I'll go out on a limb, without research, to say that none of them were
present. For instance, evening grosbeak was first discovered in the
Pacific Northwest. Brown-headed cowbirds evolved to follow buffalo herds.
I still think of glossy ibis as a southern wader, unfairly, I admit. (And
don't get me started on white-faced ibis.) Mourning doves probably moved
in after settlers cleared forest. Maine is sufficiently at the northern
end of their range that we're still one of the few states that doesn't
have a hunting season on them - the most hunted gamebird in America,
believe it or not.
OK, I think dc cormorants were probably here, but I don't know
specifically about Maine.
>
>
>
>
> I'd bet that Meadowlarks and Bobolinks weren't here in the 1700's,
> because the State was mostly forested. And now, Meadowlarks have become
> scarce--a mystery, since Bobolinks are still common in the places where I
> used to find Meadowlarks.
>
> As to your question, I have no idea, but I suspect that Mourning Dove was
> not present.
>
> Wally S.
>
>
> On Tue, 18 May 2021 14:29:35 -0400, Stan DeOrsey <jsmd@att.net> wrote:
>
> Which of the following species have more or less "always" been in Maine
> from Colonial days (say 1700s) to now? For extra credit, any which were
> not in Maine in the 1700s, where were they in the 1700s?
>
> Glossy Ibis
> Double-crested Cormorant
> Mourning Dove
> Evening Grosbeak
> Brown-headed Cowbird
>
> On 5/18/2021 12:55 PM, chrwsu@myfairpoint.net wrote:
>
>
> I wouldn't say "ouch." I'd say, "hurrah!"
>
> Bird populations have never been static. Enjoy the diversity.
>
> Keep your eyes peeled for California Condors. 😉
>
> Wally S.
>
>
> On Tue, 18 May 2021 11:28:12 -0400, duchesne@midmaine.com wrote:
>
> I'm just saying it was a little freaky this morning on Kittridge Road in
> Bangor. As I stood next to the old landfill, prior to entering Bangor City
> Forest, I heard simultaneously northern cardinal, tufted titmouse,
> red-bellied woodpecker, and Carolina wren. It sounded more like Maryland
> than Maine. Ouch.
>
> Bob Duchesne
>
> --
> Maine birds mailing list
> maine-birds@googlegroups.com
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds
> https://sites.google.com/site/birding207
> ---
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
> "Maine birds" group.
> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
> email to maine-birds+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
> To view this discussion on the web visit
> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/maine-birds/d5d1cd59272b04de477d558223f77c5e.squirrel%40mail.otelco.net.
>
> --
> Maine birds mailing list
> maine-birds@googlegroups.com
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds
> https://sites.google.com/site/birding207
> ---
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
> "Maine birds" group.
> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
> email to maine-birds+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
> To view this discussion on the web visit
> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/maine-birds/1621356938.0mtzok5lkc0wsss4%40webmail.myfairpoint.net.
>
>
> --
> Stan DeOrsey jsmd@att.net
>
>
>
> --
> Maine birds mailing list
> maine-birds@googlegroups.com
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds
> https://sites.google.com/site/birding207
> ---
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
> "Maine birds" group.
> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
> email to maine-birds+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
> To view this discussion on the web visit
> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/maine-birds/60A4078F.7050209%40att.net.
>
>
>
> --
> Maine birds mailing list
> maine-birds@googlegroups.com
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds
> https://sites.google.com/site/birding207
> ---
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
> "Maine birds" group.
> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
> email to maine-birds+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
> To view this discussion on the web visit
> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/maine-birds/1621365508.ei3usr0s8w0ow8s0%40webmail.myfairpoint.net.
>
--
Maine birds mailing list
maine-birds@googlegroups.com
http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds
https://sites.google.com/site/birding207
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Maine birds" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to maine-birds+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/maine-birds/697011be3d70b73a674e25cfcb5ec608.squirrel%40mail.otelco.net.
0 comments:
Post a Comment