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Friday, 3 July 2026

[Maine-birds] Drones

I was birding Basket Island causeway last evening and noticed a significantly diminished presence of birds which I initially attributed to the ebb and flow of such things and didn’t pay it much mind. Then I was puzzled by a sudden flush of the birds that were roosting on the main sandbar that lifted off for no apparent reason. I wasn’t close enough to even register to them, there were a couple dogs running but also distant, no BAEA coursing through. So I went about my walk and then heard the cause—the high-pitched whirr of a drone. These things automatically set me off regardless but when they’re in areas where birds are stressed by them, forget it. So I locked on to the drone in the bins and watched and watched and watched, a very tedious exercise, until it paid off by seeing it come in for a landing at a house fronting Hills Beach. So I went and paid a visit. There was a couple sitting on the deck. I asked them if they were flying the drone. It was their son. I requested they keep the drone away from the beach, that it stresses the birds and there are at least three nesting sites for rare birds currently that have recently hatched young. They asked if there was a height limitation above which they are allowed to fly it. I responded that any height is a disturbance and walked away. Knowing full well I don’t know the first thing about the legalities of drones in questionable places. Does anyone have any insight on this? Or know where I might get information. I would like to come to it with more than just my utter contempt for these things. Otherwise happy birding. Richard Garrigus -- 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/B4F9CB9D-2A12-4B8B-B105-A9D0CC6ACF30%40gmail.com.

Thursday, 2 July 2026

[Maine-birds] Brown Thrasher hot weather behavior

Today 3 Brown Thrashers were hopping around, feeding and exploring the back yard in a way more comparable to the way Catbirds act than the usual secretive skulking associated with this species. This leads me to believe that very hot weather motivates this atypical behavior, as back in the 1990s I observed 10-12 Brown Thrashers acting the same way on a scorching July day, hopping and clowning around under lawn sprinklers at a house adjacent to Portland Head Light. It's always cool to see them out in the open.

Sean Smith

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Wednesday, 24 June 2026

[Maine-birds] American Goshawks near Augusta?

Hi all… I’m going to be in Maine the first two weeks of July (near Waterville/Augusta, but willing to drive a bit) and would love to try for an American Goshawk. Any suggestions on where to go, other than the obvious default tactic of checking out recent eBird sightings? Thanks! Chris Spurgeon La Crescenta, CA -- 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/0940B0D4-2B7E-48EA-B430-CBE4F5ACB89D%40spurgeonworld.com.

[Maine-birds] Catbirds - Nobleboro

We suspected a pair of catbirds were nesting in a prickle pile of juniper below the house. Having catbirds around all spring is a new thing here and we enjoy them a lot. Sunday one took flight carrying what was either a fecal sack or a chunk of eggshell. I'll give them a few more days before I peer in to check out the nest. Steve -- 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/A461A8D6-A6DB-4806-BCEE-A458C635BB58%40gmail.com.

[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights, 6/15-6/24

Hi all,

Here are my observations of note over the past 10 days:

https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2026/06/24/this-weeks-highlights-6-15-6-24-2026/

-Derek

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Saturday, 13 June 2026

Re: [Maine-birds] ID please?

Sure looks like it. Note the tail.

Wally S.

Re: [Maine-birds] ID please?

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