Tuesday, 3 March 2026

[Maine-birds] Unclear on eBird rules re. Sensitive Species

Basically, a query to eBird moderators but anyone with knowledge of the workings of reporting sensitive species is welcome to respond.  Do I, or do I not, hide checklists with Sensitive Species from the public feed?  eBird's help section says yes, but when I go to do so, I receive prompts discouraging me from doing so.

Additionally, when a Sensitive Species is present in an area, should I be reaching out to anyone about sharing the exact location so that others may try to find it?  What I don't want to do is draw excessive attention to the bird's presence, but I also don't want this to be a missed opportunity for data collection and study.

Sean Smith

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Sunday, 22 February 2026

[Maine-birds] This Week's (Plus) Highlights, 2/14 -2/22.

Hi all,
My observations of note over the past nine days can be found here:

-Derek




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 Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

 Freeport Wild Bird Supply

 541 Route One, Suite 10

 Freeport, ME 04032

 207-865-6000

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Saturday, 21 February 2026

[Maine-birds] Mockingbird in Pittsfield

Surprised to see a Northern Mockingbird eating berries at the Dunkin Donuts in Pittsfield this morning. I rarely see them here in the summer.

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Friday, 20 February 2026

[Maine-birds] Saco Evening Grosbeaks

Hello.
I just wanted to report again: we've had - for about 3 weeks- Evening Grosbeaks come to our platform feeder, most mornings (with a few exceptions, probably due to hawk activity). 
They show up in big numbers, 6-10, female and male. 
Amazing.

Katharina
Saco/ME

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Saturday, 14 February 2026

[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights, 2/7-2/13

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


-Derek

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 Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

 Freeport Wild Bird Supply

 541 Route One, Suite 10

 Freeport, ME 04032

 207-865-6000

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Saturday, 7 February 2026

Re: [Maine-birds] Digest for maine-birds@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

Thank you, Derek, for your reports.

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On Feb 7, 2026, at 3:23 AM, maine-birds@googlegroups.com wrote:


Derek and Jeannette Lovitch <freeportwildbird@yahoo.com>: Feb 06 10:15PM

Hi all,Here are my observations of note over the past seven days:
https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2026/02/06/this-weeks-highlights-1-31-2-6-2026/
-Derek
 
 
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 541 Route One, Suite 10
 
 Freeport, ME 04032
 
 207-865-6000
 
 www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com  
 
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Friday, 6 February 2026

[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights, 1/31-2/6

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


-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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