Re: [Maine-birds] Killdeer, Northern Mockingbird and new Barn Swallow fledged this week - Benton - Sebasticook

Mockingbirds have rarely been observed on Hancock Point for at least fifty years, so I was surprised on July 4 to see one chasing a robin.  

On Saturday, July 3, 2021 at 2:40:40 PM UTC-4 Allan Fuller wrote:

Thank you.  Good info.  My first here.  

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From: chr...@myfairpoint.net
Date: 7/3/21 11:20 AM (GMT-05:00)
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Subject: Re: [Maine-birds] Killdeer, Northern Mockingbird and new Barn Swallow fledged this week - Benton - Sebasticook

Mockingbirds have been around  these parts for decades.  In 1982 I saw them both in Aroostook County and adjacent New Brunswick.  We used to get them routinely on the Waterville CBC.  Now they are a bit more sporadic.  So the presence of Mockingbirds is a separate issue from "climate change."

Wally S.

On Sat, 3 Jul 2021 10:23:12 -0400, AMF <ZnS...@gmail.com> wrote:

There has been a mockingbird around here singing away the last two
weeks.  First one I have ever seen in Central Maine.  I guess another
example of climate change.

One breeding pair of Barn Swallows had their first hatch of 4 leave the
nest.  It is fun to watch the 6 barn swallow jet around in pure joy.  My
farm is down from 16 breeding pairs to 2 Barn Swallows.

Two Killdeer on a grass lawn across the road.  It was nice to see.  They
have become rare around here.

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