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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

Hiram

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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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Re: [Maine-birds] ID please?

Nice capture of a female American Redstart on a nest.

Peace שָׁלוֹם سلام

Ian

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