Saturday, 30 December 2017

Re: [Maine-birds] Digest for maine-birds@googlegroups.com - 10 updates in 6 topics



​Two robins spotted in the neighbors' backyard today in North Lovell!

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Robin R Robinson <rrrobinson2010@hotmail.com>: Dec 30 07:55PM

A Hermit thrush was reported and photo'ed on the Facebook group MAINE Birds page. Jeff Debila was the OP.
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Robin R Robinson <rrrobinson2010@hotmail.com>: Dec 30 07:50PM

A Gray catbird has been reported and photo posted to the Facebook group page MAINE Birds. You have to join to see the posts. https://www.facebook.com/groups/MAINEBirds/
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Derek and Jeannette Lovitch <freeportwildbird@yahoo.com>: Dec 30 06:29PM

Hi all,Yesterday, Zane Baker joined Jeannette and I in our 12th annual coverage of the "West Freeport territory" of the Brunswick-Freeport Christmas Bird Count. It was absolutely frigid, especially at sunrise with a temperature of -16F. The high temp was 6, but was back down to 2 with light snow when we finished at dusk.  We walked a combined 16.6 party miles (about 11-12 miles per person), and drove for 18.3 miles.
This territory covers a lot of the suburban/exurban roads west of I-295, mostly of Freeport, but also including a corner of Yarmouth and Durham and a sliver of Pownal. There are a lot of feeders, but we had absolutely no open water, depressing our usual paltry waterbird counts.
Our count perfectly exemplified what happens when it's really cold and snowy out. Remember when everyone was complaining about "no birds at feeders"? this past fall (full story here: https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2017/11/02/why-there-are-no-birds-at-your-feeders-right-now/), well, as you know, they're back!  So despite some impressive conspiracy theories to the contrary, a record mild fall, no irruptives, and a plethora of natural food sources is what reduces concentrations of birds at feeders. This day, however, feeders - and especially neighborhoods with well-stocked feeders - was where much of the action was.
Because of the lack of irruptives and no open water (we have one open brackish tidal creek in most years now), we had our third lowest total of 30 species. However, we had the second highest total of 1,222 individuals!  In other words, there are plenty of birds out there right now!
The highlight was the rediscovery of "our" DICKCISSEL at a feeder on Desert Road (first record for our territory), about a mile from the store. We also had our territory's second-ever Northern Mockingbird, and a bunch of new record high counts.
Cooper's Hawk: 2Wild Turkey: 11Herring Gull: 3Rock Pigeon: 57Mourning Dove: 48 (very low, no doubt due to snow and ice cover)Downy Woodpecker: 41 (new record high count)Hairy Woodpecker: 29 (new record high count)Pileated Woodpecker: 6 (new record high count)Blue Jay: 96American Crow: 63Common Raven: 1Black-capped Chickadee: 266 (our second-lowest total, likely due to lack of supplemental migrants/irruptives from points north)Tufted Titmouse: 63 (new record high count)Red-breasted Nuthatch: 14White-breasted Nuthatch: 31Brown Creeper: 9 (record high count)Golden-crowned Kinglet: 12American Robin: 61 (mostly southbound overhead)NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD: 1 (second-ever for our territory)Cedar Waxwing: 3European Starling: 15American Tree Sparrow: 17Song Sparrow: 2White-throated Sparrow: 3Dark-eyed Junco: 106 (new record high)Northern Cardinal: 35 (new record high)DICKCISSEL: 1 immature male.House Finch: 9American Goldfinch: 205 (new record high, by far!)House Sparrow: 12
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Sean Hatch <seanarih@gmail.com>: Dec 30 08:06AM -0800

Since Dec. 22 I've had 3 Fox Sparrows scratching beneath my feeders. I've seen them everyday since. I don't always see the 3 at once but I saw 3 on the 22nd and 3 yesterday. So all 3 have been around a week plus. What a treat!!
Steve Plumb <voiceofthefair@gmail.com>: Dec 29 05:43PM -0500

As much as I love birds and hearing about others sightings, this kind of message seems to be inappropriate for this list.
It does not include any location information or even who has seen the bird. (so I might at least guess what part of the state is involved). I am not a facebook member so the link won't work for me.
 
I believe anyone on facebook who want to hear what is happening on the Mainebirds facebook page can get the updates directly from the source.
 
If these messages ARE helpful for people then please tell me to flap my wings and fly away. But I feel they don't fit in with the rest of what is posted here.
 
Thanks,
Steve Plumb
 
Robin R Robinson <rrrobinson2010@hotmail.com>: Dec 30 01:12AM

My understanding of the purpose of the Google group Maine Birds List Serve is as an alert system for sightings of rare birds. To this end, I have forwarded sightings of rare birds as they have been reported to the Facebook group MAINE Birds. I do not include info other than the town as the reader can follow the link provided to the Facebook group where the OP can be contacted. If the members of the Google group list serve find this to be more trouble than it is worth (would rather not know at all than follow a link), I'll gladly abstain once informed by the moderator of that wish.
 
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Sent: Friday, December 29, 2017 5:43:40 PM
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Subject: Re: [Maine-birds] Berwick Pine warbler
 
As much as I love birds and hearing about others sightings, this kind of message seems to be inappropriate for this list.
It does not include any location information or even who has seen the bird. (so I might at least guess what part of the state is involved). I am not a facebook member so the link won't work for me.
 
I believe anyone on facebook who want to hear what is happening on the Mainebirds facebook page can get the updates directly from the source.
 
If these messages ARE helpful for people then please tell me to flap my wings and fly away. But I feel they don't fit in with the rest of what is posted here.
 
Thanks,
Steve Plumb
 
On Dec 29, 2017, at 2:17 PM, Robin R Robinson <rrrobinson2010@hotmail.com<mailto:rrrobinson2010@hotmail.com>> wrote:
 
A Pine warbler has just been reported and posted to the Facebook group MAINE Birds. https://www.facebook.com/groups/MAINEBirds/<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2FMAINEBirds%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C057b0e303e8e41cd03f708d54f0d9d73%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636501842243028972&sdata=qHks8HGqlGfHNiGV7j8WicCqglP9c3hQCzelikfDi24%3D&reserved=0>
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Kristen Lindquist <kelindquist@gmail.com>: Dec 29 08:30PM -0500

I personally appreciate the posts--thank you, Robin. They're no different
than any other second-hand report passed along to let people know about
interesting birds being seen around the state, and the location of the bird
IS included in the subject line (so you don't need to be on Facebook for
the report to be of value).
 
My two cents...
 
Kristen
 
 
 
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Steve Plumb <voiceofthefair@gmail.com>: Dec 30 12:15AM -0500

Thank you all for the replies. I'm glad they are useful for those who replied.
And now I know what a Berwick Pine Warbler is. :-) It is just an ordinary though rare Pine Warbler from Berwick. Pardon my inexperience.
I will find a roost now and poke my head under a wing.
 
Steve
 
chrwsu@myfairpoint.net: Dec 30 06:01AM -0500

I'm not complaining.&nbsp; The more options we have for finding good birds, the better.&nbsp; But is there a way to access this information for those of who do not do Facebook, and who do not wish to be involved with Facebook?
 
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My understanding of the purpose of the Google group Maine Birds List Serve is as an alert system for sightings of rare birds. To this end, I have forwarded sightings of rare birds as they have been reported to the Facebook group MAINE Birds. I do not include info other than the town as the reader can follow the link provided to the Facebook group where the OP can be contacted. If the members of the Google group list serve find this to be more trouble than it is worth (would rather not know at all than follow a link), I'll gladly abstain once informed by the moderator of that wish.
 
 
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Sent: Friday, December 29, 2017 5:43:40 PM
To: Robin R Robinson
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Subject: Re: [Maine-birds] Berwick Pine warbler
 
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As much as I love birds and hearing about others sightings, this kind of message seems to be inappropriate for this list.
It does not include any location information or even who has seen the bird. (so I might at least guess what part of the state is involved). I am not a facebook member so the link won't work for me.
 
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I believe anyone on facebook who want to hear what is happening on the Mainebirds facebook page can get the updates directly from the source.
 
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If these messages ARE helpful for people then please tell me to flap my wings and fly away. But I feel they don't fit in with the rest of what is posted here.
 
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Thanks,
 
Steve Plumb
 
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Derek and Jeannette Lovitch <freeportwildbird@yahoo.com>: Dec 29 05:12PM -0500

Hi all,
My observations of note this week included the following:
- 7 Lesser and 1 Greater Scaup, Marginal Way, Ogunquit, 12/26 (with Jeannette).
- 2 drake BARROW'S GOLDENEYES, Freeport Town Wharf, 12/27.
- 2 adult Glaucous Gulls and 2 1st-winter Iceland Gulls, Bath Landfill, 12/28.
- 1 immature male DICKCISSEL, Desert Road, Freeport, 12/29 (during Freeport-Brunswick Christmas Bird Count with Zane Baker and Jeannette). By plumage and proximity, this is the bird that was last seen at the store on 12/15. I'll post a complete territory tally tomorrow with some interesting numbers.
 
...at least for Maine. On Christmas in Gloucester, MA, we found a Ross's Goose!
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