Maine birds And MOAC mountainbiking: November 2022

Wednesday, 30 November 2022

[Maine-birds] Red Bellied Woodpecker in Holden

Just put feeder out a few days ago... this a.m. had a Red Bellied Woodpecker...a first for this location.

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Friday, 25 November 2022

Re: [Maine-birds] Waxwings and evening grosbeaks- in Liberty

Hi Dana, you must be seeing some of these guys too— Thanks for that great article about the population effects of spruce budworm outbreaks on certain finch species, including evening grosbeaks! Really fascinating.

If you have not yet seen this recent article, posted on the NRCM site, check it out

https://www.nrcm.org/blog/birding-jeff-allison/evening-grosbeaks-on-move/

On Fri, Nov 25, 2022 at 8:58 AM Dana Valleau <danaburr67@gmail.com> wrote:

The evening grosbeaks are certainly on the increase. The huge flocks of the 70's and early 80's may come again. Some of you my know they utilize spruce budworm caterpillars during breeding season and an increase in the budworm appears to have something to do with their return in flocks. Follow this link for an interesting read:
Winter Finch Return Flight: The Budworm Kids - FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK
finchnetwork.org

Respectfully,
Dana

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Liberty, Maine 04949

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On Nov 25, 2022, at 8:00 AM, spd...@gmail.com <spdbbh@gmail.com> wrote:

I've had a flock of 8-10 Evening Grosbeaks reliably visiting my platform feeder here in Liberty for about 2 weeks. This seems to be a big year for them as I have rarely seen them in the last 10 years. Also, this morning across the road I had a flock of 6-8 Waxwings- too far away to see if Cedar or Bohemian.
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[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights, 11/19-25

Hi all,

Some of my observations of note over the past seven days can be found here:

https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2022/11/25/this-weeks-highlights-november-19-november-25-2022/

-Derek

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Re: Fwd: [Maine-birds] Turkeys

Beautiful, atmospheric photo…..feels like November.

On Nov 25, 2022, at 2:49 PM, Marie Jordan <wooddk5555@gmail.com> wrote:

Not those we feast upon for Thanksgiving but the ones that are now commonplace in southern Maine and spreading northward.
Over the last twenty years my backyard off outer Highland Avenue in South Portland has hosted an increasing number of turkeys each year.
It started with one here and there once in a while sixteen years ago and has grown to daily visits multiple times a day with anywhere from one to a high of twenty-two birds. During the spring this year I had three regular visiting males who were trying to impress a multiple number of females - no observed success in the yard but with the number of poults the females brought in during the summer, I know they had success out in the woods behind us!

I have one of the "persistent crabapple trees" in my front yard - one that usually feeds the late flocks of Waxwings in March. There may not be any left by March if the Turkeys do not stay out of that tree. See Photos. They are often in the tree when I go out to retrieve my morning newspaper (yes, I am a creature of habit and still have the paper delivered to enjoy with my morning coffee!) Awkward is the only way to describe the Turkeys moving about in the tangle of branches as they feed on the small crabapples.

An interesting observation yesterday was watching a female (picture included) spreading her tail feathers and strut around the yard - no males around to show off to. No idea why she was doing this - I have never observed this behavior before.

I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving and will soon be enjoying your Christmas BIrd Counts. Tis the season! 🦃 🌲🎀

Marie Jordan
South Portland

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[Maine-birds] Harrier

Pleased to see a Northern Harrier tilting in the wind and hunting over our fields this morning.

They often come in the shoulder season.

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Re: [Maine-birds] Waxwings and evening grosbeaks- in Liberty

The evening grosbeaks are certainly on the increase. The huge flocks of the 70's and early 80's may come again. Some of you my know they utilize spruce budworm caterpillars during breeding season and an increase in the budworm appears to have something to do with their return in flocks. Follow this link for an interesting read:

Winter Finch Return Flight: The Budworm Kids - FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK

finchnetwork.org

Respectfully,

Dana

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72 Sherman Road

Liberty, Maine 04949

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On Nov 25, 2022, at 8:00 AM, spd...@gmail.com <spdbbh@gmail.com> wrote:

I've had a flock of 8-10 Evening Grosbeaks reliably visiting my platform feeder here in Liberty for about 2 weeks. This seems to be a big year for them as I have rarely seen them in the last 10 years. Also, this morning across the road I had a flock of 6-8 Waxwings- too far away to see if Cedar or Bohemian.
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[Maine-birds] Waxwings and evening grosbeaks- in Liberty

I've had a flock of 8-10 Evening Grosbeaks reliably visiting my platform feeder here in Liberty for about 2 weeks. This seems to be a big year for them as I have rarely seen them in the last 10 years. Also, this morning across the road I had a flock of 6-8 Waxwings- too far away to see if Cedar or Bohemian.

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Tuesday, 22 November 2022

Re: [Maine-birds] Pine grosbeaks/Kokadjo and Lily Bay

Yesterday my husband and I we're on the Somerset Rd in Rockwood and we saw up to 60 Pine Grosbeaks picking up gravel in several places..

Linda Powell

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Many. Roadside. None seen south of Lily Bay when traveling from Kokadjo to Greenville.

Chris

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Re: [Maine-birds] Screech-Owl actually in Kittery

Don't know where you got Kittery. The person said to me it was in West Farmington.

Andrew

On Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 1:18:37 PM UTC-5 ctmck...@gmail.com wrote:

Scrolling through the many comments on the Facebook post of the screech owl, I found that this happened in Kittery not Farmington

Still very cool!

Here is the post
https://m.facebook.com/groups/MAINEAnimals/permalink/2495051653967603/

On Nov 22, 2022, at 12:49 PM, andrew...@gmail.com <andrew...@gmail.com> wrote:

Yes, they're in that very southern part of Maine, but still pretty rare. The farther north/east you go in the state the rarer they are. Evidentily Farmington is one of the few places they've bred in the past. Hope you get one nesting. Atleast you have one;-)

Andrew

On Monday, November 21, 2022 at 6:02:53 PM UTC-5 Linda Scotland wrote:
We have one here in Cape Neddick that's been calling and calling for the past week. In fact I went out and bought a screech owl house and put it up in hopes that he/she will stay. But, we also have a large, very active population of great horned owls so….
Linda Scotland

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On Nov 21, 2022, at 8:45 AM, andrew...@gmail.com <andrew...@gmail.com> wrote:

Just saw on the ME Wildlife FB group that someone in West Farmington had an Eastern Screeh-Owl that flew into their house. Had photos though they thought it was a barred owl or saw-whet:-) What a great bird to see in ME. So rare. Still looking. One of the few breeding owls I have yet to see in the state. I see in the 80's tthat a family of them was seen in Farmington so I guess this is one of the few places they're breeding in ME. Nice.

Andrew

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[Maine-birds] Isles of Shoals Christmas Bird Count

All,

Weather permitting Isles of Shoals CBC will be held aboard UNH R/V Gulf Challenger on one day during the weeks after Christmas (December 27-30 or January 2-5). As this trip is incredibly weather dependent, I'm hoping the 8 day window will give us at least one day. We probably won't know the final date until a few days before the trip sails. We will be landing (conditions permitting) on Star Island, NH and we will also spend time looking for pelagic birds in the circle. We will be chumming for seabirds as well. Previous trips have had good success at finding Snowy Owls, sea ducks (including Harlequin Ducks), Black-legged Kittiwakes, and alcids.

The price of the trip will depend on participation, but I anticipate it being between 70 and 85 dollars per person.

We will leave the Coastal Marine Lab pier in New Castle at 8 am and will return around 1 pm. Please inform others who may be interested.

Some of the people who'd already expressed interest privately to me have already signed up, so there aren't many spots left. But we don't set a date until 1-2 days beforehand, so even if you end up on a wait list, there's a good chance there will be space. Last year there was space for everyone who was available when we finally set a date.

If you're interested in the trip, please fill out the form linked below:

https://forms.gle/QgHJf6e1xpZjEJUH8

Thanks,

Benjamin Griffith

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[Maine-birds] Six More Places To Bird in Portland

Last year, I produced a video describing the Top Six Places To Go Winter Birding in Portland. Despite a minor error or two, it got a lot of views, and triggered some suggestions for a follow-up video. See the original here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi62ARNM0K0

Over the next several weeks, I expect to piece together Six More Places To Go Winter Birding in Portland.

The places I listed last year were Pine Point, Pine Point Beach, Kettle Cove, Dyer Point, Mill Creek, and Eastern Promenade.

Additional suggestions received so far include Two Lights State Park, Back Cove, and the Fish Pier.

Before I get started, I’d welcome any other suggestions. I don’t want to overlook anyplace. Please reply offline.

Thanks,

Bob Duchesne

Re: [Maine-birds] Screech-Owl actually in Kittery

Scrolling through the many comments on the Facebook post of the screech owl, I found that this happened in Kittery not Farmington

Still very cool!

Here is the post

https://m.facebook.com/groups/MAINEAnimals/permalink/2495051653967603/

On Nov 22, 2022, at 12:49 PM, andrew...@gmail.com <andrewblock7@gmail.com> wrote:

Yes, they're in that very southern part of Maine, but still pretty rare. The farther north/east you go in the state the rarer they are. Evidentily Farmington is one of the few places they've bred in the past. Hope you get one nesting. Atleast you have one;-)

Andrew

On Monday, November 21, 2022 at 6:02:53 PM UTC-5 Linda Scotland wrote:
We have one here in Cape Neddick that's been calling and calling for the past week. In fact I went out and bought a screech owl house and put it up in hopes that he/she will stay. But, we also have a large, very active population of great horned owls so….
Linda Scotland

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On Nov 21, 2022, at 8:45 AM, andrew...@gmail.com <andrew...@gmail.com> wrote:

Just saw on the ME Wildlife FB group that someone in West Farmington had an Eastern Screeh-Owl that flew into their house. Had photos though they thought it was a barred owl or saw-whet:-) What a great bird to see in ME. So rare. Still looking. One of the few breeding owls I have yet to see in the state. I see in the 80's tthat a family of them was seen in Farmington so I guess this is one of the few places they're breeding in ME. Nice.

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Re: [Maine-birds] Screech-Owl in West Farmington

Yes, they're in that very southern part of Maine, but still pretty rare. The farther north/east you go in the state the rarer they are. Evidentily Farmington is one of the few places they've bred in the past. Hope you get one nesting. Atleast you have one;-)

Andrew

On Monday, November 21, 2022 at 6:02:53 PM UTC-5 Linda Scotland wrote:

We have one here in Cape Neddick that's been calling and calling for the past week. In fact I went out and bought a screech owl house and put it up in hopes that he/she will stay. But, we also have a large, very active population of great horned owls so….
Linda Scotland

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On Nov 21, 2022, at 8:45 AM, andrew...@gmail.com <andrew...@gmail.com> wrote:

Just saw on the ME Wildlife FB group that someone in West Farmington had an Eastern Screeh-Owl that flew into their house. Had photos though they thought it was a barred owl or saw-whet:-) What a great bird to see in ME. So rare. Still looking. One of the few breeding owls I have yet to see in the state. I see in the 80's tthat a family of them was seen in Farmington so I guess this is one of the few places they're breeding in ME. Nice.

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[Maine-birds] Pine grosbeaks/Kokadjo and Lily Bay

Monday, 21 November 2022

Re: [Maine-birds] Screech-Owl in West Farmington

We have one here in Cape Neddick that's been calling and calling for the past week. In fact I went out and bought a screech owl house and put it up in hopes that he/she will stay. But, we also have a large, very active population of great horned owls so….

Linda Scotland

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On Nov 21, 2022, at 8:45 AM, andrew...@gmail.com <andrewblock7@gmail.com> wrote:

Just saw on the ME Wildlife FB group that someone in West Farmington had an Eastern Screeh-Owl that flew into their house. Had photos though they thought it was a barred owl or saw-whet:-) What a great bird to see in ME. So rare. Still looking. One of the few breeding owls I have yet to see in the state. I see in the 80's tthat a family of them was seen in Farmington so I guess this is one of the few places they're breeding in ME. Nice.

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[Maine-birds] Screech-Owl in West Farmington

Just saw on the ME Wildlife FB group that someone in West Farmington had an Eastern Screeh-Owl that flew into their house. Had photos though they thought it was a barred owl or saw-whet:-) What a great bird to see in ME. So rare. Still looking. One of the few breeding owls I have yet to see in the state. I see in the 80's tthat a family of them was seen in Farmington so I guess this is one of the few places they're breeding in ME. Nice.

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Sunday, 20 November 2022

Re: [Maine-birds] Townsend's Solitaire in Wells

The solitaire was being seen as a recently as 11:20 this morning along the barrier beach trail close to the marsh.

Scott

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Just saw posted on the ME BIrds FB page that a Townsend's Solitaire was seen at Laudholm Farms in Wells. That's all the details I have. There were photos so no question on id.

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[Maine-birds] Townsend's Solitaire in Wells

Just saw posted on the ME BIrds FB page that a Townsend's Solitaire was seen at Laudholm Farms in Wells. That's all the details I have. There were photos so no question on id.

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[Maine-birds] Carolina Wren, Pine Siskin, Red-winged Blackbird, Basin Point Rd., Harpswell, ME 11/19/22

1 Carolina Wren at our suet feeder

Several Pine Siskins in flight

Several Red-winged Blackbirds at a feeder near Middle Bay Rd.

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Friday, 18 November 2022

[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights, 11/11-18

Hi all,

My observations of note over the past eight days are listed here:

https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2022/11/18/this-weeks-highlights-november-11-november-18-2022/

-Derek

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[Maine-birds] Red-shouldered Hawk today - Lincolnville Center

Hi all - Spotted a perching Red-shouldered Hawk this morning on the Hope Road between the Lincolnville Center P.O. and the elementary school. On the other side of the road from those landmarks, and closer to the PO than to the school.

Seen well, perching in a leafless deciduous tree in a clearing, perhaps 100 meters off the road.

Best,

Craig K

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Thursday, 17 November 2022

[Maine-birds] Evening grosbeaks Orono

A noisy flock of 15-20 evening grosbeaks has been reoccurring at the Taylor Road parking area in Orono. In the trees either side of the Hinds-Keleti trailhead. Have seen them several days now, around mid morning.

Paul Lindsay Markson 🌲

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[Maine-birds] Surprise in Bremen

Currently tolerating a flock of at least 60 Blue Jays marauding the feeders but this morning, they were harassing two Evening Grosbeaks that were trying to feed. Such a pleasure to see the bright yellow and not fearful of the blue!

Juanita

Juanita Roushdy
Bremen

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[Maine-birds] Black headed gull york

Subject bird on long sands Beach with a mix of 3 other gull sp. Opposite beacon st. Red bill and legs.

Dave tucker

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[Maine-birds] GROSBEAKS

Small flock (6ish) of Evening Grosbeaks yesterday, first in a while!

Montville.

Sarah

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Wednesday, 16 November 2022

[Maine-birds] Hiram post-snow sparrows

This morning a very late SAVANNAH SPARROW showed up under the sunflower feeder along with a Fox Sparrow and an American Tree Sparrow. All three of these species are locally uncommon and the Fox is a patch first. All looked healthy and seemed content to just hang around and forage with the Juncos and Cardinals. https://ebird.org/checklist/S122530398

Sean Smith

Hiram, ME

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[Maine-birds] Pelagic Trip to Wilkinson's Basin aboard UNH Research Boat

Yesterday, on 11/15/22, I was an invited guest aboard the UNH research
vessel "Gulf Challenger".   Graduate students from UNH were aboard to
take ocean water samples from two locations. One location was just
north of the Isles of Shoals and the 2nd location was in about 800' of
water at Wilkinson's Basin, an offshore area just east of Jeffrey's
Ledge and in Massachusetts waters. Except for these two stops, the boat
was in transit the entire time at high speed as it crossed Jeffrey's
Ledge. The boat traveled through ME, NH, MA, and again in NH waters on
return. Sunny and clouding over with light northerly winds. Seas mostly
1-2 feet.

Birds were active at Wilkinson's Basin with some surface action (tuna?)
and lots of Fulmar and many of the "good" birds for the trip. Crossing
Jeffrey's Ledge resulted in a few birds, but not many alcids yet. A
good numbers of kittiwakes in area of feeding dolphins. Separate eBird
checklists were submitted for offshore in Maine, NH, and MA waters. An
eBird trip report can be found here:

https://ebird.org/tripreport/85086

Offshore Birds Only
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Canada Goose    6 migrating.
Common Eider    16 moving east?
Surf Scoter    1 migrating.
scoter sp.    14 migrating
Long-tailed Duck    14 moving north!?!?
Pomarine Jaeger    2 including one being chased by GBBG at Wilkinson's
Basin.
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/504084271
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/504084261
PARASITIC JAEGER    1 chasing kittiwakes at Wilkinson's Basin.
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/504083991
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/504084011
jaeger sp.    1
DOVEKIE 5 flybys at Wilkinson's Basin.
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/504084431
Razorbill    5
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/504085321
large alcid sp.    2
Black Guillemot    1 inshore waters.
ATLANTIC PUFFIN    1 flyby at Wilkinson's Basin.
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/504084511
Black-legged Kittiwake    77 scattered with group of 20 around feeding
Dolphins. No juveniles noted.
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/504086041
Ring-billed Gull    3 inshore area.
Herring Gull    23
Great Black-backed Gull    32
Red-throated Loon    21 migrating.
Common Loon    14 migrating.
loon sp.    7 migrating.
NORTHERN FULMAR    61. Relatively high count. At least 15 dark morph
with one speckled intermediate. High count of 31 together on water
hoping for scraps from our boat as we were sampling.
Northern Gannet    4

Also,

Atlantic White-sided Dolphin - Pod of 20+ (didn't have time to estimate
accurate number).

Steve Mirick
Bradford, MA

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Monday, 14 November 2022

[Maine-birds] Fwd: Free Seeds for Teachers

Since native plants help birds and these seeds are specific to the northeast, I wanted to send this on.

Jennifer

Jennifer Miller

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Re: [Maine-birds] Sandhill Cranes

I defer to someone with more knowledge on the subject, but these cranes, for the most part, don't breed in the local area. This seems to be a staging area for cranes that have bred in various places throughout the State. There is at least one pair of cranes which nests locally, in a marsh/bog in Smithfield.

The "sticks" in the picture are corn stalks. The cranes seem to prefer cornfields which have been recently harvested.

Wally S.