Search "bat houses Bangor daily news" for an article published last week; search Maine Audubon for bat programs & presentations; and search Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife for their work regarding bats. There's much going on, with bats possibly gaining a little this year after disastrous declines due to white nose syndrome. Sent from my iPhoneOn Aug 31, 2015, at 1:13 PM, Boots. <bootsg@gmail.com>...
Monday, 31 August 2015
[Maine-birds] Buff-breasted Sandpiper this evening
Brad Moser and I enjoyed stellar views (within 10 ft) of the Buff-breasted Sandpiper this evening at the Biddeford Land Trust beach from 6:00-6:30 pm. The bird was actively foraging among the dry wrack, near the dune grass. Coming out from the boardwalk, go right, and continue for 25-50 yards. This is the zone in which the buffy was feeding. (Thank you, Leon, your directions were perfect!) Hope this...
[Maine-birds] Falcon aerial acrobatics over Flat Bay and other sightings!
Raptors ruled over Flat Bay today - we counted 2 adult and 3 non-adult Bald Eagles harassing gulls this morning, 4 Osprey soaring and playing in the strong winds this afternoon and a falcon duel around 4:30 pm. A Merlin was chasing peeps on the other side of the bay (Merle was following this through his spotting scope!) and caught one. Then a Peregrine swooped in and started chasing the Merlin. Both birds flew...
[Maine-birds] Biddeford Pool: Buff-breasted Sandpiper
The previously reported Buff-breasted Sandpiper was present at
Biddeford Pool Beach from 5-5:40pm today. A stunning bird!
And a juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron was hanging out with some
gulls on rocks near South Point.
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[Maine-birds] Bats
I have seen a couple of bats this summer in Sidney --I think they roost in my neighbor's old chicken house because I see them over that way. I also counted six bats along Rt. 137 from the S. Gage Road in Oakland to Alden Camps the other night. They were feeding over the road. I've seen some on the Pond Road in Sidney/Oakland as well. Unfortunately we don't have them at our house any more, not since spring 2014. We saw at least...
RE: [Maine-birds] 1 bat Kennebunkport last evening 8/29...my first this year.
What is presumably a pair have occupied the bat house on my neighbor's house all summer; have had 4 or more in prior years.In the wilds of West Kennebunk-Sharon F.Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:18:57 -0700From: davidd@roadrunner.comTo: maine-birds@googlegroups.comSubject: [Maine-birds] 1 bat Kennebunkport last evening 8/29...my first this year.1 bat Kennebunkport last evening 8/29...my first this year. -- Maine birds mailing...
[Maine-birds] While on the subject of Bats
Bats on the Brink at Maine Audubon, FalmouthThursday, Sep 17, 2015 7:00pm – 9:00pmLocation: Gilsland FarmMembers: $5 Non-members: $8Maine's bats population is in peril. Biologists will present an overview of the impact of White Nose Syndrome on our native bats and some of the exciting research being conducted. We will also have a short venture outdoors with an audio detector to explore our own night sky.Featuring: Trevor...
[Maine-birds] 1 bat Kennebunkport last evening 8/29...my first this year.
1 bat Kennebunkport last evening 8/29...my first this year. -- 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....
Re: [Maine-birds] Bats...or not!
I saw one bat, just last night (8/30/2015). I was astounded! And excited. I actually yelled to no one: BAT! And I saw one bat on July 31 at 8:28 PM flying across the East Side Rd in HancockI have had a small bachelor colony living in my bedroom wall for 16 years. Until about 3 years ago. I have not seen a single bat. I used to get calls from neighbors on a regular basis to come get a bat out of their house or their...
Re: [Maine-birds] Bats...or not!
Haven't seen or heard a bat all summer in Eastbrook or Ellsworth.
Mosquitoes are so bad that you can nearly be exsanguinated in the
Hannaford parking lot in Ellsworth at night...several acres of nothing
but concrete.
I'm so sad and worried about the loss of our bats.
Lynn Havsall
Eastbrook
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> We have had a resident bat at our home in Cape Elizabeth for several...
Re: [Maine-birds] Bats...or not!
We have had a resident bat at our home in Cape Elizabeth for several years but have not seen any at our camp near Moosehead for several yearsSent from my iPhoneOn Aug 30, 2015, at 10:05 PM, rob speirs <rspeirs1@gmail.com> wrote:Hello Folks,Sitting on the float tonight watching the full moon rise on the eastern horizon I was struck by the total absence of the familiar squeaks of bats. We've always had bats at camp. At...
Re: [Maine-birds] Bats...or not!
Our resident bat returned to its spot above our back porch only briefly in June, but we have not had many mosquitoes this year either.Maggie StricklandHarmony MEOn Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 8:17 AM, Jim Bright <bright6775@gmail.com> wrote:Very interesting, but on Islesford, Little Cranberry Island, which in the last few years has been absolutely so overrun by mosquitos that people took to walking around with two of those electric...
Re: [Maine-birds] Black NOT Juvenile turkey vulture
Thanks, Dave!
Just in case there is some confusion out there, Dave's vulture is a Black Vulture NOT and a juvenile Turkey Vulture.
This might make a good time to review the ID marks, some of which we don't employ unless close to these birds. The whitish (pale silvery gray) patch on Black Vulture is on the underside of the outermost primaries (outer 6). Let's say we can't be sure if there is or isn't white there, as in Dave's...
Re: [Maine-birds] Bats...or not!
Very interesting, but on Islesford, Little Cranberry Island, which in the last few years has been absolutely so overrun by mosquitos that people took to walking around with two of those electric paddles there are virtually no mosquitoes. There are still plenty in the marsh and in the tall grasses but there has definitely been a big die off and the bats are still missing. Cold icy spring seems to be the answerSent from Jim's...
[Maine-birds] Buff breasted Sandpiper
The bird is present this morning at Biddeford Pool beach. When I arrived just before sundown last night and sunrise this morning, the bird has been just to the left of the 7th St trail head feeding in the wrack. Just had the bird within 10 feet!Bird haahd,Noah Gibb-PortlandSent from Yahoo Mail on Android -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207...
Re: [Maine-birds] Bats...or not!
IA few years ago we would see several flying around our camp in Rome at dusk. I do still have ONE resident bat that lives in the crack between the joints near our front door light. I can see him peeking out right now.Margaret ViensRomeSent from my iPhoneOn Aug 31, 2015, at 7:35 AM, Ralph Eldridge <lightrae1@gmail.com> wrote:Ditto!Here on MSI there were never many but always a steady, resident population. Now they are none.Until...
Re: [Maine-birds] Bats...or not!
Ditto!Here on MSI there were never many but always a steady, resident population. Now they are none.Until a couple years ago, I never saw a single mosquito on the island and over 16 summers, I only heard tell of one or two sightings. Now you absolutely must Deet-up if you go near long vegetation, mow the lawn or just spend much time outside.Compounding things here, there are virtually no other mosquito eating critters...
[Maine-birds] Black or Juvenile turkey vulture
Thanks everyone who commented. Here's some additional information:the photo was backlight, I did not see any white on the under wings and the bird seemed as large as the adult t.v. that flew off. It was photographed on the old I.P. road in Eustis where it had been feeding on a moose carcass.Here's a link.http://photosbychance.zenfolio.com/p432832521/h557b4ce5#h557b4ce5Cheers,Dave -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com...
[Maine-birds] Buff Breasted Sandpiper
Thanks to the gentleman from Canada who pointed out the Buff-breasted sandpiper at Biddeford pool beach. He said he saw it at about 11:00/11:30 and it had remained in the rack line all day. Taking the boardwalk that leads to the beach from the BP land trust go right off the boardwalk for about twenty five yards. The bird was going back and forth in the dry rack line. Leon
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Sunday, 30 August 2015
[Maine-birds] Bats...or not!
Hello Folks,Sitting on the float tonight watching the full moon rise on the eastern horizon I was struck by the total absence of the familiar squeaks of bats. We've always had bats at camp. At dusk we would see them in erratic flight, in front of the porch and over the float on the waterfront. Sometimes we would, to the dismay of many, find them fluttering about inside our camp. When we were young there were so many,...
[Maine-birds] Western Sandpiper and Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Two juvenile Western Sandpipers were present today at Timber Point in Curtis cove from 3-4pm. At the eastern end of Biddeford Pool beach there was a Buff-breasted Sandpiper foraging along the wrack line, about 30-50 feet to the right when leaving the path from 7th St.http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S24829557http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S24829783 -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com...
Re: [Maine-birds] Eustis-gray jay
Dave,That is a BLACK VULTURE! It might be worth following up with a more precise locality. That's still a scarce species in Maine.Louis BevierFairfieldOn Aug 30, 2015, at 4:26 PM, David Small <docfinsdave@gmail.com> wrote:After a fairly quiet Eustis adventure, we had some gray jays show up in the camp door yard this morning. As usual, they provided some special entertainment.Also, yesterday I stumbled onto several...
[Maine-birds] Eustis-gray jay
After a fairly quiet Eustis adventure, we had some gray jays show up in the camp door yard this morning. As usual, they provided some special entertainment.Also, yesterday I stumbled onto several turkey vultures feeding on a moose carcass. After photographing one that looked different, I discovered, think I imaged a juvenile...dark head.http://photosbychance.zenfolio.com/p432832521/h557b3ca9#h557b3ca9Cheers,Dave 📷...
[Maine-birds] Kennebunk-Biddeford, 8/30 (3 WESA, BASA, BLSC, WWSC, RBME
Hi all,
Phil McCormack and I spent a productive morning birding from Kennebunk to Biddeford Pool, with the following highlights:
- 3 White-winged Scoters and 1 Peregrine Falcon, Parson's Beach, Kennebunk.
- 2 juvenile WESTERN SANDPIPERS, Timber Point, Biddeford (photos).
- 1 juvenile WESTERN SANDPIPER and 2 juv BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, Biddeford Pool Beach.
- 4 Black Scoters, Biddeford Pool Beach.
- 1 female Red-breasted Merganser,...
Saturday, 29 August 2015
[Maine-birds] Western Sandpipers, Scarborough Marsh
Today on the receding tide at Pine Point, we had three western sandpipers, half a dozen white-rumps and the other usual suspects. What a great location to observe peeps at close range. Joe ScottChatham, NH ...
[Maine-birds] Western Sandpiper Pine Point Scarborough
Juvenile Western in Jones Creek near the Baileys pier.Bird haahd,Noah Gibb-PortlandSent from Yahoo Mail on Android -- 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...
Re: [Maine-birds] Golden Swamp Warbler
Timber Point is a part of Rachel Carson NWR. Parking (very limited) is at the end of Granite Point Rd, Biddeford. Lost of differing habitats with a diversity of species on a relatively small parcel of land and shoreline. Come on out and join us ...Steve Norris Sue Keefer802-249-984On Saturday, August 29, 2015 at 7:30:48 AM UTC-4, Bill Blauvelt wrote:Where is Timber Point? Thanks, Bill Sent from my iPad >...
[Maine-birds] Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Western Sandpiper at Seawall Beach in Phippsburg
Saturday morning near high tide, two very nice-looking juvenile birds, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper and a Western Sandpiper were located at Seawall Beach near the Morse River. The Western Sandpiper was preening and resting with other sandpipers and plovers in the wrack line, while the Buff-breasted Sandpiper foraged nearby. The Buff-breasted Sandpiper allowed approach as close as 30 feet. Further...
[Maine-birds] Sabine's gull continues near Eastport
I was mackerel fishing with visiting family today when a Sabine's gull flew by us and landed near our boat. How lucky is that?! It looked like the same bird that I observed with others on August 27th based on the gull's appearance. Here's a photo:https://flic.kr/p/xX9p9yChris Bartlett -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207...
[Maine-birds] Sandhill Cranes in Plymouth
Thee Sandhill cranes, two adults and one juvenile in hay filed at Loud And Flood roads in Plymouth. Spotted this morning around nine AM.
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[Maine-birds] World Shorebird Day/ Global Counting is just a week away
If you have a favorite shorebird spot--large or small--won't you register it and count shorebirds there next weekend? The Global Shorebird Counting is one of the key events of the World Shorebirds Day (September 6). This is not particularly a citizen science program, but rather an effort to rise awareness for the importance of regular bird monitoring as the core element of bird protection and habitat...
[Maine-birds] Western Sandpiper at Timber Point in Biddeford
The juvenile Western Sandpiper that Pat Moynahan found yesterday at Timber Point beach (located at the end of Granite Point Rd near Biddeford Pool) was present this morning when I was there ~ 8:30-9:10. The bird was with a flock of a couple hundred Semi-sands interspersed with Least, White-Rumped, Semi-plovers, and Sanderlings. Look for the bird with the long drooping, fine-tipped bill and very bright rusty stains on the scapulars....
[Maine-birds] Little green heron
A little green is hanging out in our drying out beaver pond.
Also, a pair of sharp shined Hawks.
HLD
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Re: [Maine-birds] Golden Swamp Warbler
Where is Timber Point?
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Bill
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Friday, 28 August 2015
Re: [Maine-birds] Additional Highlights and Shorebird High Counts This Week, 8/22-28
Speaking of oddities, this morning as I was driving to work on a narrow 25 mph lane I had a sandpiper fly towards me in the other lane. It flew like a spotted. Seconds after it passed it must have turned around because it came from behind and passed me and a short way ahead it turned right up another street and was gone. Now I can't be sure...
[Maine-birds] 8 whimbrels in Phippsburg
On western end of Sewall Beach this afternoon.
Kim Ridley
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[Maine-birds] Re: Golden Swamp Warbler
No Prothonotarys out here since the flurry several weeks ago. We'll be out tomorrow by 7:00 a.m. looking for what's around. Regular Saturday Bird Walk starts at 8.On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 3:12:09 PM UTC-4, panteradeath666 wrote:Any positive reports from Timber Point? Wanted to try for him tomorrow AM. -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207...
Re: [Maine-birds] Additional Highlights and Shorebird High Counts This Week, 8/22-28
Hi all,Sorry, there was a typo in my post...that was a WHIMBREL and not a Willet atop Sugarloaf. -DerekSent from my iPhoneOn Aug 28, 2015, at 6:43 PM, 'Derek and Jeannette Lovitch' via Maine birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> wrote:Hi all,Some more observations of note for me in the past seven days included:- 1 Wilson's Warbler...
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