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Wednesday, 31 October 2012

[Maine-birds] Cattle Egret at Sanford present afternoon of 10-31

The Cattle Egret found this morning at Sanford Sewer ponds was present this afternoon on the right center dike. Good diversity of birdlife: waterfowl, Herons, shorebirds, Pipits, Snow Buntings, Sparrows, etc. Dave Doubleday -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207...

[Maine-birds] R-t Loons at Sears Island, Am. Coot in Morrill

Hi all -- traveling this afternoon from Ellsworth to Portland, I made two stops before dark.Sears Island Causeway: W-w Scoter, Surf Scoter, 2 R-t LoonsRuffingham Meadows, Morrill, Rte 3: Am. Coot 1Cheers, Craig K -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207...

[Maine-birds] Seapoint pics, White-rumps, Longspurs, etc.

Some pics from a high tide walk on Crescent and Seapoint beaches around noon today : 8 of 15 Surf Scoters http://www.fetchingbirds.com/2012/oct/surfscoter.jpg Juvenile Horned Lark and an Ipswich Sparrow http://www.fetchingbirds.com/2012/oct/hornedlarkandipswichsparrow.jpg Female Snow Bunting http://www.fetchingbirds.com/2012/oct/snowbunting.jpg 1 of 2 Lapland Longspurs http://www.fetchingbirds.com/2012/oct/laplandlongspur.jpg Great...

[Maine-birds] Cattle egrets in North Monmouth

I just received a report, and supporting photos, of a small flock of Cattle egrets off Blaisdell Hill Road in North Monmouth. The flock has been seen throughout the day.Mike Windsor -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207...

[Maine-birds] Semaphores Hummer

Still present in Hill's Beach. Stella -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding...

[Maine-birds] big flock of horned larks - Leeds

Looking at about 50 larks right now working through a cornfield on the north side of Church Hill Road in Leeds - just east of the powerline. Noisy group!Richard JordanBoyle AssociatesSent via cellphone -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207...

[Maine-birds] Red-bellied Woodpecker- Town Hill/Mt Desert Is.

A nice surprise to see a Red-bellied woodpecker land on the deck mid-morning today. Carol in Town Hill (Mt Desert Is.) -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207...

[Maine-birds] RE: (Maine Birds) Mount Desert island Birds: Carolina Wren and Red-bellied Woodpecker

Mount Desert Island Birds: Carolina Wren and Red-bellied Woodpecker Shore Path Bar Harbor , Hancock, US-MEOct 31, 2012 8:15 AM - 9:00 AMProtocol: Traveling1.0 mile(s)Comments: Nico and I did a walk-about in Bar Harbor starting at the shore path to the end. Carolina Wren was my first surprise with its rich call note, in the bins and another male begins to "tea-kettle-tea-kettle-tea". I also came across a large...

[Maine-birds] Cattle Egret at Sanford Sewage

Stella and I are viewing it now. 10:15am Becky Sent from my iPhone -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding...

Tuesday, 30 October 2012

[Maine-birds] Purple Sandpipers, Clay Colored Sparrow Biddeford Pool

No storm blown rarities (somehow those Lapwings made it to Massachusetts unseen!), but the clay colored sparrow on Yates st in Biddeford Pool continues, and my FOS Purple Sandpipers flew by the East Point Sanctuary, pointed out by Doug Hitchcox. Spent a few hours scanning the ocean, but nothing besides the usual suspects. David Rankin -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds...

[Maine-birds] Sanford ponds

Checked the Sanford Sewage Ponds this morning. Spent about an hour. Nothing as exciting as I had hoped, but did find... Ducks: Ring-necked (115+), Ruddy (50+), Bufflehead (tens), C Goldeneye (8), and more White-rumped (1) and Semipalmated (2) Sandpipers Snow Bunting, American Pipit, and Horned Lark (1 each, the last a flyover) Tree Swallow (1) Scott Richardson -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http:...

[Maine-birds] Dovekie - Kennebunk

Saw a Dovekie at Lord's Point in Kennebunk today. Also saw saw a Red-throated Loon & Horned & Red-necked Grebes off Parsons Beach, Kennebunk. Turk Duddy Cape Porpoise _______________________________________________________ Unlimited Disk, Data Transfer, PHP/MySQL Domain Hosting http://www.doteasy.com -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-bird...

[Maine-birds] RB Merg's in Kennebunk

Late afternoon, there were 40 Red-breasted Mergansers near the mouth of the Mousam River, plus 4 Horned Grebes. Off of Middle Beach, there were 4 Common Loons. Bill -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding...

[Maine-birds] AM Dyer Point Seawatch and a couple of other birds of note, 10/30.

Hi all, Here's the complete scoresheet from our seawatching session at Dyer Point, Cape Elizabeth this morning. 8:35am to 11:45am. Mod E becoming Lt-mod SE. Cloudy to mostly cloudy, intermittent rain or mist, seas 6-8ft and subsiding. Variable visibility. All fly-bys tallied, with about 85% of the flight northbound. 402 Common Eiders 201 dark-winged scoter sp. 194 Black Scoters 137 Long-tailed Ducks 133 White-winged Scoters 94...

[Maine-birds] Re: White-fronted Goose, Fryeburg, 10/39 Should have read.

Hi bob this is Joe Shaw ! I am coming up to Fryeburg tomorrow do you think I have a chance to see the cranes or perhaps the goose ?On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 3:37:29 PM UTC-4, crbob wrote: This morning while checking out the sod-field in Fryeburg, Doug Albert came by. He told me that the White fronted Goose and 3 Sandhill Cranes were on McNiel road. When we got there the White-fronted Goose was there along with a...

Re: [Maine-birds] Selasphorus Hummingbird

Today I observed it several times from 12:30 to 1:30PM Fun watching it chase a chipmunk and a chickadee away from feeder Nancy Scarborough Sent from my iPhone On Oct 30, 2012, at 7:07 AM, pat <pmmoynahan@maine.rr.com> wrote: > > At feeder at 0700. Pat > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > Maine birds mailing list > maine-birds@googlegroups.com > http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds > https://sites.google.com/site/birding207 --...

[Maine-birds] White-fronted Goose, Fryeburg, 10/39 Should have read.

This morning while checking out the sod-field in Fryeburg, Doug Albert came by. He told me that the White fronted Goose and 3 Sandhill Cranes were on McNiel road. When we got there the White-fronted Goose was there along with a Snow Goose but the Cranes were gone. The Cranes are being seen daily though. Bob Crowley Chatham,...

[Maine-birds] White-fron

This morning while checking out the sod-field in Fryeburg Geese were still there but the Cranes were gone. The Cranes are being seen da...

[Maine-birds] Black-thr Blue Cape Neddick, Selasphorus, Seabirds, 10/30

Started my day in Biddeford (133 Hills Beach Road) where the Selasphorus hummer appeared at 8:30 after a 20-minute wait. Many thanks to Pat Moynahan for hosting this great bird! I only saw it's tail while closed, but I did not see any orange on the tail feathers. Hmm... A couple quick stops along Hills Beach Rd yielded >200 perched gulls, but nothing of interest. Next stop was at the Cliff...

[Maine-birds] White-fronted Goose, Fryeburg 10/30iel

This morning while checking out the sod-field in Fryeburg Geese were still there but the Cranes were gone. The Cranes are being seen daily Bob Crowley Chatham,...

[Maine-birds] Pine Grosbeak - Greenville

First male pine grosbeak here on 10/29. At least seven evening grosbeaks. A cardinal showed up for two days - rarely seen here in Greenville. Martha -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207...

[Maine-birds] Black-headed Gull - Atkins Bay

A winter-plumaged Black-Headed Gull was loafing w/ 2 Bonies, 2 Herring Gulls and 6 Ringers this morning, on a shrinking piece of real estate off Green Point (Atkins Bay), or Wilbur Preserve, Phippsburg. Between thunderstorms, as the tide was rising. -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207...

[Maine-birds] Lunchtime storm birding update

Hi all, Jeannette and I have been out all morning. While our first round of checking Portland area gull roosts were not very productive, three hours spent seawatching from Dyer Point in Cape Elizabeth was very productive. I'll post a complete list later, but highlights included single DOVEKIE, CORY'S SHEARWATER, and POMARINE JAEGER. A few GREAT SHEARWATERS, 2 LAUGHING GULLS, lots of BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES, and a decent duck...

[Maine-birds] Iceland Gull Sabattus Pond, Scaup, Ruddy Duck, Lake Auburn

Hello All,Checking parts of the Androscoggin River, Lake Auburn and Sabattus Pond.Peregrine Falcon in usual haunt downtown Lewiston.Loon and grebe numbers are down from last week on Lake Auburn though a few Common Loon and a Horned Grebe were present. Also 3 Ruddy Ducks, 3 Bufflehead and 27 Scaup--all Lesser that I could ID. Sabattus Pond was a bit of a challenge in downpours but a raft of Scaup at south end mostly Lesser...

[Maine-birds] Selasphorus Hummingbird

At feeder at 0700. Pat Sent from my iPhone -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding...

[Maine-birds] Hummingbird

A Sent from my iPhone -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding...

Monday, 29 October 2012

[Maine-birds] Maine RBA - October 28, 2012

Name: Maine Audubon Rare Bird Alert Reporting Period: October 22 – 28, 2012 Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Greater White-fronted Goose Snow Goose Northern Pintail Ruddy Duck Manx Shearwater Golden Eagle Rough-legged Hawk American Coot Little Gull Iceland Gull Forster's Tern Parasitic Jaeger Northern Saw-whet Owl Selasphorus hummingbird Black-backed Woodpecker Northern Shrike Cape...

[Maine-birds] Re: (Maine Birds) Mount Desert Island Birds: Pacific Loon TS Sandy

Mount Desert Island Birds: Pacific Loon Sand Beach, Hancock, US-MEOct 29, 2012 10:30 AM - 11:00 AMProtocol: StationaryComments: Kristina and I worked around Sand Beach to Otter Cove during the heightening of the TS Sandy. Winds blowing hard from the East. Flying in those winds were Northern Gannets moving very fast over the water. Mostly adult birds and a few Juveniles. Many Red-necked Grebe...