RE: [Maine-birds] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Trenton, 6/13 via MASSBIRD

There was also one at the Wells Reserve in the 90's.  I usually document those sightings but for some reason did not write this one down. Maybe because it was viewed by hundreds of people for days and days. Does anyone else remember this?

 

Linda Scotland

 

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To: Doug Hitchcox
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Subject: Re: [Maine-birds] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Trenton, 6/13 via MASSBIRD

 

Saw one in Freeport early November around 1980. Hot day on strong SW flow.

Dan Nickerson Freeport. 

Photographed but got back someone's Florida vacation pics. Stunning bird.

On Tuesday, June 14, 2016, Doug Hitchcox <dhitchcox@mac.com> wrote:

For those interested, Rachel Farrell posted the photograph that John Shamgochian took on 13 June 2016 at: http://ribirds.blogspot.com

 

Looking at the past 5 years, the sightings of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers in Maine have fallen in a very tight window:

 

9 June 2014 - Laudholm Farm, York Co

5 June 2014 - Rangeley, Franklin Co (probable)

2-6 June 2012 - Burnham/Pittsfield, Waldo/Somerset Co

4 June 2011 - Blue Hill Bay, Hancock Co

 

Older records I can gleam from eBird do expand this window:

22 Aug 2009 - Richmond, Sagadahoc Co

14 May 2003 - Prospect Harbor, Hancock Co

21-26 June 1987 - Kennebunkport, York Co

 

Another June record pops up in Palmer's "Birds of Maine" from Matinicus Island, Knox Co, in 1936. He also lists fall records from 1914 and 1915 at Matinicus Island and a sight record from Portland on 20 October 1939. Full account here: http://tinyurl.com/h2ub95p

 

And it is hard to talk about Scissor-tailed Flycatchers in Maine without mentioning the 18 June (through 15 July) 1988 bird at Kennebunk Plains, York Co, that attempted nesting. You can read about that attempt in Maine Bird Notes via the Maine Bird Records Committee website here: http://tinyurl.com/z5erbrt

 

Good birding,

 

Doug Hitchcox
Staff Naturalist 
Maine Audubon 
207-781-2330 x237

dhitchcox@maineaudubon.org

 

 

On Jun 14, 2016, at 1:59 PM, Doug Hitchcox <dhitchcox@mac.com> wrote:

 

Just saw this posted on MASSBIRD:

Perhaps a Massbirder who subscribes to the Maine Listserve could forward this message to that Listserve. I'm posting a message from Ben Shamgochian, who is traveling in Maine. Yesterday, his brother John found a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher on the fence next to the road of the Bar Harbor Airport. It was in the corner of the fence farthest from Mount Desert island. It was catching flies and moving around a lot. They left because it had flown to a part of the fence that could not be seen from the road. Ben and John have not had internet access until today.

He forwarded a photo to me, which I hope to post on a Blog shortly.

Thank you for your help.

Rachel Farrell
Rumford, RI

Hopefully someone in the area can go check this out!

Good birding,


Doug Hitchcox
Staff Naturalist
Maine Audubon
207-781-2330 x237
dhitchcox@maineaudubon.org

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