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Friday, 1 May 2026

[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights, 4/25-5/1

Hi all,

Here are my observations of note over the past seven days:

https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2026/05/01/this-weeks-highlights-4-25-5-1-2026/

-Derek

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Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

Freeport Wild Bird Supply

541 Route One, Suite 10

Freeport, ME 04032

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[Maine-birds] Buffleheads, Snowy Egret, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Basin Cove, Harpswell, ME 5/1/26

Buffleheads still hanging around, Snowy Egret, Ruby-throated Hummingbird male visiting the feeder this morning, Basin Cove, Harpswell, ME 5/1/26

Dr. Jay Pitocchelli, Professor Emeritus
Biology Department
Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH 03102

Blog: http://mourningwarbler.blogspot.com/

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Saturday, 25 April 2026

Re: [Maine-birds] Yellow-rumped warbler ID

palm warbler in Saco during past few days as well as several golden crowned kinglets and a phoebe.

From: maine-birds@googlegroups.com <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Sarah Caputo <catbird338@hotmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2026 6:18 PM
To: Lynn Feindel <lynnfeindel@comcast.net>; Maine-birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: [Maine-birds] Yellow-rumped warbler ID

I also have a little group of yellow rumps and pine warblers hitting the suet this week, today an influx of palm warblers and several cowbirds happily following around the few sheep I had turned out. Single Starling singing, not particularly welcome but not sure if they have found a place to nest yet. Persisting large flock of goldfinches with about half a dozen pine siskins mixed in.

Sarah

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From: 'Lynn Feindel' via Maine birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2026 2:26:43 PM
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Subject: [Maine-birds] Yellow-rumped warbler ID

I have had up to 3 of these guys in my yard and at my suet feeders for the last 5 days. They are all quite bright and it’s easy to see the yellow crown patch at several angles when they’re on a suet feeder, but a few times no crown patch is visible. Would that be a female or can the crown patch be really small or hidden? Is it a Myrtle vs Audubon’s thing? I lived in California for 20 years and never had this issue with the Audubon’s subspecies warblers in my yard there.
Thanks for any help.
Lynn Feindel
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Re: [Maine-birds] Yellow-rumped warbler ID

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[Maine-birds] Yellow-rumped warbler ID

I have had up to 3 of these guys in my yard and at my suet feeders for the last 5 days. They are all quite bright and it’s easy to see the yellow crown patch at several angles when they’re on a suet feeder, but a few times no crown patch is visible. Would that be a female or can the crown patch be really small or hidden? Is it a Myrtle vs Audubon’s thing? I lived in California for 20 years and never had this issue with the Audubon’s subspecies warblers in my yard there. Thanks for any help. Lynn Feindel Sent from my iPad -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/maine-birds/FF636115-31B9-47E5-B61C-6228333F6C93%40comcast.net.

Friday, 24 April 2026

[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights, 4/18 - 4/24.

Hi all,

My observations of note over the last seven days can be seen here:

https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2026/04/24/this-weeks-highlights-4-18-4-24-2026/

-Derek

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Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

Freeport Wild Bird Supply

541 Route One, Suite 10

Freeport, ME 04032

207-865-6000

www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com

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Tuesday, 21 April 2026

Re: [Maine-birds] Bird List Hacked

Somewhat reassuring news but using those 3 prominent users emails as cover is worrisome.

Steve

On Apr 21, 2026, at 19:48, Julie A. Krasne, DVM <jkraz1984@gmail.com> wrote:

The messages are not being sent from Maine Birds Group. They're coming from individual members of the group including Derek Lovitch, Rob O'Connell and Doug Hitchcox.
Julie

On Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 7:07 PM Steve Plumb <steveplumb.me@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all
This appears to me not to be a MaineBirds list problem as I have received nothing that meets this description. I did check my spam filter as well.

Also the the Maine Birds google groups page (link below) doesn't seem to have any in the archive.

Perhaps the spam is being sent to addresses harvested elsewhere and pretending to be from Maine Birds but the true sender address is different?

Steve

On Apr 21, 2026, at 18:52, David Gulick <dvdgu741@gmail.com> wrote:

I also have repeatedly received messages with "attached photos" that I would like. I have not opened any of the links.

On Apr 21, 2026, at 3:43 PM, Julie A. Krasne, DVM <jkraz1984@gmail.com> wrote:

I've recently received similar spam messages from several group members.
The messages have subject lines reading Re: Meeting April or Re: meeting April/May and include links to supposed "photos" that

the "sender" thought I'd like.

Do Not Open the links.

Maine Birds List Group appears to have been hacked.

Julie Krasne

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