Thirty five Wood Ducks, three Green Winged Teal, ten Ring Necked
Ducks, and two Bald Eagles were highlights on the Androscoggin River
by the Durham Boat Launch on Sunday morning. Danny Danforth
On 3/31/13, maine-birds@googlegroups.com <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> wrote:
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> Today's Topic Summary
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>
> Group: maine-birds@googlegroups.com
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/topics
>
> - Fox Sparrows Mar 31, Bar Harbor [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/3a3d563741625355
> - Abagadassett, Pleasant Pond [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/ee7d7163f0869040
> - Wonderland and Ship Harbor trails on MDI, Acadia National Park [1
> Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/28dbb23a263e3afb
> - eBird Report - Somesville Mill Pond , Mar 29, 2013 [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/612b77f60ee63b7b
> - (Maine Birds) Birds of Isle au Haut: Harlequin Duck Trip [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/67df67114327d483
> - HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (30 Mar 2013) 126 Raptors [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/d82d739b68a8537c
> - Woodies and Hoodies - a few photos from 3/30 [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/7e57f6e709922280
> - Harlequin column in BDN [2 Updates]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/1c4354b2f6c1dde6
> - Red shouldered hawks [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/1541d892f3df8679
> - Courting and mating harlequins - Ogunquit [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/f838069d36f93d1
> - Sandhill Cranes back at Messalonskee Lake, Belgrade [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/cd6f1c1aa2200bf0
> - Sandhill Cranes Late Report [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/236e2a0dae6bc59e
> - not a bird, not a plane.... [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/e4c798c91a3fb9a9
>
>
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> Topic: Fox Sparrows Mar 31, Bar Harbor
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/3a3d563741625355
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>
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> From: Carol Muth <suzmuth@gmail.com>
> Date: Mar 31 02:58PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/dd5949da3f0dec3b
>
> Fox Sparrows! In their usual spot under our window.
> http://acadiabirds.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/fox-sparrow-march-31-2013-town-hillbar-harbor/
>
> Carol in Town Hill
>
>
>
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> Topic: Abagadassett, Pleasant Pond
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/ee7d7163f0869040
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>
> ---------- 1 of 1 ----------
> From: hodgki@myfairpoint.net
> Date: Mar 31 02:32PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/d27c5f0b7d73e0e1
>
> Relatively low numbers of ducks near the mouth of the Abagadassett River and
> north looking up the Kennebec, Browns Point Rd, Bowdoinham, during
> late-morning low tide today:
>
> 3 Ring-necked Ducks
> 10 Green-winged teal
> 20 Common Goldeneye
> 10 Mallard
> 5 Black Duck
> 250 Canada Geese
> 2 Common Loons
> 10 Common Mergansers
> 1 Immature Bald Eagle
>
> Pleasant Pond, Richmond, South end, first of year Great Blue Heron and
> Grackles for me:
>
> 1 Great Blue Heron
> 1 Bald Eagle
> 6 Common Grackles
> 4 Red-winged Blackbirds
> 25 Hooded Mergansers
> 8 Common Goldeneyes
> 50 Mallards
> 30 Black Ducks
> 1 Hybrid Malland/Black Duck
> 20 Canada Geese
>
> Pleasant Pond Richmond, Thoroughfare Rd., at boat launches
>
> 6 Wood Ducks
> 4 Hooded Mergansers
> 5 Grackles
>
>
>
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> Topic: Wonderland and Ship Harbor trails on MDI, Acadia National Park
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/28dbb23a263e3afb
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>
> ---------- 1 of 1 ----------
> From: Craig Kesselheim <ckesselheim@gmail.com>
> Date: Mar 31 02:12PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/ade9b66fdf34039a
>
> A loop of these two trails and the shoreline in between, this morning in
> fine spring weather. Nothing rare to report. Black Guillemots are
> transitioning their plumage, and some are all the way there.
> A highest-ever personal count of gulls for me in inner Ship Harbor was
> *220*,
> about 30 of which were Great Black-backs. An absolute cacophony in there as
> they were feasting and feuding over elvers (my guess).
>
> Craig K.
> SW Harbor
>
>
>
> =============================================================================
> Topic: eBird Report - Somesville Mill Pond , Mar 29, 2013
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/612b77f60ee63b7b
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>
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> From: "Down East Nature Tours" <info@downeastnaturetours.com>
> Date: Mar 31 02:04PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/ada909ed7a6ffc4
>
> This list originally listed 15 American Wigeon which has been changed to the
> corrected one AMWI male.
>
> Somesville Mill Pond , Hancock, US-ME
> Mar 29, 2013 9:20 AM - 9:30 AM
> Protocol: Stationary
> Comments: Kevin McKinney from Florida finding very little but two
> Canada Geese and a few Mallards at the Mill Pond this AM.
> 8 species
>
> Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 2
> American Wigeon (Anas americana) 1 One male on the shore than in the
> water for a few close up observations
> Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 7
> Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 6
> Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 3
> Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 35
> Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
> American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
>
> Michael
>
>
>
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> Topic: (Maine Birds) Birds of Isle au Haut: Harlequin Duck Trip
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/67df67114327d483
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>
> ---------- 1 of 1 ----------
> From: "Down East Nature Tours" <info@downeastnaturetours.com>
> Date: Mar 31 01:59PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/d06afc27955bd66c
>
> Birds of Isle au Haut: Harlequin Duck Trip
>
> Sponsored by the ISLAND HERITAGE TRUST
>
> Hancock County Bar Harbor Airport, Hancock, US-ME
> Mar 30, 2013 9:20 AM - 9:22 AM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 0.4 mile(s)
> Comments: Four to Six Killdeer calling on the southern end of the
> runway near the entrance of the Hancock and Bar Harbor Airport. Windows
> open because it was 47 F and warming. March 30 will be a perfect day for a
> boat trip around Isle au Haut, the Thorofare, and the southern waterways and
> Islands. I have had many opportunities over the years to sail on both the
> southern and northern passages around Isle au Haut aboard the gaff rigged
> "Angelique" out of Camden. These harbors were and continue to be the
> fishing capital of the Down East Coast including Stonington where the trip
> leaves from today. Any opportunity to study the Gulf of Maine Archipelago
> of 4600 Islands and try to understand how the Gulf of Maine functions for
> birds. In January, we know there were thousands of Alcids utilizing the
> inter-coastal archipelago for food and protection from winter storms. From
> Northeast harbor to Mount Desert Rock we saw large numbers of Alcids. Today
> remnant populations.
>
> 1 species
>
> Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 5 4-6 calling at the airport entrance
> could be heard clearly from the moving van with windows open
>
> Isle Au Haut Ferry dock Stonington, Maine, Hancock, US-ME
> Mar 30, 2013 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
> Protocol: Stationary
> Comments: Checking out some of the Birds of Stonington. House Finch was
> loudly calling.
> 9 species
>
> Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 73
> Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 5
> Common Loon (Gavia immer) 2
> Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 1
> Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 50
> Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 3
> American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
> American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 12
> House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 1 calling for almost the whole 20
> minutes and beyond
>
> Western side of Isle Au Haut Island Heritage Trust March 30 2013, Knox,
> US-ME
> Mar 30, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:20 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 8.0 mile(s)
> Comments: This Island Heritage Trust Harlequin Duck trip stayed on the
> outside of Merchant island to Kimball Island moving south from Robinson's
> Point to Western Ear. Purple Sandpipers were one of the highlights followed
> by Harlequin Ducks along the wilderness of the western side of Isle au Haut.
> Here the Alcids were represented by Black Guillemot and seven Razorbills. We
> found no Murre or Atlantic Puffin in contrast to our January trip. Is there
> any accurate monitoring of Stonington south in January?
> 20 species
>
> American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 3
> Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 113
> Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) 45 This trip was intended to
> locate, count and educate people about Harlequin Duck and the habitat and
> locations that they live their lives. Amazing at the number and we can only
> hope for enhanced Ecological Systems where they are allowed to thrive.
> Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) 31 Larger mixed flocks
> White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) 26
> Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 34
> Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 17
> Common Loon (Gavia immer) 35
> Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) 1
> Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 2
> Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 1
> Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 3
> Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) 245
> Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 1
> Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 5
> Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 2
> Razorbill (Alca torda) 7
> Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 40
> Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 12
> American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
>
> Isle Au Haut South Eastern Shore March 30 2013, Knox, US-ME
> Mar 30, 2013 1:20 PM - 2:00 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 1.7 mile(s)
> Comments: These birds were recorded from the South Eastern shore of Isle
> Au Haut where we found the largest concentrations of Harlequin Duck. The
> first environment cue that we were in open waters came when the temperature
> dropped noticeably and there was a stinging bit to the Northwesterly wind.
> The colder waters should in principle, be biologically rich and teaming with
> food. Participants had an opportunity to see the differences in species
> composition between these outer waters and the Thorofare, for example.
> This is where I had hoped to find some Common or Thick-billed Murre. None
> were found but there were healthy numbers of Guillemot, Red-breasted
> Merganser and Harlequin Duck. We did have one Northern Gannet but only
> brief looks at a juvenile wing before it disappeared from sight.
> 11 species
>
> Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 25
> Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) 61 This is an accurate count
> of the birds seen along the shoreline of Isle Au Haut.
> Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 18
> Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 4
> Common Loon (Gavia immer) 5
> Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 5 very good looks at the white
> flanks and guttural sacs of this large Cormorant
> Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1 one adult bird seen several
> times
> Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) 21
> Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 3
> Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 60
> Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 54 This data was counted birds in the
> region of the South eastern
>
> Stonington Isle au Haut Thorofare, Hancock, US-ME
> Mar 30, 2013 2:13 AM - 2:58 AM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 3.5 mile(s)
> Comments: Having worked the eastern side of Isle Au Haut we were than
> taken through the Thorofare on the return trip to Stonington Pier. This area
> was surveyed and reported here.
> 18 species
>
> American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 1
> Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 124
> Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) 2
> Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) 8
> White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) 10
> Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 25
> Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 15
> Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 7
> Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 5
> Common Loon (Gavia immer) 9
> Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 1 flying fast over the water some
> people got images
> Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
> Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) 9 At the tip of Kimball Island
> Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 2
> Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 45
> Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 27
> American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
> Common Raven (Corvus corax) 2
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Down East Nature Tours : Species Count
>
>
> Report Details
>
> Date range:
> Mar 30, 2013 - Apr 5, 2013
> Total # of Species:
> 26
>
> Total # of Checklists:
> 5
>
> Location(s): Hancock County Bar Harbor
> Airport; Isle Au Haut Ferry dock Stonington, Maine; Isle Au Haut South
> Eastern Shore March 30 2013; Stonington Isle au Haut Thorofare; Western side
> of Isle Au Haut Island Heritage Trust March 30 2013
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Summary
>
>
> Mar30
>
> Number of Species
> 26
>
> Number of Individuals
> 1,330
>
> Number of Checklists
> 5
>
>
>
>
>
> Total Number of Birds (sample size)
>
> Species Name
> Mar 30
>
> American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
> 4
> (2)
>
> Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
> 335
> (4)
>
> Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
> 108
> (3)
>
> Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
> 39
> (2)
>
> White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
> 36
> (2)
>
> Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
> 77
> (3)
>
> Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
> 15
> (1)
>
> Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
> 12
> (2)
>
> Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
> 26
> (3)
>
> Common Loon (Gavia immer)
> 51
> (4)
>
> Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
> 1
> (1)
>
> Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
> 3
> (2)
>
> Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
> 6
> (2)
>
> Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
> 5
> (3)
>
> Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
> 5
> (1)
>
> Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
> 275
> (3)
>
> Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
> 7
> (4)
>
> Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
> 160
> (4)
>
> Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
> 2
> (1)
>
> Razorbill (Alca torda)
> 7
> (1)
>
> Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
> 124
> (4)
>
> Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
> 12
> (1)
>
> American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
> 5
> (3)
>
> Common Raven (Corvus corax)
> 2
> (1)
>
> American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
> 12
> (1)
>
> House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
> 1
> (1)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Michael J. Good, MS
> President Down East Nature Tours
> Founder and Director Research and Development
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> Co-founder Penobscot Watershed Eco Center
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>
>
> =============================================================================
> Topic: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (30 Mar 2013) 126 Raptors
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/d82d739b68a8537c
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>
> ---------- 1 of 1 ----------
> From: Derek Lovitch <freeportwildbird@yahoo.com>
> Date: Mar 31 08:09AM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/d175279564636bc9
>
>
>
>
> =============================================================================
> Topic: Woodies and Hoodies - a few photos from 3/30
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/7e57f6e709922280
> =============================================================================
>
> ---------- 1 of 1 ----------
> From: MarkJ <bjones20@maine.rr.com>
> Date: Mar 31 04:19AM -0700
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/561bc8bcdda2e7fd
>
> Took the kayak out on the Salmon Fall River in Acton on Saturday leaving
> from the Hopper Road.
> There is a wonderful road side parking spot with great views of passing
> birds for anyone wanting to view from their car.
> This is one of my favorite times of the year at ice-out when the waterfowl
> is always abundant.
> The river was teaming with Woodies, Hoodies and Common Mergansers along
> with oodles of red winged blackbirds, a solo kingfisher, and what appeared
>
> to be resident Osprey from the distance.
> Enjoy the photos - you can start with this photo link and from here scroll
> through some of the others:
> http://markhjonesphotography.zenfolio.com/p361915659/h59efbc2c#h59efb9c0.
> Best,
> Mark
>
>
>
> =============================================================================
> Topic: Harlequin column in BDN
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/1c4354b2f6c1dde6
> =============================================================================
>
> ---------- 1 of 2 ----------
> From: duchesne@midmaine.com
> Date: Mar 30 10:03PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/82d73dd03c0e7a47
>
> My thanks for several wicked good harlequin duck photos sent to me this
> week. Doug Hitchcox had a pair of ducks that seemed to best match this
> week's column in the Bangor Daily News:
> http://bangordailynews.com/2013/03/29/outdoors/harlequin-ducks-are-whitewater-specialists/
>
> What a day around Isle au Haut today. Lots and lots of Harlequins, one
> flock of at least 150 Purple Sandpipers, a group of seven Razorbills, and
> plenty of the usual suspects (loons, eiders, guillemots, buffleheads,
> long-tailed ducks, red-breasted mergansers, both grebes, and all three
> scoters.) Lots of good birds but nothing really unusual...except the great
> weather. Forty people joined us on the Isle au Haut mailboat.
>
> Bob Duchesne
> www.mainebirdingtrail.com
>
>
> ---------- 2 of 2 ----------
> From: MarkJ <bjones20@maine.rr.com>
> Date: Mar 31 03:47AM -0700
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/491d6ae18025593a
>
> Thanks Bob - very nice article.
> Best,
> Mark
>
>
>
> =============================================================================
> Topic: Red shouldered hawks
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/1541d892f3df8679
> =============================================================================
>
> ---------- 1 of 1 ----------
> From: Julia Hanauer Milne <windyridgemaine@gmail.com>
> Date: Mar 30 09:15PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/76b205094883ba23
>
> Not one, but two red shouldered hawks over our house today, one streaming
> north at speed, one circling around. Both calling!
>
> Julia
> In Sidney
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>
>
> =============================================================================
> Topic: Courting and mating harlequins - Ogunquit
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/f838069d36f93d1
> =============================================================================
>
> ---------- 1 of 1 ----------
> From: Barbara <herpartb@aol.com>
> Date: Mar 30 09:05PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/ddd53652085427bf
>
> Highlight of late morning to afternoon birdwatching on Saturday 3/30, was a
> Harlequin Duck seen from the Marginal Way in Perkins Cove. There were only
> two males as far as we went, but it was a surprise for me to see courting
> and mating of a pair, just beyond the dirt trail which goes off to the side.
> That's as far as we went; there may have been more, but the numbers are
> decreasing, perhaps?
>
>
> Other waterfowl there and at Wells Beach or harbor were unremarkable, but
> delightful.
> Common Loon
> Horned Grebe
> Common Eider - dozens
> Scoters - all three species. Good to see a Surf Scoter quite close.
> Long-tailed Duck
> Common Goldeneye- 1
> Bufflehead-3
> Mergansers - all three species- it always means Spring to me when I see
> Hoodeds
>
> We didn't look for the Piping Plovers in Wells.
> No Purple Sandpipers. No redwings on the marsh that we could see. We didn't
> stop.
> No passerines, except for crows and Rock Pigeons at Billy's Chowder House on
> Mile Rd., Wells.
> Crowds of people already, at Perkins Cove. Sunny, chilly by the ocean, but
> pleasant.
> Fun to share scope and bird sightings with passersby.
>
>
> Barbara
> 3/30/13
> ~~
>
>
> Barbara Partridge Herrgesell
> herpartb@aol.com
>
> Sanford, ME
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Morelli <pmorelli2@gmail.com>
> To: Maine Birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Sat, Mar 30, 2013 2:39 pm
> Subject: [Maine-birds] Courting commons
>
>
> At the Pine Point pier, plenty of courting common eiders
>
> Peter
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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> Topic: Sandhill Cranes back at Messalonskee Lake, Belgrade
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/cd6f1c1aa2200bf0
> =============================================================================
>
> ---------- 1 of 1 ----------
> From: "Margaret Viens" <mfviens@roadrunner.com>
> Date: Mar 30 07:39PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/da5933aeee546a8b
>
> I stopped by the boat landing at Messalonskee Lake just before 4 pm to check
> for any Sandhill Cranes and spring waterfowl as the ice had gone out of the
> stream and south end of the lake and marsh since last week.
>
> I was not disappointed.
>
> Messalonskee Lake--boat ramp, Kennebec, US-ME
> Mar 30, 2013 3:50 PM - 4:50 PM
> Protocol: Stationary
> Comments: sunny, 52 degrees; ice completely out of stream area, and part way
> out into the south end of the lake. 2 Ice fishermen were still on the ice
> however. Very active for birds compared to 6 days ago.
> 14 species (+2 other taxa)
>
> Canada Goose 74
> American Wigeon 2
> American Black Duck 8
> Mallard 16
> American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 1
> Ring-necked Duck 36 swimming and foraging in stream area with other
> waterfowl. Counted several times.
> Greater/Lesser Scaup 3
> Bufflehead 4
> Common Goldeneye 16
> Hooded Merganser 4
> Common Merganser 12
> Common Loon 2
> Bald Eagle 5 actively "combating" with each other. But also resting together
> on the beaver house in the marsh
> One juvenile seen with large fish - perhaps from ice fishermen
> <a
> href="http://kpviens.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-with-Food/Birds-with-Fish/23548898_Br43hp#!i=2433244474&k=STZgbqL&lb=1&s=A"
> title="Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug"><img
> src="http://kpviens.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-with-Food/Birds-with-Fish/i-STZgbqL/0/M/Bald%20Eagle%20%28immature%29%20with%20fish%20-%20Messalonskee%20Lake%2C%20Belgrade%2C%20ME%20-%2030%20Mar%202013-M.jpg"
> alt="Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug" /></a>
> Sandhill Crane 4 2 pair flew in; circled around across from Hammond Lumber;
> but settled in in the marsh to the right of the boat landing. Seen with bins
> and scope. 2 other birders and 2 other photographers there looking for
> cranes. Could see red on head, 2 were grayer, at least one was more rusty
> colored.
> <a
> href="http://kpviens.smugmug.com/Birds/Rails-Gallinules-Coots-and/Cranes/16004261_nHBTgQ#!i=2433246039&k=rZFNCnw&lb=1&s=A"
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> src="http://kpviens.smugmug.com/Birds/Rails-Gallinules-Coots-and/Cranes/i-rZFNCnw/0/M/Sandhill%20Cranes%20in%20flight%20%20-%20Messalonskee%20Lake%20Boat%20Landing%20area%2C%20Belgrade%2C%20ME%20-%2030%20Mar%202013-M.jpg"
> alt="Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug" /></a>
> Red-winged Blackbird 2
> Common Grackle 2
>
> View this checklist online at
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13574721
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
>
> Margaret Viens
> Waterville
>
>
>
> =============================================================================
> Topic: Sandhill Cranes Late Report
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/236e2a0dae6bc59e
> =============================================================================
>
> ---------- 1 of 1 ----------
> From: Susan Guare <susanguare@gmail.com>
> Date: Mar 30 07:13PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/aa1c105bdc3e7c4e
>
> Yesterday, driving down I-95, four Sandhill Cranes flew over the highway,
> just north of the Newport exit.
>
>
>
> =============================================================================
> Topic: not a bird, not a plane....
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/e4c798c91a3fb9a9
> =============================================================================
>
> ---------- 1 of 1 ----------
> From: "reimer6117 tds.net" <reimer6117@tds.net>
> Date: Mar 30 05:45PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/9cf30180bbb9f65c
>
> Around 2 pm I photographed a sizeable brown bat in St George near the
> well-known natural spring on RTE 131. The animal was actively hunting 10-20
> feet above the ground. Although it seems a bit early in the season, the
> warm afternoon temps apparently drew this fellow out for a midday lunch.
>
> Don Reimer
>
>
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Ducks, and two Bald Eagles were highlights on the Androscoggin River
by the Durham Boat Launch on Sunday morning. Danny Danforth
On 3/31/13, maine-birds@googlegroups.com <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> =============================================================================
> Today's Topic Summary
> =============================================================================
>
> Group: maine-birds@googlegroups.com
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/topics
>
> - Fox Sparrows Mar 31, Bar Harbor [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/3a3d563741625355
> - Abagadassett, Pleasant Pond [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/ee7d7163f0869040
> - Wonderland and Ship Harbor trails on MDI, Acadia National Park [1
> Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/28dbb23a263e3afb
> - eBird Report - Somesville Mill Pond , Mar 29, 2013 [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/612b77f60ee63b7b
> - (Maine Birds) Birds of Isle au Haut: Harlequin Duck Trip [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/67df67114327d483
> - HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (30 Mar 2013) 126 Raptors [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/d82d739b68a8537c
> - Woodies and Hoodies - a few photos from 3/30 [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/7e57f6e709922280
> - Harlequin column in BDN [2 Updates]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/1c4354b2f6c1dde6
> - Red shouldered hawks [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/1541d892f3df8679
> - Courting and mating harlequins - Ogunquit [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/f838069d36f93d1
> - Sandhill Cranes back at Messalonskee Lake, Belgrade [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/cd6f1c1aa2200bf0
> - Sandhill Cranes Late Report [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/236e2a0dae6bc59e
> - not a bird, not a plane.... [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/e4c798c91a3fb9a9
>
>
> =============================================================================
> Topic: Fox Sparrows Mar 31, Bar Harbor
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/3a3d563741625355
> =============================================================================
>
> ---------- 1 of 1 ----------
> From: Carol Muth <suzmuth@gmail.com>
> Date: Mar 31 02:58PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/dd5949da3f0dec3b
>
> Fox Sparrows! In their usual spot under our window.
> http://acadiabirds.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/fox-sparrow-march-31-2013-town-hillbar-harbor/
>
> Carol in Town Hill
>
>
>
> =============================================================================
> Topic: Abagadassett, Pleasant Pond
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/ee7d7163f0869040
> =============================================================================
>
> ---------- 1 of 1 ----------
> From: hodgki@myfairpoint.net
> Date: Mar 31 02:32PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/d27c5f0b7d73e0e1
>
> Relatively low numbers of ducks near the mouth of the Abagadassett River and
> north looking up the Kennebec, Browns Point Rd, Bowdoinham, during
> late-morning low tide today:
>
> 3 Ring-necked Ducks
> 10 Green-winged teal
> 20 Common Goldeneye
> 10 Mallard
> 5 Black Duck
> 250 Canada Geese
> 2 Common Loons
> 10 Common Mergansers
> 1 Immature Bald Eagle
>
> Pleasant Pond, Richmond, South end, first of year Great Blue Heron and
> Grackles for me:
>
> 1 Great Blue Heron
> 1 Bald Eagle
> 6 Common Grackles
> 4 Red-winged Blackbirds
> 25 Hooded Mergansers
> 8 Common Goldeneyes
> 50 Mallards
> 30 Black Ducks
> 1 Hybrid Malland/Black Duck
> 20 Canada Geese
>
> Pleasant Pond Richmond, Thoroughfare Rd., at boat launches
>
> 6 Wood Ducks
> 4 Hooded Mergansers
> 5 Grackles
>
>
>
> =============================================================================
> Topic: Wonderland and Ship Harbor trails on MDI, Acadia National Park
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/28dbb23a263e3afb
> =============================================================================
>
> ---------- 1 of 1 ----------
> From: Craig Kesselheim <ckesselheim@gmail.com>
> Date: Mar 31 02:12PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/ade9b66fdf34039a
>
> A loop of these two trails and the shoreline in between, this morning in
> fine spring weather. Nothing rare to report. Black Guillemots are
> transitioning their plumage, and some are all the way there.
> A highest-ever personal count of gulls for me in inner Ship Harbor was
> *220*,
> about 30 of which were Great Black-backs. An absolute cacophony in there as
> they were feasting and feuding over elvers (my guess).
>
> Craig K.
> SW Harbor
>
>
>
> =============================================================================
> Topic: eBird Report - Somesville Mill Pond , Mar 29, 2013
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/612b77f60ee63b7b
> =============================================================================
>
> ---------- 1 of 1 ----------
> From: "Down East Nature Tours" <info@downeastnaturetours.com>
> Date: Mar 31 02:04PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/ada909ed7a6ffc4
>
> This list originally listed 15 American Wigeon which has been changed to the
> corrected one AMWI male.
>
> Somesville Mill Pond , Hancock, US-ME
> Mar 29, 2013 9:20 AM - 9:30 AM
> Protocol: Stationary
> Comments: Kevin McKinney from Florida finding very little but two
> Canada Geese and a few Mallards at the Mill Pond this AM.
> 8 species
>
> Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 2
> American Wigeon (Anas americana) 1 One male on the shore than in the
> water for a few close up observations
> Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 7
> Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 6
> Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 3
> Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 35
> Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
> American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
>
> Michael
>
>
>
> =============================================================================
> Topic: (Maine Birds) Birds of Isle au Haut: Harlequin Duck Trip
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/67df67114327d483
> =============================================================================
>
> ---------- 1 of 1 ----------
> From: "Down East Nature Tours" <info@downeastnaturetours.com>
> Date: Mar 31 01:59PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/d06afc27955bd66c
>
> Birds of Isle au Haut: Harlequin Duck Trip
>
> Sponsored by the ISLAND HERITAGE TRUST
>
> Hancock County Bar Harbor Airport, Hancock, US-ME
> Mar 30, 2013 9:20 AM - 9:22 AM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 0.4 mile(s)
> Comments: Four to Six Killdeer calling on the southern end of the
> runway near the entrance of the Hancock and Bar Harbor Airport. Windows
> open because it was 47 F and warming. March 30 will be a perfect day for a
> boat trip around Isle au Haut, the Thorofare, and the southern waterways and
> Islands. I have had many opportunities over the years to sail on both the
> southern and northern passages around Isle au Haut aboard the gaff rigged
> "Angelique" out of Camden. These harbors were and continue to be the
> fishing capital of the Down East Coast including Stonington where the trip
> leaves from today. Any opportunity to study the Gulf of Maine Archipelago
> of 4600 Islands and try to understand how the Gulf of Maine functions for
> birds. In January, we know there were thousands of Alcids utilizing the
> inter-coastal archipelago for food and protection from winter storms. From
> Northeast harbor to Mount Desert Rock we saw large numbers of Alcids. Today
> remnant populations.
>
> 1 species
>
> Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 5 4-6 calling at the airport entrance
> could be heard clearly from the moving van with windows open
>
> Isle Au Haut Ferry dock Stonington, Maine, Hancock, US-ME
> Mar 30, 2013 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
> Protocol: Stationary
> Comments: Checking out some of the Birds of Stonington. House Finch was
> loudly calling.
> 9 species
>
> Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 73
> Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 5
> Common Loon (Gavia immer) 2
> Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 1
> Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 50
> Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 3
> American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
> American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 12
> House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 1 calling for almost the whole 20
> minutes and beyond
>
> Western side of Isle Au Haut Island Heritage Trust March 30 2013, Knox,
> US-ME
> Mar 30, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:20 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 8.0 mile(s)
> Comments: This Island Heritage Trust Harlequin Duck trip stayed on the
> outside of Merchant island to Kimball Island moving south from Robinson's
> Point to Western Ear. Purple Sandpipers were one of the highlights followed
> by Harlequin Ducks along the wilderness of the western side of Isle au Haut.
> Here the Alcids were represented by Black Guillemot and seven Razorbills. We
> found no Murre or Atlantic Puffin in contrast to our January trip. Is there
> any accurate monitoring of Stonington south in January?
> 20 species
>
> American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 3
> Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 113
> Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) 45 This trip was intended to
> locate, count and educate people about Harlequin Duck and the habitat and
> locations that they live their lives. Amazing at the number and we can only
> hope for enhanced Ecological Systems where they are allowed to thrive.
> Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) 31 Larger mixed flocks
> White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) 26
> Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 34
> Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 17
> Common Loon (Gavia immer) 35
> Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) 1
> Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 2
> Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 1
> Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 3
> Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) 245
> Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 1
> Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 5
> Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 2
> Razorbill (Alca torda) 7
> Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 40
> Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 12
> American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
>
> Isle Au Haut South Eastern Shore March 30 2013, Knox, US-ME
> Mar 30, 2013 1:20 PM - 2:00 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 1.7 mile(s)
> Comments: These birds were recorded from the South Eastern shore of Isle
> Au Haut where we found the largest concentrations of Harlequin Duck. The
> first environment cue that we were in open waters came when the temperature
> dropped noticeably and there was a stinging bit to the Northwesterly wind.
> The colder waters should in principle, be biologically rich and teaming with
> food. Participants had an opportunity to see the differences in species
> composition between these outer waters and the Thorofare, for example.
> This is where I had hoped to find some Common or Thick-billed Murre. None
> were found but there were healthy numbers of Guillemot, Red-breasted
> Merganser and Harlequin Duck. We did have one Northern Gannet but only
> brief looks at a juvenile wing before it disappeared from sight.
> 11 species
>
> Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 25
> Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) 61 This is an accurate count
> of the birds seen along the shoreline of Isle Au Haut.
> Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 18
> Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 4
> Common Loon (Gavia immer) 5
> Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 5 very good looks at the white
> flanks and guttural sacs of this large Cormorant
> Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1 one adult bird seen several
> times
> Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) 21
> Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 3
> Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 60
> Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 54 This data was counted birds in the
> region of the South eastern
>
> Stonington Isle au Haut Thorofare, Hancock, US-ME
> Mar 30, 2013 2:13 AM - 2:58 AM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 3.5 mile(s)
> Comments: Having worked the eastern side of Isle Au Haut we were than
> taken through the Thorofare on the return trip to Stonington Pier. This area
> was surveyed and reported here.
> 18 species
>
> American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 1
> Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 124
> Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) 2
> Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) 8
> White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) 10
> Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 25
> Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 15
> Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 7
> Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 5
> Common Loon (Gavia immer) 9
> Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 1 flying fast over the water some
> people got images
> Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
> Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) 9 At the tip of Kimball Island
> Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 2
> Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 45
> Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 27
> American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
> Common Raven (Corvus corax) 2
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Down East Nature Tours : Species Count
>
>
> Report Details
>
> Date range:
> Mar 30, 2013 - Apr 5, 2013
> Total # of Species:
> 26
>
> Total # of Checklists:
> 5
>
> Location(s): Hancock County Bar Harbor
> Airport; Isle Au Haut Ferry dock Stonington, Maine; Isle Au Haut South
> Eastern Shore March 30 2013; Stonington Isle au Haut Thorofare; Western side
> of Isle Au Haut Island Heritage Trust March 30 2013
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Summary
>
>
> Mar30
>
> Number of Species
> 26
>
> Number of Individuals
> 1,330
>
> Number of Checklists
> 5
>
>
>
>
>
> Total Number of Birds (sample size)
>
> Species Name
> Mar 30
>
> American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
> 4
> (2)
>
> Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
> 335
> (4)
>
> Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
> 108
> (3)
>
> Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
> 39
> (2)
>
> White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
> 36
> (2)
>
> Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
> 77
> (3)
>
> Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
> 15
> (1)
>
> Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
> 12
> (2)
>
> Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
> 26
> (3)
>
> Common Loon (Gavia immer)
> 51
> (4)
>
> Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
> 1
> (1)
>
> Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
> 3
> (2)
>
> Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
> 6
> (2)
>
> Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
> 5
> (3)
>
> Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
> 5
> (1)
>
> Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
> 275
> (3)
>
> Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
> 7
> (4)
>
> Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
> 160
> (4)
>
> Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
> 2
> (1)
>
> Razorbill (Alca torda)
> 7
> (1)
>
> Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
> 124
> (4)
>
> Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
> 12
> (1)
>
> American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
> 5
> (3)
>
> Common Raven (Corvus corax)
> 2
> (1)
>
> American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
> 12
> (1)
>
> House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
> 1
> (1)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Michael J. Good, MS
> President Down East Nature Tours
> Founder and Director Research and Development
> 15th Acadia Birding Festival, May 30 – June 2 2013
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>
>
>
> =============================================================================
> Topic: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (30 Mar 2013) 126 Raptors
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/d82d739b68a8537c
> =============================================================================
>
> ---------- 1 of 1 ----------
> From: Derek Lovitch <freeportwildbird@yahoo.com>
> Date: Mar 31 08:09AM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/d175279564636bc9
>
>
>
>
> =============================================================================
> Topic: Woodies and Hoodies - a few photos from 3/30
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/7e57f6e709922280
> =============================================================================
>
> ---------- 1 of 1 ----------
> From: MarkJ <bjones20@maine.rr.com>
> Date: Mar 31 04:19AM -0700
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/561bc8bcdda2e7fd
>
> Took the kayak out on the Salmon Fall River in Acton on Saturday leaving
> from the Hopper Road.
> There is a wonderful road side parking spot with great views of passing
> birds for anyone wanting to view from their car.
> This is one of my favorite times of the year at ice-out when the waterfowl
> is always abundant.
> The river was teaming with Woodies, Hoodies and Common Mergansers along
> with oodles of red winged blackbirds, a solo kingfisher, and what appeared
>
> to be resident Osprey from the distance.
> Enjoy the photos - you can start with this photo link and from here scroll
> through some of the others:
> http://markhjonesphotography.zenfolio.com/p361915659/h59efbc2c#h59efb9c0.
> Best,
> Mark
>
>
>
> =============================================================================
> Topic: Harlequin column in BDN
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/1c4354b2f6c1dde6
> =============================================================================
>
> ---------- 1 of 2 ----------
> From: duchesne@midmaine.com
> Date: Mar 30 10:03PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/82d73dd03c0e7a47
>
> My thanks for several wicked good harlequin duck photos sent to me this
> week. Doug Hitchcox had a pair of ducks that seemed to best match this
> week's column in the Bangor Daily News:
> http://bangordailynews.com/2013/03/29/outdoors/harlequin-ducks-are-whitewater-specialists/
>
> What a day around Isle au Haut today. Lots and lots of Harlequins, one
> flock of at least 150 Purple Sandpipers, a group of seven Razorbills, and
> plenty of the usual suspects (loons, eiders, guillemots, buffleheads,
> long-tailed ducks, red-breasted mergansers, both grebes, and all three
> scoters.) Lots of good birds but nothing really unusual...except the great
> weather. Forty people joined us on the Isle au Haut mailboat.
>
> Bob Duchesne
> www.mainebirdingtrail.com
>
>
> ---------- 2 of 2 ----------
> From: MarkJ <bjones20@maine.rr.com>
> Date: Mar 31 03:47AM -0700
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/491d6ae18025593a
>
> Thanks Bob - very nice article.
> Best,
> Mark
>
>
>
> =============================================================================
> Topic: Red shouldered hawks
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/1541d892f3df8679
> =============================================================================
>
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> From: Julia Hanauer Milne <windyridgemaine@gmail.com>
> Date: Mar 30 09:15PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/76b205094883ba23
>
> Not one, but two red shouldered hawks over our house today, one streaming
> north at speed, one circling around. Both calling!
>
> Julia
> In Sidney
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>
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> Topic: Courting and mating harlequins - Ogunquit
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/f838069d36f93d1
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>
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> From: Barbara <herpartb@aol.com>
> Date: Mar 30 09:05PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/ddd53652085427bf
>
> Highlight of late morning to afternoon birdwatching on Saturday 3/30, was a
> Harlequin Duck seen from the Marginal Way in Perkins Cove. There were only
> two males as far as we went, but it was a surprise for me to see courting
> and mating of a pair, just beyond the dirt trail which goes off to the side.
> That's as far as we went; there may have been more, but the numbers are
> decreasing, perhaps?
>
>
> Other waterfowl there and at Wells Beach or harbor were unremarkable, but
> delightful.
> Common Loon
> Horned Grebe
> Common Eider - dozens
> Scoters - all three species. Good to see a Surf Scoter quite close.
> Long-tailed Duck
> Common Goldeneye- 1
> Bufflehead-3
> Mergansers - all three species- it always means Spring to me when I see
> Hoodeds
>
> We didn't look for the Piping Plovers in Wells.
> No Purple Sandpipers. No redwings on the marsh that we could see. We didn't
> stop.
> No passerines, except for crows and Rock Pigeons at Billy's Chowder House on
> Mile Rd., Wells.
> Crowds of people already, at Perkins Cove. Sunny, chilly by the ocean, but
> pleasant.
> Fun to share scope and bird sightings with passersby.
>
>
> Barbara
> 3/30/13
> ~~
>
>
> Barbara Partridge Herrgesell
> herpartb@aol.com
>
> Sanford, ME
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Morelli <pmorelli2@gmail.com>
> To: Maine Birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Sat, Mar 30, 2013 2:39 pm
> Subject: [Maine-birds] Courting commons
>
>
> At the Pine Point pier, plenty of courting common eiders
>
> Peter
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> Topic: Sandhill Cranes back at Messalonskee Lake, Belgrade
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/cd6f1c1aa2200bf0
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>
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> From: "Margaret Viens" <mfviens@roadrunner.com>
> Date: Mar 30 07:39PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/da5933aeee546a8b
>
> I stopped by the boat landing at Messalonskee Lake just before 4 pm to check
> for any Sandhill Cranes and spring waterfowl as the ice had gone out of the
> stream and south end of the lake and marsh since last week.
>
> I was not disappointed.
>
> Messalonskee Lake--boat ramp, Kennebec, US-ME
> Mar 30, 2013 3:50 PM - 4:50 PM
> Protocol: Stationary
> Comments: sunny, 52 degrees; ice completely out of stream area, and part way
> out into the south end of the lake. 2 Ice fishermen were still on the ice
> however. Very active for birds compared to 6 days ago.
> 14 species (+2 other taxa)
>
> Canada Goose 74
> American Wigeon 2
> American Black Duck 8
> Mallard 16
> American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 1
> Ring-necked Duck 36 swimming and foraging in stream area with other
> waterfowl. Counted several times.
> Greater/Lesser Scaup 3
> Bufflehead 4
> Common Goldeneye 16
> Hooded Merganser 4
> Common Merganser 12
> Common Loon 2
> Bald Eagle 5 actively "combating" with each other. But also resting together
> on the beaver house in the marsh
> One juvenile seen with large fish - perhaps from ice fishermen
> <a
> href="http://kpviens.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-with-Food/Birds-with-Fish/23548898_Br43hp#!i=2433244474&k=STZgbqL&lb=1&s=A"
> title="Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug"><img
> src="http://kpviens.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-with-Food/Birds-with-Fish/i-STZgbqL/0/M/Bald%20Eagle%20%28immature%29%20with%20fish%20-%20Messalonskee%20Lake%2C%20Belgrade%2C%20ME%20-%2030%20Mar%202013-M.jpg"
> alt="Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug" /></a>
> Sandhill Crane 4 2 pair flew in; circled around across from Hammond Lumber;
> but settled in in the marsh to the right of the boat landing. Seen with bins
> and scope. 2 other birders and 2 other photographers there looking for
> cranes. Could see red on head, 2 were grayer, at least one was more rusty
> colored.
> <a
> href="http://kpviens.smugmug.com/Birds/Rails-Gallinules-Coots-and/Cranes/16004261_nHBTgQ#!i=2433246039&k=rZFNCnw&lb=1&s=A"
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> src="http://kpviens.smugmug.com/Birds/Rails-Gallinules-Coots-and/Cranes/i-rZFNCnw/0/M/Sandhill%20Cranes%20in%20flight%20%20-%20Messalonskee%20Lake%20Boat%20Landing%20area%2C%20Belgrade%2C%20ME%20-%2030%20Mar%202013-M.jpg"
> alt="Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug" /></a>
> Red-winged Blackbird 2
> Common Grackle 2
>
> View this checklist online at
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13574721
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
>
> Margaret Viens
> Waterville
>
>
>
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> Topic: Sandhill Cranes Late Report
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/236e2a0dae6bc59e
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>
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> From: Susan Guare <susanguare@gmail.com>
> Date: Mar 30 07:13PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/aa1c105bdc3e7c4e
>
> Yesterday, driving down I-95, four Sandhill Cranes flew over the highway,
> just north of the Newport exit.
>
>
>
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> Topic: not a bird, not a plane....
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/e4c798c91a3fb9a9
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>
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> From: "reimer6117 tds.net" <reimer6117@tds.net>
> Date: Mar 30 05:45PM -0400
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/9cf30180bbb9f65c
>
> Around 2 pm I photographed a sizeable brown bat in St George near the
> well-known natural spring on RTE 131. The animal was actively hunting 10-20
> feet above the ground. Although it seems a bit early in the season, the
> warm afternoon temps apparently drew this fellow out for a midday lunch.
>
> Don Reimer
>
>
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