Maine birds And MOAC mountainbiking

Sunday, 30 November 2014

[Maine-birds] Mackworth Island

Walked the trail around Mackworth Island in Falmouth today. Lots of life in the water however my Christmas carol singing 6 year old kept most of the terrestrial birds away. Saw a huge raft of Common Eider towards the East End Beach.There were plenty of Buffleheads, Red Breasted Mergansers, and Horned Grebe's. Also spotted one Common Goldeneye, several American Black Ducks, and mostly Herring Gulls. In the distance there...

[Maine-birds] 2 EURASIAN WIGEONS @ Grondin Pond Scarborough and Rough-Legged Hawks Biddeford Pool

I stopped by Grondin Pond late this morning to hopefully catch Eddie Woodin's EUWI reported yesterday. I was surprised to find that there were TWO spiffy drakes! Below is a list of some other highlights from there.American Wigeon - 8Northern Pintail - 4Ring-Necked Duck - 1Lesser Scaup - 4Ruddy Duck - 8American Coot - 1 (54 at Prout's Pond around the cornah)(Also 32 Hooded Mergansers at Prout's Pond)Bufflehead - 1Also Marian Zimmerman...

[Maine-birds] Turkey Vulture Rte 1A bet. Milbridge & Harrington

Wally saw the Turkey vulture yesterday afternoon. Isn't this late in the season for that bird? -- 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...

[Maine-birds] Biddeford: Barrow's Goldeneye

A male Barrow's Goldeneye was with 3 Common Goldeneye on the Saco River this afternoon, viewed from Rotary Park in Biddeford. Also a Wood Duck or two on the river. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20735431 --Josh Josh Fecteau Kennebunkport, ME JOSH'S JOURNAL: New England Natural History and Foraging (http://joshfecteau.com) -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207 ---...

[Maine-birds] Kittery Snowy

Nov 29, Kittery over the turnpike,while driving yesterday at 3pm saw a Snowy owl flying quite low across the highway. Too bad I was driving and had passengers! I wanted to drive into a ditch and grab my camera! Robin R RobinsonPhippsburghttp://robinrobinsonmaine.com ...

[Maine-birds] Sandhill Cranes - Another chapter

I've revised my map to include the sighting of 24 Sandhill Cranes migrating through Philadelphia yesterday. Fascinating to be able to follow a single flock of birds as they've moved from Maine through Pennsylvania! http://home.comcast.net/~smirick//SandhillCranes-revised.jpg And the new details --------------------------- 29 Sandhill Cranes in Norridgewock, Maine on November 20. Louis Bevier. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lrbevier/15836842635 24...

[Maine-birds] Great blue

Watching a beaver munch on poplar .when he saw me he slid into the water and whacked his tail. Up gets a great blue heron. I thought they had all departed. Also robins and red winged blackbirds. H. Donovan Long Island, Casco Bay Sent from my iPad -- 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...

[Maine-birds] Ruby-crowned Kinglet

A RC Kinglet coming to suet- first time I ever seen one at feeders- Skip/Linda Rockport 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 --- 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...

Re: [Maine-birds] Townsends Solitaire

We got to Florida Lake around 2pm yesterday, and were lucky to spot the bird right away. It stayed around for at least half an hour, and allowed for some great looks and some ok pics (can be seen here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/travelingpigeon/sets/72157649131195188/). It had a very predictable behavior - moving from a couple of perches on a pine tree, where it would stay for a few minutes, to the berry bushes to pick one...

[Maine-birds] Owl's Head Harbor - Nov 29

A lot of activity as most lobster guys seem to be pulling their traps. Stay out of their way if you visit. Bubblers are working in both pens. 3 Bonies and a 2nd W Glaucous Gull were the best birds. A hen Bufflehead seems to be taking advantage of the bubblers, and the prey they bring to the surface. -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207 ---...

[Maine-birds] Mountain Bluebird, Lincoln (late)

I just wanted to pass on that a Mountain Bluebird was seen in Lincoln, Penobscot co. last Sunday (a week ago). This is only the second time this bird has been documented in MaineThe observer got some great photos of the bird which was hanging out in some trees near the Carquest store on the River Road near the intersection with Route 2 south of town. Many of you will remember this as the place that held a Northern...

[Maine-birds] Dueling Peregrine / Rockland

I first heard , and then watched 2 Falcons on the northern edge of the harbor ,at a distance and then overhead. Awesome and acrobatic in the wind! -- 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...

[Maine-birds] Late Waxwing report from Augusta

Hi,I neglected to report a very large flock of waxwings inside the Capital rotary in Augusta last Tue. Although a late report, there is or were a large group of indeterminate waxwings around town. There were easily 100+ birds moving back and forth from a tree in or near the Walgreens parking lot into a tree inside the circle. Unfortunately, the traffic prevented me from stopping, although I moved slow...

[Maine-birds] Baltimore Oriole - Kennebunk

A young male Baltimore Oriole was at my feeders in Kennebunk this morning. I snapped a grainy photo in the low light just before he took off. Shiloh -- 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...

[Maine-birds] Sabbath pond. Open?

does anybody out there know if Sabattus pond is still open and there are still some birds on it? If open and there are birds are they viewable from public areas? Please respond ASAP . thank you. MarieSent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartph...

[Maine-birds] 11/29 - Pemaquid Point and Reid SP

Hi all,First off, many thanks to everyone who responded to my query earlier this week. Although I didn't have time to visit nearly all the spots people recommended, I feel that I now have a good grasp on where to bird along the midcoast. I arrived at Pemaquid Point around 7:15 a.m. to find a good number of birds. Personal highlights were a large raft of Common Eider, several Black Guillimots, and two Great Cormorants. Long-tailed...

Saturday, 29 November 2014

[Maine-birds] Bohemian Waxwings in Jay

Had a flock of Bohmemian Waxwings (10+) at my friends house on Beedy Rd. in Jay this am. Watched them for awhile before they flew off. They were feeding on berries. Andrew Block Yonkers, NY -- 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...

Re: [Maine-birds] Following the flight of New England's largest Sandhill Crane flock

Forwarded from my friend Tom Reed in Cape May:"This was on the (Delaware Valley Ornithological Club) Facebook page earlier today:"This morning at 10:15, a flock of ~24 SANDHILL CRANES (!!!!) flew over East Park reservoir (Philadelphia, PA) and turned west, flying west along the Schuylkill. I was at Sedgely Woods, near the old Cliffs estate. The flock flew directly over my head in a chevron shape, calling loudly as they passed....

[Maine-birds] Following the flight of New England's largest Sandhill Crane flock

I wish I was a part of it, but I lived vicariously through the reports of others. And here is an approximate map of the flight of the 23-24 Sandhill Cranes that passed through New England on November 27th and 28th: http://home.comcast.net/~smirick//SandhillCranes.jpg And details with photos -------------------------------- 29 Sandhill Cranes in Norridgewock, Maine on November 20. Louis Bevier. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lrbevier/15836842635 24...

[Maine-birds] Northern Maine Birds: Snowy Owls Presque Isle

There are a few Snowy Owls being reported in Presque Isle these days. This AM, I ran out to check on one just south of town on the Center Line Road. The bird was cooperative and hung out on the utility poles here. Its a busy stretch of road with narrow shoulders so not a great spot to spend time observing. Another Snowy was reported in the area (two seen at once) but I didn't lay eyes on a second.In fields...

[Maine-birds] Re: Rockland Junco

I think that the lack of an abrupt meeting of the dark head, throat, and chest to the brownish sides, would make this a slate-colored. In slate-colored, the dark head, throat, and chest diffuses more into the brown sides as this bird shows. -KyleOn Saturday, November 29, 2014 6:48:17 AM UTC-4, Don Reimer wrote: An apparent Oregon-type junco visited the yard and feeders at 133 Water Street in Rockland yesterday (across...

[Maine-birds] bluebirds kennebunk

2 males at suet feeders at 3:30 Sat. - brief visit. Nice addition to Feeder Watch list! ...

[Maine-birds] Crows/Hawks

Group of five Crows dive bombing two Redtails in Pine Trees off Rt.1 Rockport. Skip/Linda Small 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 --- 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...

[Maine-birds] Rockland Junko

Thanks for the interest and input on the Rockland junco. Having personally seen numerous immature female juncos with varying degrees of brownish flanks (and in some cases, including parts of the mantle), the possibility of a straight forward Slate-colored Junco had entered my mind. And that may indeed be the case in this instance. The extent and intensity of brown on this particular bird lead to an initial conclusion...

[Maine-birds] Townsends Solitaire

after a three hour wait.... John Heath spotted the bird when it flew into the winter berry...it stayed for 30 seconds.. then flew to the multiflora Rose and hung around there for a while.. still hangin Rob Cumberland Maine -- 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...

[Maine-birds] EURASIAN WIGEON, Scarborough, 11/29

Hello all,Eddie Woodin asked me to pass along his sighting of a Eurasian Wigeon in with American Wigeons at Grondin Pond in Scarborough this morning. The bird has been present since about 9:00.-Jeannette ***************************************** Derek and Jeannette Lovitch Freeport Wild Bird Supply 541 Route One, Suite 10 Freeport, ME 04069 207-865-6000 www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com ****************************************...

[Maine-birds] Townsend's Solitaire continues, Freeport,11/29

Hi all, My Saturday Morning Birdwalk group and I enjoyed the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE this morning at Florida Lake Park between 8:35 and 9:00am. It's still coming in for the last fruits of the Winterberry in the center of the narrow isthmus between the marsh and the main pond, but was also foraging in the northwestern corner of the park. -Derek 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] Re: Rockland Junco

Looks like a female Slate-colored to me.Good birding,Fyn -- 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....

[Maine-birds] Rockland Junco

An apparent Oregon-type junco visited the yard and feeders at 133 Water Street in Rockland yesterday (across from former waterfront MBNA building and now Boston Financial offices.) ...

Friday, 28 November 2014

[Maine-birds] Townsend ' s Solitaire

Finally got to Freeport. Solitaire was there today around 3:00. Be sure to wear orange. We saw a hunter who reminded us that muzzle loading season continues next week. Howard Lake -- 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"...

Re: [Maine-birds] Common Redpoll, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport

I, too, had eleven plucky Redpoll this morning, in Alton, ME. Heard them flying overhead and phished them down to a near tree. When they took off, I phished them back. Curious little buggers. A chill 14 degrees, but no wind. A stunning morning to be out.Rob Speirs Cumberland On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 6:24 PM, Kristen Lindquist <kelindquist@gmail.com> wrote:To add to the irruptive list: birder friend...

[Maine-birds] Common Redpoll, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport

To add to the irruptive list: birder friend Brian Willson photographed a Common Redpoll on Beech Hill today. Kristen-- Kristen LindquistCamden, MEwww.klindquist.blogspot.com"What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" --Mary Oliver -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207 --- You received...

[Maine-birds] Monhegan, Horned Lark

Saw 10 Horned Larks near the dock this morning. Went back at 3pm and saw just this one. No Snowy Owl sightings for over a week. I saw a Great Blue Heron along the shore south of Fish Beach Tuesday morning.Purple Finches and Goldfinches still at my feeders daily. -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com...

[Maine-birds] Additional Highlights This Week and Goose Fields Update, 11/22-28

Hi all,A few more of my additional sightings of note this week included:- 100+ Horned Larks and 4 Snow Buntings, Mayall Rd, Gray/New Gloucester, 11/23.- 1 Winter Wren and 5 Swamp Sparrows, Fort Foster, Kittery, 11/25 (with Jeannette).- 1 Hermit Thrush, The Nubble neighborhood, Cape Neddick, 11/25 (with Jeannette).- 4 Harlequin Ducks, The Nubble, 11/25 (with Jeannette).- 2 Red-winged Blackbirds, Community Park, Wells, 11/25...

[Maine-birds] Richmond Uncommon Redpoll

I was surprised to hear and see a single Common Redpoll in the yard today. Hope there are more to come. Turkey was great! Best, Peter -- 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...

[Maine-birds] Snowy Owl - Hampden

Shortly before noon today, I found a Snowy Owl at the Hampden industrial park along Rte. 202 (same area where one was seen for awhile last winter). It was perched on the top back end of a Penske Truck Rental trailer, parked in line with 3 or 4 Penske white truck cabs.( Penske is the last business on the left). It had a considerable amount of dark "scalloping" on it, which up to several years ago would have indicated a young...

Thursday, 27 November 2014

Re: [Maine-birds] Thoughts about hummers in winter

I would add that there is a network of specially trained hummingbird banders who monitor reports of late season hammers, including those found in Maine. The birds (with homeowner permission) are trapped and banded. These records, as Scott notes, continue to provide information as to range expansion, migration dates and routes. Stella > On Nov 26, 2014, at 14:24, Peter Vickery <crescentchest@gmail.com> wrote: > >...

[Maine-birds] Snowy Owl Now, Back Cove,Portland

There's a Snowy Owl along the 295 area, past the athletic fields, in the marshy area on a wood mound near the gardens -- 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...

[Maine-birds] Northern Harrier

There was a late migrating Northern Harrier passing over Cadillac Mt late yesterday morning Sent from Jim's iPhone -- 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...

Wednesday, 26 November 2014

[Maine-birds] Townsend's Solitaire

Everyone early in the day saw the bird, and folks were kind to show us the area, but my husband and I did not see the solitaire, between noon and 1:00. We were the only ones looking in that time block after Rob (?) and his son (who was a little trooper in the wet snow) left. Please continue to report, especially tomorrow morning to see if the bird survives this storm. I will head back. In Bowdoinham at feeders this afternoon,...

Re: [Maine-birds] Townsend's Solitaire continues, 1:30pm

I went out with my son at around noon. Decided to hell with the snow, lets go see a lifer. We arrived just as another gracious couple was exiting. We were able to watch the bird ferry back and forth between a winterberry bush on the peninsula and a large pine near where we were watching from. The snow was coming down pretty heavily and so the best picture I was able to capture was this one (Link). It seemed to want to hunker down...

[Maine-birds] Thoughts about hummers in winter

Scott Weidensaul asked if I'd post the following regarding hummers in northern latitudes in winter: "As a hummingbird bander and researcher, I wanted to correct a common misconception that been reinforced by the "rescue" of a healthy rufous hummingbird in Minnesota, discussed yesterday on Maine Birds, which I read because of my work at Audubon's Hog Island camp (and my long-standing love of birding in Maine). "I agree that trapping...

Re: [Maine-birds] Townsend's Solitaire continues, 1:30pm

Saw the bird this morning around 10; he had been there for a bit (others were just leaving after having seen him). I watched him for about twenty minutes, and then he disappeared (I was distracted by a Belted Kingfisher rattle and looked away). He was around the little pond before you get the lake, in a big winterberry bush.Thanks to everyone who's been reporting on this bird--a lifer for me!Delia in Brunswick.On Tue, Nov 25,...

Re: [Maine-birds] Snowy Owl Fryeburg

Still there at 10:30 AM. This is in East Conway, NH the border is very close bye. Beautiful Bird. Bob Crowley Chatham, NH On 11/26/2014 9:10 AM, Mik Oyler wrote: A Snowy Owl is currently sitting in the recently tilled field on East Conway Rd. In Fryeburg in between Sherman Farm and the small sheep field acrosd from a small pond. ...

[Maine-birds] Townsend's Solitaire- YES

The bird was still present as of 10:00am today. Great views as it flew from a snag on a mini 'island' to a winterberry. Thanks to all for directions and posts! -Kyle -- 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...

[Maine-birds] Snowy Owl Fryeburg

A Snowy Owl is currently sitting in the recently tilled field on East Conway Rd. In Fryeburg in between Sherman Farm and the small sheep field acrosd from a small pond. Mik Oyler North Conway, NH -- 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...

Tuesday, 25 November 2014

[Maine-birds] Bisson's Field - Topsham

I should have reported a large flock of Ring-Billed Gulls scattered over Bisson's Fields yesterday, probably worming. They are often there, but not in these numbers. Close to 500. If you can find a place to park, and a place to stand, they would be worth scoping for a Mew Gull. On the other hand, geese haven't been giving Bisson's much of a play this fall. Maybe a couple dozen "park-geese" if any at all. -- Maine birds...

[Maine-birds] Fun with Gray Jays

This time of year can be lots of fun just driving around the Maine woods. Four of us spent the day on the roads between Rockwood and Seboomook, west of Moosehead. As expected, finches remain few, though we did have three Pine Grosbeaks in the road. The highlights of the day were the particularly friendly Gray Jays. We tallied ten without trying. One family of four came right in to investigate us. One pair rushed in as soon as they...

[Maine-birds] L/A Sabattus lakes and rivers

Hello All,Sabattus Pond had more or less the same birds that Derek posted on his site a couple days ago: 600ish Ruddy Ducks, 300+ Common Merg, est. 150-200 Scaup of both flavors, Buffleheads and Hoodies in good number, 9 coots. 3 Bald Eagles were shuffling the birds around. One Loon and a few Mallard and Blacks.Lake Auburn had only 2 Horned Grebes and 65 Canada Geese.Two Wood Duck from the Durham Boat Launch...

[Maine-birds] Townsend's Solitaire - YES, with photos

I was fortunate enough to view the Townsend's Solitaire with several others this afternoon from about 1:30 until 2:00pm. The bird was seen primarily in the Winterberry along Florida Lake trail (Freeport) as described by earlier posts.It was a lifer for me. Thank you to those who posted info on it.I posted a few (partially obscured) photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kevin_couture/Kevin CoutureSouth Berwick,...

Re: [Maine-birds] Townsend's Solitaire continues, 1:30pm

Tom Hayward and I enjoyed watching the Townsend's Solitaire from ~ 2: 30 p.m. to 3: 15. Very cooperative bird. Lovely pattern on the wings. Cindy EliasOn Tuesday, November 25, 2014 1:38:25 PM UTC-5, Doug Hitchcox wrote:Hey everyone:I just got a call from Peter Vickery and wanted to pass along that he and others are currently viewing the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE at Florida Lake in Freeport. The bird was not seen...

[Maine-birds] Belfast Bay census of Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014

Nice warm weather made for pleasant birding conditions. Twenty-one species were seen with especially low number of Herring Gulls (57). The complete count can be found on ebird athttp://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20669883Ron Harrell -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207 --- You received...

Re: [Maine-birds] Townsend's Solitaire continues, 1:30pm

Hey everyone:I just got a call from Peter Vickery and wanted to pass along that he and others are currently viewing the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE at Florida Lake in Freeport. The bird was not seen for awhile (including during my lunch break) so it is nice to hear the bird is still around. There wasn't a ton of winterberry left so I'd recommend going soon if you haven't tried for this bird yet.Good birding,Doug HitchcoxHollis, MEOn...

[Maine-birds] Lower Kimball Pond ME/NH

This morning there were 16 Common Golden-eyes and 1 Common Loon on the Fryeburg, Maine side and 101 Canada Geese and 3 Common Mergansers on the Chatham, NH side of the pond. Bob Crowley Chatham, NH -- 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...

RE: [Maine-birds] Fwd: (APW) Lost Hummingbird Gets Lift From St. Paul to Texas

I saw that story too, and it's nice that people want to help out. But I had to wonder about efficacy as I read it. Firstly, most vagrants probably perish, as they end up someplace they are not suited to live (like Michigan in the winter for a RUHU). That individual loss can connect to us on an emotional level, as...