Has been here for 3 days; finally recognized song. Had never heard before or had one stay for more than a day. Female hummingbirds and Baltimore Orioles have arrived as well. Sharon in Saco
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
Monday, 11 May 2026
Re: [Maine-birds] Bird List Hacked
Today's spam and malware bots have gotten so sophisticated that this is concerning. I'm wondering if requiring 2-factor authentication for email senders to the group list might somehow be possible? If so, it could help weed out the deceptive spam emails, because frankly I think the status quo is just likely to get worse over time.
Sean Smith
On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 9:01 AM Bill Grabin <grabin@roadrunner.com> wrote:
This is definitely spam/malware. Do not click on any links within it. Just delete it.
--On Tue, Apr 21, 2026 at 8:27 PM Steve Plumb <steveplumb.me@gmail.com> wrote:
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 allThis 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" thatthe "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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Re: [Maine-birds] Bird List Hacked
This is definitely spam/malware. Do not click on any links within it. Just delete it.
On Tue, Apr 21, 2026 at 8:27 PM Steve Plumb <steveplumb.me@gmail.com> wrote:
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 allThis 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" thatthe "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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Sunday, 10 May 2026
[Maine-birds] Scarlet Tanager in Poland
I was thrilled and a bit surprised to see this vibrantly beautiful Scarlet Tanager on my oriole feeder this morning!
Sue Farris
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[Maine-birds] Request for Proposal from the Nuttall Ornithological Club Blake-Nuttall Grants
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Saturday, 9 May 2026
[Maine-birds] Saco misc.
Hello.
Our feeder and yard has been visited by many these last days:
Baltimore orioles
catbirds (at least 5)
Blue Jays
house wrens
carolina wrens
bluebirds
Easter towhee on the ground
finches (house and purple)
white throated sparrows
white breasted nuthatches
American Robins
Goldfinches
Rose breasted Grosbeaks
woodpeckers (hairy, downy, red bellied)
chickadees
red wing blackbirds
starlings
....and other sparrows and warbles
Close to us, on Smutty Lane, on a beautiful lawn we saw about 30 glossy Ibis.
Katharina
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[Maine-birds] Document shared with you: "SPECIAL PARTY INVITATION FROM BILL GRABIN"
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