An update on the Owl's Head Harbor Mew Gull from 2/3 - I was with several other birders who did not see the Mew Gull from about 10:30 to 2 PM. Tide was reasonably low but rising during this time. It was pretty slow during that time with few gulls and no white-winged gulls. Even a quick stop at the light house did not yield a single gull of any species.
Alas the Mew Gull was my second miss of the day. I started pre-dawn trying for the Bullock's Oriole in Camden (with the homeowner's prior permission to start before 8 AM), leaving at 10:45 with no luck. Good to see others saw the bird after I left. The homeowner at 4 Central St said she did not have the bird the previous day - in fact no birds came to her feeder at all. During the time I was there almost no birds of any species were present.
And a second location to try for the Oriole if your luck finding this bird is as bad as mine - a house at the northwest corner of Central and Cross St. has a suet feeder out back and a seed feeder. Their feeders were very active on 2/3, and visible from the road. The friendly homeowner came out when he noticed my binocs. He mentioned the Bullock's has been regular there between 9:30 and 10:30, though less so in the last week.
My best birds of the day were woodpeckers - a pair of Red-bellies (male and female) and a flyover Flicker.
Mike Resch
Pepperell, MA
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