On the Christmas bird count on Saturday Dec. 14th, we saw a snowy owl
in Lisbon off LIttlefield Rd. Danny Danforth
On 12/14/13, maine-birds@googlegroups.com <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> wrote:
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> Group: maine-birds@googlegroups.com
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> - Webber Pond, Bremen [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/8c060e65631d9a94
> - Northern bobwhite - Topsham [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/5336fcc790d30153
> - Snowy Owl in Lewiston [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/47f670099aa394b2
> - Snowy Owls in Biddeford [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/c34f2abedf2c60b0
> - Popham Beach - Golden Eagle [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/7cb8d56b53ed778c
> - This Week's Highlights and Goose Fields Update, 12/7-13 [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/9b97c8eeaab2bb53
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> Topic: Webber Pond, Bremen
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/8c060e65631d9a94
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> From: Ann Nesslage <anesslage@gmail.com>
> Date: Dec 14 03:30PM -0500
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/efa5f06863aea542
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> woke to a different quality of light on Wednesday and realized that the
> pond had closed in--last night it was up to full volume cracking and
> booming--so no more ducks except for the mallards who usually fly in with
> the storms--(pond closing earlier than last year!)
> to my delight the red-bellied woodpecker appeared today and spent time on
> the feeder and at the suet--
> all the usual little birds were active--we'll see what the storm brings--
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> Topic: Northern bobwhite - Topsham
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/5336fcc790d30153
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> From: Jessica Costa <jesslynncosta@gmail.com>
> Date: Dec 14 07:13AM -0500
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/4108cca8dd690717
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> Northern bobwhite getting fat and happy at our work feeder in Topsham,
> Maine.
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> Topic: Snowy Owl in Lewiston
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/47f670099aa394b2
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> From: Brad Zitske <brad.zitske@gmail.com>
> Date: Dec 13 10:02PM -0500
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/559e6a94de71d885
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> A bit late I know, but Game Warden Troy Thibodeau sent me pictures today of
> a Snowy perched on a house on Webber Ave. in Lewiston from this past
> Saturday. Given the recent interest and gap in this region on Michael
> Smith's map, it is worth keeping your eyes peeled even in the interior
> cities.
>
> Brad Zitske
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> Topic: Snowy Owls in Biddeford
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/c34f2abedf2c60b0
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> From: Shelagh Delphyne <shelagh@dolphin-designs.com>
> Date: Dec 13 09:08PM -0500
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/7e1ab4b54aec0081
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> Finally made it down there and saw my first snowy owls, so exciting!!!! 2,
> or maybe it was the same one in different locations around the mouth of the
> inlet and what I think was one on the keeper's house on Wood island.
>
> Shelagh Delphyne
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> Topic: Popham Beach - Golden Eagle
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/7cb8d56b53ed778c
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> From: Mike Fahay <mfahay@gmail.com>
> Date: Dec 13 08:14PM -0500
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/10bfe4c1bce7d0fb
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> An adult (early?) Golden Eagle soared and flew w/ steady strokes by the
> marsh at Popham Beach as dusk descended this evening, heading into the
> stiff West wind.
>
> First reaction was gestalt ("that's neither a TV nor a Bgl"). If I had
> thought of it, I would have fired off a video, but I don't know how to do
> that with the new camera yet. I did manage to grab a fistful of bad photos
> which indicate the right underwing pattern, a pale nape, the right
> proportions of the wing parts., and the right size and shape of head. For
> the most part, though, these are simply silhouettes.
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> The bird was headed west, down the coast toward Cumberland and York. Might
> be worth looking for on your CBC.
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> Topic: This Week's Highlights and Goose Fields Update, 12/7-13
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/t/9b97c8eeaab2bb53
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> From: Derek and Jeannette Lovitch <freeportwildbird@yahoo.com>
> Date: Dec 13 03:16PM -0800
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/msg/15c3d811a94e81f6
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> Hi all,
> Just a few sightings of note from me over the past seven days included the
> following:
> - 16 Dunlin, Freeport Town Wharf, 12/10.
> - 1 Savannah Sparrow, Pott's Point, Harpswell, 12/12.
> - 1 adult Iceland Gull, Bath Waterfront, 12/12.
> - 1 KILLDEER, Bath landfill, 12/12.
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> "Greater Yarmouth Goose Fields" Update:
> Snow and ice coated the fields this week and the frigid temperatures kept
> them inundated through week's end. With more snow expected, the fields are
> likely to remain covered for a while. With that, the "goose field season"
> comes to an end. However, many of the local resident Canada Geese that
> began to assemble here in August (see earlier posts) winter in nearby coves
> of Casco Bay or fly short distances back and forth to other feeding areas.
> If we get a warm-up, some of these residents will return to the fields
> until snow returns once again. Meanwhile, these scattered overwintering
> flocks have contained a rarity in the past, such as the Greater
> White-fronted Goose that overwintered in Portland-Falmouth a few years ago.
> I will usually check the local goose flocks on a regularly basis throughout
> the winter, but I didn't get a chance to check many spots this week.
> There's always the chance the recent white-front is still around.
>
> -Derek
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