird as "Little x Snowy Egret (hybrid)" and it is always good to note it as "presumed," at least until we can confirm them nesting on Stratton! Fingers crossed we can get them confirmed for the Maine Bird Atlas.

Good birding,

Doug Hitchcox
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[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (30 Mar 2021) 64 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 30, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	2	2
Turkey Vulture	42	396	396
Osprey	0	1	1
Bald Eagle	1	43	43
Northern Harrier	5	13	13
Sharp-shinned Hawk	5	27	27
Cooper's Hawk	3	30	30
Northern Goshawk	0	1	1
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	63	63
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	3	89	89
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	5	12	12
Merlin	0	8	8
Peregrine Falcon	0	2	2
Unknown Accipiter	0	3	3
Unknown Buteo	0	3	3
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	6	6
Total:	64	699	699

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Derek Lovitch, Jeannette Lovitch
Observers:	Don Thompson, Joan Campbell

Visitors:
12 people visited the Hawkwatch today, but visits were short in the afternoon chill.

Weather:
We were hoping for light winds to start the count today, but they began picking up rather rapidly. A mostly southerly flow of increasing wind speed made for a chilly day up at the summit. At least the bright sun and temperatures in the 40s kept things a bit more tolerable.

Raptor Observations:
The first hour of the count was slow, but a little push of Turkey Vultures between 10:00 and 12:00 EST allowed our numbers to add up. The bulk of the day's movement was during this time. While the flight shut off as the southerly winds stiffened in the early afternoon, there were plenty of local Bald Eagles, Turkey Vultures, and kiting Red-tailed Hawks to keep the counter entertained. The pair of Red-shouldered Hawks was seen interacting off and on.

Non-raptor Observations:
25 species were seen and heard from the summit today. 4 Fish Crows were a surprise passing right over the mountain giving their nasal call. Other species deemed migrating included: 77 American Robins 20 Eastern Bluebirds 12 American Crows 6 Common Mergansers 2 Common Grackles 1 Common Loon 1 European Starling 1 Pine Siskin

Predictions:
The blocking high that dominated the start of our count season is long gone and a very active pattern is now underway. With another strong spring storm approaching tomorrow, birds will likely be moving ahead of it. Optimal light southwest winds will start the day, with an increasingly strong southerly seabreeze in the afternoon once again. Increasing clouds and a very slight chance of showers by the end of the count day will reduce thermal development, however. The question is, with our near-record pace to date, whether or not there are many birds in the pipeline to be on the go before the next system arrives.

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Re: [Maine-birds] 2 questions

Good question.  I have thought about this as well.

I am not an expert in birding, but I observed that "kettle" of behavior over the Flood Farm in Clinton when the Golden Eagle was around.  The birds do not get freaked out by Bald Eagles.  They sure know they got freaked out by a Golden Eagle at the Flood Brothers Farm.  I wonder if a Golden Eagle was in the area. 

The gulls over a fire probably like to ride the updraft from the fire. 

Gulls doing this over open water are often an indicator that there is a school of fish like Blue Fish killing a lot of small fish.  The dead minnows attract the gulls. 

Allan

On 3/28/2021 10:00 AM, Stan DeOrsey wrote:

Good first question, I would like to know too.

As for kettles of gulls ... food ... I have seen such behavior over dumps, burns of various types (usually smoke is visible too), and some type of food processing plant with vented odors or actual dumped remnants, even just an active farm.

On 3/28/2021 9:43 AM, Dave Tucker wrote:

Birders,  Have often wondered whilst watching hawks on Mt Agamenticus, how far away is that Kestrel that is at the limit of my 8 power binoculars.  Is it a mile, a half mile?  A goldfinch disappears a few hundred yards away.  An eagle, clearly, can be seen much farther away.  So is there a formula or a quotient or one of those math things that can give one an inkling into the distance at which an object of x size eludes viewing?

 

Secondly,  yesterday on Mt. A I watched a "kettle" of gulls roiling over the forest.  They weren't over water, and they didn't rise very high at all. But the kettle did sort of wander back and forth over a limited area, and they did so for a couple of hours.  I'm interested to know if anyone else has seen this kind of behavior?

 

Thanks,  Dave

 

Kittery Point

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[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (28 Mar 2021) 12 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 28, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	2	2
Turkey Vulture	11	354	354
Osprey	0	1	1
Bald Eagle	1	42	42
Northern Harrier	0	8	8
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	22	22
Cooper's Hawk	0	27	27
Northern Goshawk	0	1	1
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	63	63
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	86	86
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	7	7
Merlin	0	8	8
Peregrine Falcon	0	2	2
Unknown Accipiter	0	3	3
Unknown Buteo	0	3	3
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	6	6
Total:	12	635	635

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	13:00:00
Total observation time:	5 hours
Official Counter	Andrew Sharp
Observers:

Visitors:
4 cold visitors today.

Weather:
Temperatures weren't terribly cold up at the summit but a wicked south gust off the ocean made conditions difficult to bear. The count was abandoned due to rain at 1pm EST.

Raptor Observations:
We were expecting to see some migration carry over from yesterday into this morning, but that did not materialize. A handfull of Turkey Vultures and a Bald Eagle were detected from the summit before the rain hit.

Non-raptor Observations:
Decent American Robin flight (220). Other birds deemed migratory are as follows: -Common Grackle: 1 -American Goldfinch: 1 -Canada Goose: 20 A total of 12 species were detected from the summit.

Predictions:
There is a high wind advisory in place for tomorrow. If it holds, we won't conduct a count. Otherwise, winds will be strong out of the northwest, not an ideal wind for migrating raptors.

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Re: [Maine-birds] Re: Biddford Pool 3-27-2021...........& Bird ID

Agree with Matthew. Def a Merlin. All Peregrines have huge black mustaches. 

Sent from my iphone with auto incorrect activated  :-)

On Mar 28, 2021, at 4:33 PM, 'jon edstrom' via Maine birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> wrote:

I wet yesterday afternoon and found 2 snowy's. One on Mile Stretch, which was surrounded by birders, and another on a Yates Street rooftop.

Nice pic of the peregrine.

Jon Edstrom

Biddeford

On Sunday, March 28, 2021, 02:30:21 PM EDT, Matthew Gilbert <matthewgfrommaine@gmail.com> wrote:

I believe that this is a Merlin. Peregrine would have a black "hood" or "helmet", whereas Merlins have a faint brown moustache and a white eyeline. Smaller size and less frequent bars on the tail are also good clues. 

-Matthew Gilbert

On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 1:47:59 PM UTC-4 J. Michael wrote:

Buffleheads & Geese on Ethherington Pond,  Mallards & 2 GWE on the NE corner of Lords

Pond (FOY), a snowy owl remains and was in the sea grass on the east side of

the Pool...........and a Peregrine Falcon, I think.  Managed a photo from too far

away (just a spec in the frame) but posting it anyway to see if anyone agrees.

...he/she had some dinner in their talons.

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[Maine-birds] Fryeburg, sightings

3 sandhill cranes on Old River Road just above Harbor Road

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Re: [Maine-birds] Re: Biddford Pool 3-27-2021...........& Bird ID

I wet yesterday afternoon and found 2 snowy's. One on Mile Stretch, which was surrounded by birders, and another on a Yates Street rooftop.

Nice pic of the peregrine.

Jon Edstrom

Biddeford

On Sunday, March 28, 2021, 02:30:21 PM EDT, Matthew Gilbert <matthewgfrommaine@gmail.com> wrote:

I believe that this is a Merlin. Peregrine would have a black "hood" or "helmet", whereas Merlins have a faint brown moustache and a white eyeline. Smaller size and less frequent bars on the tail are also good clues. 

-Matthew Gilbert

On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 1:47:59 PM UTC-4 J. Michael wrote:

Buffleheads & Geese on Ethherington Pond,  Mallards & 2 GWE on the NE corner of Lords

Pond (FOY), a snowy owl remains and was in the sea grass on the east side of

the Pool...........and a Peregrine Falcon, I think.  Managed a photo from too far

away (just a spec in the frame) but posting it anyway to see if anyone agrees.

...he/she had some dinner in their talons.

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[Maine-birds] Re: Biddford Pool 3-27-2021...........& Bird ID

I believe that this is a Merlin. Peregrine would have a black "hood" or "helmet", whereas Merlins have a faint brown moustache and a white eyeline. Smaller size and less frequent bars on the tail are also good clues. 

-Matthew Gilbert

On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 1:47:59 PM UTC-4 J. Michael wrote:

Buffleheads & Geese on Ethherington Pond,  Mallards & 2 GWE on the NE corner of Lords

Pond (FOY), a snowy owl remains and was in the sea grass on the east side of

the Pool...........and a Peregrine Falcon, I think.  Managed a photo from too far

away (just a spec in the frame) but posting it anyway to see if anyone agrees.

...he/she had some dinner in their talons.

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Re: [Maine-birds] Biddford Pool 3-27-2021...........& Bird ID

Nice shot of a Merlin.

Wally S.

On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 10:47:59 -0700 (PDT), "J. Michael" <gepetto@gwi.net> wrote:

 

Buffleheads & Geese on Ethherington Pond,  Mallards & 2 GWE on the NE corner of Lords

Pond (FOY), a snowy owl remains and was in the sea grass on the east side of

the Pool...........and a Peregrine Falcon, I think.  Managed a photo from too far

away (just a spec in the frame) but posting it anyway to see if anyone agrees.

...he/she had some dinner in their talons.

 

 

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[Maine-birds] Biddford Pool 3-27-2021...........& Bird ID

Buffleheads & Geese on Ethherington Pond,  Mallards & 2 GWE on the NE corner of Lords

Pond (FOY), a snowy owl remains and was in the sea grass on the east side of

the Pool...........and a Peregrine Falcon, I think.  Managed a photo from too far

away (just a spec in the frame) but posting it anyway to see if anyone agrees.

...he/she had some dinner in their talons.

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[Maine-birds] Berwick birds: white-crown, shrike, meadowlark

Late yesterday (3/27), a white-crowned sparrow turned up under a feeder in our Berwick yard. It's the first time I've seen one here outside of May and October. It's back today.

Song sparrow returned here March 16, with the last sighting in October. This is the first winter since 2011-12 that song sparrows didn't hang around our yard.

This morning I made some stops along Ridlon Road and was rewarded with northern shrike, eastern meadowlark, a pair of kestrels, two kingfishers, and a few ducks including a pair of ring-necked. I flushed what I thought was a snow bunting while driving, but couldn't relocate it.

A little surprised at no killdeer, no phoebe.

Scott Richardson

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[Maine-birds] copulating/banded piping plovers Oqunquit beach

Super excited to see 4 piping plovers total, one pair copulating.  That pair, the male was banded. ( which I reported)    Boy seems really early for that, to cold!

Thanks

Deb Powers-South Berwick Maine

 

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Re: [Maine-birds] 2 questions

Derek and/or Jeanette, Could your provide input on distance identification from your hawk watches? Thx David

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On Mar 28, 2021, at 11:21 AM, Bill Hancock <wph@maine.rr.com> wrote:

Here's a helpful reference to the distance question:

https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v054n01/p0096-p0097.pdf

Bill Hancock

On Mar 28, 2021, at 9:43 AM, Dave Tucker <dhtucker@comcast.net> wrote:



Birders,  Have often wondered whilst watching hawks on Mt Agamenticus, how far away is that Kestrel that is at the limit of my 8 power binoculars.  Is it a mile, a half mile?  A goldfinch disappears a few hundred yards away.  An eagle, clearly, can be seen much farther away.  So is there a formula or a quotient or one of those math things that can give one an inkling into the distance at which an object of x size eludes viewing?

 

Secondly,  yesterday on Mt. A I watched a "kettle" of gulls roiling over the forest.  They weren't over water, and they didn't rise very high at all. But the kettle did sort of wander back and forth over a limited area, and they did so for a couple of hours.  I'm interested to know if anyone else has seen this kind of behavior?

 

Thanks,  Dave

 

Kittery Point

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Re: [Maine-birds] Abridged summary of maine-birds@googlegroups.com - 5 updates in 5 topics

2 great blue herons flew into Tidewater Farm in Falmouth at noon Sunday. They are standing in the saltmarsh among the Canada geese. 

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Sean S <therefromhere168@gmail.com>: Mar 27 12:13PM -0400 Tree Swallows arrived in Hiram this morning, with a handful milling around the watershed of Hancock Brook. The first Bluebird was seen 2 days ago and currently there are a couple singing in ...more

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brad woodward <brad5000@gmail.com>: Mar 27 10:41AM -0400 Great egrets have arrived back at Scarborough Marsh. There are currently 6 at the Pelreco Building. ...more

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Monhegan this past week

Kristen Lindquist <kelindquist@gmail.com>: Mar 27 08:16AM -0400 I was out on Monhegan Island this past week, Mon. — Fri. Having never been out there this time of year, it was fun to see what was around for birds in early spring.   Highlights:   Owls: ...more

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Re: [Maine-birds] 2 questions

Here's a helpful reference to the distance question:

https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v054n01/p0096-p0097.pdf

Bill Hancock

On Mar 28, 2021, at 9:43 AM, Dave Tucker <dhtucker@comcast.net> wrote:



Birders,  Have often wondered whilst watching hawks on Mt Agamenticus, how far away is that Kestrel that is at the limit of my 8 power binoculars.  Is it a mile, a half mile?  A goldfinch disappears a few hundred yards away.  An eagle, clearly, can be seen much farther away.  So is there a formula or a quotient or one of those math things that can give one an inkling into the distance at which an object of x size eludes viewing?

 

Secondly,  yesterday on Mt. A I watched a "kettle" of gulls roiling over the forest.  They weren't over water, and they didn't rise very high at all. But the kettle did sort of wander back and forth over a limited area, and they did so for a couple of hours.  I'm interested to know if anyone else has seen this kind of behavior?

 

Thanks,  Dave

 

Kittery Point

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Re: [Maine-birds] 2 questions

Good first question, I would like to know too.

As for kettles of gulls ... food ... I have seen such behavior over dumps, burns of various types (usually smoke is visible too), and some type of food processing plant with vented odors or actual dumped remnants, even just an active farm.

On 3/28/2021 9:43 AM, Dave Tucker wrote:

Birders,  Have often wondered whilst watching hawks on Mt Agamenticus, how far away is that Kestrel that is at the limit of my 8 power binoculars.  Is it a mile, a half mile?  A goldfinch disappears a few hundred yards away.  An eagle, clearly, can be seen much farther away.  So is there a formula or a quotient or one of those math things that can give one an inkling into the distance at which an object of x size eludes viewing?

 

Secondly,  yesterday on Mt. A I watched a "kettle" of gulls roiling over the forest.  They weren't over water, and they didn't rise very high at all. But the kettle did sort of wander back and forth over a limited area, and they did so for a couple of hours.  I'm interested to know if anyone else has seen this kind of behavior?

 

Thanks,  Dave

 

Kittery Point

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[Maine-birds] 2 questions

Birders,  Have often wondered whilst watching hawks on Mt Agamenticus, how far away is that Kestrel that is at the limit of my 8 power binoculars.  Is it a mile, a half mile?  A goldfinch disappears a few hundred yards away.  An eagle, clearly, can be seen much farther away.  So is there a formula or a quotient or one of those math things that can give one an inkling into the distance at which an object of x size eludes viewing?

 

Secondly,  yesterday on Mt. A I watched a “kettle” of gulls roiling over the forest.  They weren’t over water, and they didn’t rise very high at all. But the kettle did sort of wander back and forth over a limited area, and they did so for a couple of hours.  I’m interested to know if anyone else has seen this kind of behavior?

 

Thanks,  Dave

 

Kittery Point

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[Maine-birds] Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch Mar 27

Here is the link to yesterday's big day:

https://www.hawkcount.org/day_summary.php?rsite=616&ryear=2021&rmonth=03&rday=27 

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[Maine-birds] FOY Phoebe Cape Neddick

3/28/21, 6:20am
Phoebes are back as usual, in time for my daughter's birthday.

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[Maine-birds] Greater Yellow Legs

              Got a Greater Yellow Legs by the water down by the Native American wigwams at the Damariscotta Conservation Refuge on the river facing west by the  wigwam.  

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[Maine-birds] Hiram Village: Tree Swallows, Bluebirds etc.

Tree Swallows arrived in Hiram this morning, with a handful milling around the watershed of Hancock Brook.  The first Bluebird was seen 2 days ago and currently there are a couple singing in different spots.  A couple of Killdeer were heard at Eastern Slope airport on the same day, while Woodcock and Song Sparrow have been present and staking out their territories for almost a week now.   Initial Song Sparrow numbers are definitely up from the previous two years, with 9 seen and heard around the yard on Wednesday.

Sean Smith

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