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Wednesday, 31 October 2018

[Maine-birds] Dyer Pt, Cape Eliz late afternoon

Hi all -- The perennial Harlequins are on station at Dyer Point. In today's strong onshore winds, high tide, and significant chop, I was only able to pick out 5 of 'em. Also 4 N. Gannets and 3 Ww Scoters flew by. Around the white-washed brick building there were 2 White-crowned Sparrows, 2 Song Sparrows and a few juncos.

At Pond Cove (also in Cape Eliz) I found an offshore R-t Loon in my scope while a Carolina Wren trilled behind me.

Nice way to end October; and more nutritious than Snickers bars for Halloween.

Cheers,

Craig K

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[Maine-birds] Sandy Point Morning Flight, 10/31.

Hi all,

A light flight passed over and through Sandy Point Beach, Cousin's Island, Yarmouth this morning. There was nice diversity for the late date, and the dawn was crisp but very pleasant. Based on the upcoming forecast, the late date, and my schedule, this was quite possibly my last visit of the season, so it was nice to finish solidly - and not shivering!

7:14-9:20am.

36F, mostly clear, calm to very light W

54 Dark-eyed Juncos

42 Ruby-crowned Kinglets

39 American Robins

29 Golden-crowned Kinglets

25 Yellow-rumped Warblers

19 Brown Creepers (*2nd highest total)

10 unidentified

9 Black-capped Chickadees

6 Hermit Thrushes (inc. one crossing at 8:45)

4 White-throated Sparrows

3 Swamp Sparrows

3 Fox Sparrows (*new record high. Unusual behavior, too. 1st crossing record, and at 8:35am. One other attempted a cross before turning around. Third was in bushes).

3 Palm Warblers

2 Red-breasted Nuthatches

2 unidentified kinglets

2 Common Redpolls (2nd morning flight record)

2 Snow Buntings

1 Greater Yellowlegs

1 BLUE-HEADED VIREO

1 Blue Jay

1 American Pipit

1 Pine Siskin

x Song Sparrows

T= 259

-Derek

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Tuesday, 30 October 2018

[Maine-birds] Not Great Black Hawk

Thanks to all for replies to my request for ID help. I am now certain the bird I saw was NOT the Black Hawk. Most likely a juvenile eagle. Good luck to other birders!

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[Maine-birds] Great Black Hawk ID?

I just had a not great view of a raptor soaring high over area where GRBH was seen this am. Long all dark wings and darkish tail. Looked like lots of whitish in chest but rest of body mottled dark. There was also some white in rump area but too high to tell where. Can't rule out other raptors. Does anyone have a photo of the bird soaring? Does my description rule it out?

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[Maine-birds] No Great Black Hawk as of 12:30pm

Hi all,
Having not seen any posts here, I checked in with a few people who had been out looking, and as you may have guessed, there have been no additional sightings.
-Derek

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Re: [Maine-birds] An Immature Great Black Hawk made an appearance at the Eastern Promenade around 3:10 this afternoon

Check that, may have been a red tail.

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On Oct 30, 2018, at 8:56 AM, Dave Cowan <dcowan01@maine.rr.com> wrote:

Just saw him up high, between Loring and treatment plant. Flew back toward Loring.

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On Oct 29, 2018, at 9:43 PM, Richard Garrigus <rgarrigus@meca.edu> wrote:

I'll be there too, Ian.
Just now seeing this on the rare bird reports, so tomorrow morning will be my first attempt at it here. If successful, my second beholding...

I have a beard too, everybody, and binoculars, but don't confuse me for a hipster!

On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 6:57 PM, Ian Carlsen <i.a.carlsen@gmail.com> wrote:
Great Black Hawk was not seen around the Loring Memorial or Mid-slope Trail as of 6:30pm. There was a lot of black to look at, just no Great or Hawk, yet...

Anyone with more information feel free to reach out. I'll be starting a search tomorrow morning around 6:30am at the Loring memorial and then down the Mid-slope Trail if anyone wants to join. Look for the bearded hipster with the binoculars and that'll be me.

Best,

Ian

On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 5:52 PM Bill Bunn <moosetrunks51@gmail.com> wrote:
Probably the same bird that was down in Biddeford earlier, the hawk was near the Loring Memorial, being harassed by 2 crows

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Re: [Maine-birds] An Immature Great Black Hawk made an appearance at the Eastern Promenade around 3:10 this afternoon

Just saw him up high, between Loring and treatment plant. Flew back toward Loring.

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On Oct 29, 2018, at 9:43 PM, Richard Garrigus <rgarrigus@meca.edu> wrote:

I'll be there too, Ian.
Just now seeing this on the rare bird reports, so tomorrow morning will be my first attempt at it here. If successful, my second beholding...

I have a beard too, everybody, and binoculars, but don't confuse me for a hipster!

On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 6:57 PM, Ian Carlsen <i.a.carlsen@gmail.com> wrote:
Great Black Hawk was not seen around the Loring Memorial or Mid-slope Trail as of 6:30pm. There was a lot of black to look at, just no Great or Hawk, yet...

Anyone with more information feel free to reach out. I'll be starting a search tomorrow morning around 6:30am at the Loring memorial and then down the Mid-slope Trail if anyone wants to join. Look for the bearded hipster with the binoculars and that'll be me.

Best,

Ian

On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 5:52 PM Bill Bunn <moosetrunks51@gmail.com> wrote:
Probably the same bird that was down in Biddeford earlier, the hawk was near the Loring Memorial, being harassed by 2 crows

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Monday, 29 October 2018

Re: [Maine-birds] An Immature Great Black Hawk made an appearance at the Eastern Promenade around 3:10 this afternoon

I'll be there too, Ian.

Just now seeing this on the rare bird reports, so tomorrow morning will be my first attempt at it here. If successful, my second beholding...

I have a beard too, everybody, and binoculars, but don't confuse me for a hipster!

On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 6:57 PM, Ian Carlsen <i.a.carlsen@gmail.com> wrote:

Great Black Hawk was not seen around the Loring Memorial or Mid-slope Trail as of 6:30pm. There was a lot of black to look at, just no Great or Hawk, yet...

Anyone with more information feel free to reach out. I'll be starting a search tomorrow morning around 6:30am at the Loring memorial and then down the Mid-slope Trail if anyone wants to join. Look for the bearded hipster with the binoculars and that'll be me.

Best,

Ian

On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 5:52 PM Bill Bunn <moosetrunks51@gmail.com> wrote:
Probably the same bird that was down in Biddeford earlier, the hawk was near the Loring Memorial, being harassed by 2 crows

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[Maine-birds] Sandhill Cranes

Today 10/29 I saw 9 Sandhill Cranes in a cut over cornfield on Bald Hill Rd and Tobey Rd in New Gloucester. Also saw them there last week. I have seen them there in past years, but never this many. Love seeing them.

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[Maine-birds] Inland Common Goldeneyes en route

Crossed paths with 11 Common Goldeneyes this afternoon at Bear Pond Reservoir in Turner, not far from Maine Rte 4. Mostly males.

Cheers,

Craig K

Re: [Maine-birds] An Immature Great Black Hawk made an appearance at the Eastern Promenade around 3:10 this afternoon

Great Black Hawk was not seen around the Loring Memorial or Mid-slope Trail as of 6:30pm. There was a lot of black to look at, just no Great or Hawk, yet...

Anyone with more information feel free to reach out. I'll be starting a search tomorrow morning around 6:30am at the Loring memorial and then down the Mid-slope Trail if anyone wants to join. Look for the bearded hipster with the binoculars and that'll be me.

Best,

Ian

On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 5:52 PM Bill Bunn <moosetrunks51@gmail.com> wrote:

Probably the same bird that was down in Biddeford earlier, the hawk was near the Loring Memorial, being harassed by 2 crows

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[Maine-birds] An Immature Great Black Hawk made an appearance at the Eastern Promenade around 3:10 this afternoon

Probably the same bird that was down in Biddeford earlier, the hawk was near the Loring Memorial, being harassed by 2 crows

[Maine-birds] Yellow-throated Warbler, Wiscasset

While getting a tour of a private facility in Wiscasset this morning, I spotted a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER fly-catching along the eaves of one of the buildings. (Went back later and was not able to relocate the bird.)

Kristen

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Sunday, 28 October 2018

[Maine-birds] COMMON (MEW) GULL - Biddeford, 10/28

Is the comparable to the Mew Gull seen the past couple years in Owls Head Lobster pound?

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[Maine-birds] Chat

No Chat found just now. walked around the pond and looked about 25 minutes.

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[Maine-birds] COMMON (MEW) GULL - Biddeford, 10/28

Just got a text from Logan Kahle who found a first-cycle COMMON GULL (L. c. canus) around 1:00PM at Etherington Pond in Biddeford, across from Fortunes Rocks Beach. The bird was last seen flying south and hasn't been relocated but Logan is still looking and I'm sure more eyes on the scene would help.

Good birding,

Doug Hitchcox
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[Maine-birds] Chat

Yellow-breasted Chat at Two Light just now, near a fresh water pool
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Saturday, 27 October 2018

Re: [Maine-birds] Am. Redstart, Camden, 10.27.18

Had an AMRE female on the Manset Shore Road in SW Harbor this morning as well. Windy but not raining yet at that time.

Craig K on MDI

On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 1:07 PM Kristen Lindquist <kelindquist@gmail.com> wrote:

Among the White-throated and Song Sparrows and Dark-eyed Juncos still moving through my yard and the neighborhood, spotted a late American Redstart this afternoon. A nice fall surprise!

Kristen

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[Maine-birds] Fox Sparrow, Skowhegan

Also a Fox Sparrow here in Wiscasset scratching near my feeders. The Pine Siskin numbers are increasing. Yesterday I counted 7. Today 30+ so far.

Fox Sparrow imagehttps:

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[Maine-birds] big birds and little ones

I stopped on Knox Ridge this morning and counted 17 Bald Eagles at the composting facility, 3 juveniles the rest adults, most I have seen there since last winter. I then observed a family of crows at Hilltop raiding the dumpster, one acting as lookout while the other 2 disappeared into its depths.

The feeders are busy this afternoon in driving snow mix;

3 bluejays discovered there are peanuts and have been selecting them out to cache.

2 Hairy woodpeckers

1 downy woodpecker

4 Titmice

10 + chickadees

RB nuthatches

WB nuthatches

1 Yellow-rumped warbler sneaking under the woodpeckers to eat suet

12+ Juncos in the barnyard and lawn below eating weed seeds presumably, they have not hit the feeders yet

6 + mixed Song + Whitethroated sparrows with the juncos

1 Raven checking for discarded eggs

1 obnoxious red squirrel that won't get off the big feeder.

Sarah

Center Montville

[Maine-birds] Am. Redstart, Camden, 10.27.18

Among the White-throated and Song Sparrows and Dark-eyed Juncos still moving through my yard and the neighborhood, spotted a late American Redstart this afternoon. A nice fall surprise!

Kristen

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[Maine-birds] Fox Sparrow, Skowhegan

Almost missed a Fox Sparrow among the leaves this morning but its vigorous scratching caught my eye. Also day 3 for adult White-crowned Sparrow and Yellow-rumped.

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Friday, 26 October 2018

[Maine-birds] Wow..Wow...Wow - Island Fallout

On this gorgeous day, we were on Swans Island (off Bass Hbr - MDI) and the minute we disembarked the ferry, began our extraordinary immersion in migrants. They were everywhere in HUGE numbers. As thick as Black Flies in June.

Birds sprayed off the road side almost continuously, like rainwater from our tires, as we drove island roads. Sparrows were predominant with Juncos, Song, White-throated, White-crowned and Chipping most obvious.

But, thrushes were there in astonishing numbers, as well, as were Yellow-rumped Warblers. The second most common warbler were Palm's but there were many others that I'd like to have spent time going after, had we had the time to do so.

What a treat!

Rob Speirs

[Maine-birds] Additional Highlights This Week, 10/20-26

Hi all,

My other highlights over the past seven days included:

- 2 White-rumped Sandpipers, 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper 4 Pectoral Sandpipers, 40 American Pipits, etc, Highland Road, Brunswick, 10/20 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

- 1 continuing adult SNOW GOOSE, Pennellville Road, Brunswick, 10/20 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

- 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 1 Red-eyed Vireo, 1 Common Yellowthroat, 1 Field Sparrow, etc, Kettle Cove, Cape Elizabeth, 10/21 (with Pat Moynahan).

- 2 very early BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, Florida Lake Park, 10/22 (my earliest ever in Maine).

- 1 Fox Sparrow (FOF), our yard in Pownal, 10/23.

- massive fallout of White-throated Sparrows and Dark-eyed Juncos, with smaller numbers of other expected migrants, around Greater Freeport, morning of 10/24.

- 1 female EVENING GROSBEAK, our yard in Pownal, 10/24 (seen by Jeannette).

- 1 YELLOW WARBLER, around the store's yard here in Freeport, 10/24.
- 1 "INTERIOR/BAY" NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW, 1 AMERICAN REDSTART, 2 FIELD SPARROWS, etc, private property in Cape Elizabeth, 10/26 (with Dan Nickerson).

-Derek

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[Maine-birds] Sandy Point Morning Flight, 10/26

Hi all,

A moderate but exciting flight passed over and through Sandy Point Beach, Cousin's Island, Yarmouth, this morning.

7:09-8:45am.

31F, clear, WSW 7.0 to W 11.3mph and becoming gusty.

w/Dan Nickerson

342 American Robins

84 Ruby-crowned Kinglets

54 Dark-eyed Juncos

48 Yellow-rumped Warblers

21 Canada Geese

17 White-throated Sparrow

11 Golden-crowned Kinglets

10 unidentified kinglets

6 Palm Warblers

5 Common Loon

5 Brown Creepers

4 unidentified kinglets

4 COMMON REDPOLLS (early - FOY. 1st Sandy Point "Morning Flight" record!)

3 Northern Flickers

3 American Goldfinches

2 Hermit Thrushes

2 Rusty Blackbirds

1 Hairy Woodpecker

1 Purple Finch

1 Snow Bunting

1 Fox Sparrow

1 Cedar Waxwing

T= 626

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[Maine-birds] Common Eider raft at Unity Pond

I returned at 11:20 with a camera with no luck. They must have continued on to the coast.

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[Maine-birds] Yellow rumped warblers traveling with juncos

[Maine-birds] Common Eider raft at Unity Pond

I stopped by Unity Pond at 10:30 AM today and was surprised to see a raft of ~200 eiders, both males and females, at the center of the lake. I don't know how long they will be there, as this is probably a migration stop from the St. Lawrence Seaway.

[Maine-birds] bucksport birds

large flocks of robins and juncos around the farmyard.

12 plus Purple Finches including one leucistic - quite striking with its white patches.

small flock of 6-8 chickadees,

two titmouses,

flock of 15+ white-throated sparrows,

and then the usual hairy and downy woodpeckers, red and white-breasted nuthatches, blue jays and mourning doves. The cardinal comes in regularly also.

a bluebird was here two days ago

Mike and Dawn Little

Bucksport

[Maine-birds] Kittery gray-cheeked

Link to ebird report and pics https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49455647

[Maine-birds] Fort Foster Gray-cheeked Thrush

Stumbled onto a Gray-cheeked Thrush at Fort Foster in Kittery Point on Thursday afternoon. Conditions were very windy and cool. Bird was in the woods near the gate hanging out with Hermit Thrushes. Also found a Winter Wren nearby. Lots of juncos and heavy sparrowage! Pics of thrush on ebird. Dave Tucker, Kittery Pt.

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Thursday, 25 October 2018

[Maine-birds] Pipits, Fryeburg

At dusk tonight there were at least 200 American Pipits in the plowed field off Harbor Road, Across from the red barn where Old River Road starts. There were no Sandhill Cranes for the second day

Bob Crowley

Chatham, NH

[Maine-birds] Red- breasted and sparrows finally.

Nice to see a Red-breasted Nuthatch here in Sanford too. Unusual in my yard. Now that I've put a feeder out there are finally 4 White-throated Sparrows and a few juncos too. It is that time of year anyway, when birds are just mo ing. The sparrows which I usually have seen on the ground doing their little dance to get to seed, were doing their best to get seed from the feeder.

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have been enjoying the usual fall birds, including the red bellied woodpecker on the suet and some wood ducks in the yard, still seeing an occasion bluebird too, and was surprised (and pleased) to see a red breasted nuthatch going up and down a tree near the house

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[Maine-birds] Schoodic Point SeaWatch

The period from Oct. 18 through Oct. 24 yielded the following:

Select list of migrants:
Double-crested Cormorant 10,954
Great Cormorant 43
Northern Gannet 1,885
Common Loon 351
Red-throated Loon 58
White-winged Scoter 133
Black Scoter 1,244
Surf Scoter 820
Scoter sp. 1,448
Common Eider 2,791
Red-breasted Merganser 238
Long-tailed Duck 221

Season's Total 84,007

Other species during this timeframe: Red-necked Grebe, Horned Grebe, Harlequin Duck, American Black Duck, Mallard, Bufflehead,
Great Blue Heron, Caspian Tern, Northern Goshawk, Bonaparte's Gull, Ring-billed Gull.

The daily count from Schoodic Point is scheduled to end on November 16.

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[Maine-birds] Webber Pond, Bremen

have been enjoying the usual fall birds, including the red bellied woodpecker on the suet and some wood ducks in the yard, still seeing an occasion bluebird too, and was surprised (and pleased) to see a red breasted nuthatch going up and down a tree near the house

[Maine-birds] Record-breaking Sandy Point Morning Flight, 10/25

Hi all,

Well, that was fun! An exceptional flight passed over and through Sandy Point Beach, Cousin's Island, Yarmouth this morning.

7:07-10:00.

36F, partly cloudy, lt WNW to W 4.9mph and then gusty.

2128 American Robins (*new record. Old record was 1075).

622 Dark-eyed Juncos (*new record. Old record was 290).

267 Yellow-rumped Warblers

255 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (*3rd highest)

213 unidentified kinglets (*new record)

165 Golden-crowned Kinglets (*2nd highest)

135 unidentified

24 Brown Creepers (*new record. Old record was 6!)

17 Pine Siskins

15 White-throated Sparrows

13 Hermit Thrushes (*new record)

13 American Goldfinches

12 Rusty Blackbirds

9 Northern Flickers

7 Palm Warblers

3 Chipping Sparrows

2 Sharp-shinned Hawks

2 Purple Finches

2 Common Grackles

2 unidentified blackbirds

1 Northern Harrier

1 Hairy Woodpecker

1 Eastern Phoebe

1 Blue Jay

1 Red-breasted Nuthatch

1 Savannah Sparrow

1 Swamp Sparrow

1 Common Yellowthroat

1 Blackpoll Warbler

1 Red-winged Blackbird

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[Maine-birds] Barrow’s Goldeneye

Male at Sabattus Pond from Sawyer Rd. No luck with Derek's Redheads. Breezy.
Pat and Joanne Stevens
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[Maine-birds] Leucastic fox sparrow

After seeing no fox sparrows this spring, I have two under my feeder this morning— one brightly blotched with white.

Mary Lou in Sullivan

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[Maine-birds] Rusty Blackbirds Gilsland Farm

Sorry for the omission-the Rusty Blackbirds were at Gilsland Farm.

8:55 am. Pair of Rusty Blackbirds in poplar grove west side of North Meadow. Flew down to path, light eyes seen well. (Poor iPhone pictures obtained)

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[Maine-birds] Rusty Blackbirds

8:55 am. Pair of Rusty Blackbirds in poplar grove west side of North Meadow. Flew down to path, light eyes seen well. (Poor iPhone pictures obtained)

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Wednesday, 24 October 2018

[Maine-birds] Gray birds 10/23

On the Dutton Hill barren yesterday, I watched an immature Northern Shrike capture, kill (by banging it against a branch) and stash a Golden-crowned Kinglet. A sobering display. Those masked bandits seem well dressed for the part. Also, a couple Lincoln's Sparrows in amongst their family group.

On the Mayall Road fields there were at least three clear Cackling Geese among the ~800 or so Canadas. Also, 2 Sandhill Cranes, ~ 20 American Pipits, ~35 Horned Larks, and a Lapland Longspur.

Bill Hancock,
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[Maine-birds] Harrier at Schoodic

Male harrier was hovering late morning today over salt pond on the left just before the two way road to the Point.

Mary Lou in Sullivan

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[Maine-birds] Sparrows on the move

In line with what others are posting, just drove from Camden to Bangor for a meeting and observed hundreds of juncos and other sparrows spraying up from the roadside along the entire drive. Also noticed a couple of sizable flocks of robins in open areas en route.

Kristen

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[Maine-birds] yardbirds

Took the day off to specifically finish up yardwork (HA!).

Deck feeder birds:

about a dozen juncos, with a couple White-throated Sparrows for company

Bluejays

Tufted Titmice

Chickadees

RB Nuthatch

WB Nuthatch

Downy Woodpecker

Backyard feeders:

Handful of Goldfinches

Hairy Woodpecker

both Nuthatches

Titmice

Chickadees

Single Purple Finch

At least the birds are having a good time outside

Sarah

Center Montville

[Maine-birds] Juncos

Large flocks of juncos. What sparrow like birds are traveling with them?

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[Maine-birds] Maine Birds

October 24, 8:30 am - There are Dark-eyed Juncos and White-throated Sparrows under the fruit tree in our yard.

Aloyse Larrabee, Dexter

[Maine-birds] 2 Lights, Cape Elizabeth: lots of sparrows & a rabbit with a collar (?)

These state endangered new england cottontails are part of a study where they were relocated to CE from a captive breeding pen. There was an article on this project in the Portland press herald 2(?) Weeks ago. It is in fact a tracking collar being used to monitor survival and movements. Great photos!

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Re: [Maine-birds] Monday 22 Oct- Jonesboro-Roque Bluffs- huge sparrow migration

I have sparrows everywhere at my feeders in Bangor, and for the first time I have parking-lot sparrows (House Sparrows) as well.

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Yes everywhere in Freeport
Dan Nickerson

On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 12:31 PM Carol Muth <suzmuth@gmail.com> wrote:
At 9:15 in the morning we drove from Johnson Cove Rd via Roque Bluffs Rd to Great Cove Rd ending at Rte 1 - and between 4:00 and 5:00pm returning the same route and adding Roque Bluffs State Park to boat launch at Long Pond --all along the way, morning and later- many many many small flocks of sparrows, 80%- 90% DEJU, WTSP, the remainder Tree Sparrows, and White-crowned with (at the park) Savannah Sparrows.
We have never seen this many sparrows at one time in one area ever. There were probably thousands, but since it was difficult to count, the birds being in the shrubs when not on the gravel at the roadside, I will say, at the very least, hundreds of birds. The Juncos were especially overwhelming in their numbers all along the way. Sometimes every few hundred yards a flock of them.
It was an astonishing experience for us.We didn't have opportunity to stop in the morning (having a scheduled appt.) but on the way back we stopped several times (the road is narrow with many glacial moraine "dips" so it is difficult to park without causing a dangerous situation for the infrequent traffic which doesn't usually include parked birders. Roque Bluffs State Park had shadows, but in the sunny spots the birds were there along Schoppee Rd.
On busy Rte 1 the traffic must have scattered the flocks because there weren't many to be seen.
I thought I would see many reports of this today. Did no one else have these sparrows in abundance?

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Tuesday, 23 October 2018

[Maine-birds] Monday 22 Oct- Jonesboro-Roque Bluffs- huge sparrow migration

Plenty here inMilbridge, too!

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[Maine-birds] Re: New England Cottontail

Guess this will finish up this non-bird discussion but I received a reply from Cory Stearns at the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. He shared this info:

This rabbit was released as part of Maine's translocation program. He was born at Queen's Zoo in New York this summer, and was released at Two Lights SP on 9/21/18. Being born in captivity he is probably just used to having people around, so he didn't perceive you as a threat until you were very close to him.

So it's a New England Cottontail, not an Eastern, and there's an article about their recent southern Maine re-introduction program:

https://www.pressherald.com/2018/10/07/the-bunny-hope/

(thanks to Scott Richardson for the link)

I hope it can somehow avoid the Gray Foxes which are crazy prolific around here. Been seeing families of Grays all season, and I snapped some pics of a very well-fed looking bunch dining on fermented crab apples on someone's lawn in broad daylight a short time ago.

Sean Smith

[Maine-birds] Sabattus Pond, Sabattus, 10/23 (REDH, late shorebirds)

Hi all,
I apologize for yet another post today, but it's been a good day! Next up today was Sabattus Pond with Jeannette.

953 Ruddy Ducks
286 Mallards
101 Lesser Scaup
63 Greater Scaup
57 Canada Geese
48 Buffleheads
34 American Black Ducks
31 Hooded Mergansers
~30 Scaup sp.
27! Pectoral Sandpipers
26 Ring-necked Ducks
6 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS
4 REDHEADS (observed from Riley Road)
2 Common Goldeneyes
2 Dunlin
1 Black Scoter
1 Great Blue Heron
1 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER
1 Snow Bunting

-Derek

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[Maine-birds] Sandy Point Morning Flight, 10/23

Hi all,
A very light flight passed over and through Sandy Point Beach, Cousin's Island, Yarmouth this morning. But a surprising assortment of late warblers kept things interesting.

38 Golden-crowned Kinglets
29 Yellow-rumped Warbler
24 Ruby-crowned Kinglets
13 White-throated Sparrows
11 American Robins
6 Palm Warblers
6 unidentified
5 Chipping Sparrows
4 Unidentified kinglets
3 Red-breasted Mergansers
3 Savannah Sparrows
3 White-crowned Sparrows
2 Buffleheads
2 Common Loons
2 Brown Creepers
2 Swamp Sparrows
2 AMERICAN REDSTARTS (very late)
2 Common Yellowthroats
2 Purple Finches
1 Northern Flicker
1 Hermit Thrush
1 NORTHERN PARULA
1 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER
1 Rusty Blackbird

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Re: [Maine-birds] Monday 22 Oct- Jonesboro-Roque Bluffs- huge sparrow migration

Yes everywhere in Freeport

Dan Nickerson

On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 12:31 PM Carol Muth <suzmuth@gmail.com> wrote:

At 9:15 in the morning we drove from Johnson Cove Rd via Roque Bluffs Rd to Great Cove Rd ending at Rte 1 - and between 4:00 and 5:00pm returning the same route and adding Roque Bluffs State Park to boat launch at Long Pond --all along the way, morning and later- many many many small flocks of sparrows, 80%- 90% DEJU, WTSP, the remainder Tree Sparrows, and White-crowned with (at the park) Savannah Sparrows.
We have never seen this many sparrows at one time in one area ever. There were probably thousands, but since it was difficult to count, the birds being in the shrubs when not on the gravel at the roadside, I will say, at the very least, hundreds of birds. The Juncos were especially overwhelming in their numbers all along the way. Sometimes every few hundred yards a flock of them.
It was an astonishing experience for us.We didn't have opportunity to stop in the morning (having a scheduled appt.) but on the way back we stopped several times (the road is narrow with many glacial moraine "dips" so it is difficult to park without causing a dangerous situation for the infrequent traffic which doesn't usually include parked birders. Roque Bluffs State Park had shadows, but in the sunny spots the birds were there along Schoppee Rd.
On busy Rte 1 the traffic must have scattered the flocks because there weren't many to be seen.
I thought I would see many reports of this today. Did no one else have these sparrows in abundance?

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[Maine-birds] Monday 22 Oct- Jonesboro-Roque Bluffs- huge sparrow migration

At 9:15 in the morning we drove from Johnson Cove Rd via Roque Bluffs Rd to Great Cove Rd ending at Rte 1 - and between 4:00 and 5:00pm returning the same route and adding Roque Bluffs State Park to boat launch at Long Pond --all along the way, morning and later- many many many small flocks of sparrows, 80%- 90% DEJU, WTSP, the remainder Tree Sparrows, and White-crowned with (at the park) Savannah Sparrows.

We have never seen this many sparrows at one time in one area ever. There were probably thousands, but since it was difficult to count, the birds being in the shrubs when not on the gravel at the roadside, I will say, at the very least, hundreds of birds. The Juncos were especially overwhelming in their numbers all along the way. Sometimes every few hundred yards a flock of them.

It was an astonishing experience for us.We didn't have opportunity to stop in the morning (having a scheduled appt.) but on the way back we stopped several times (the road is narrow with many glacial moraine "dips" so it is difficult to park without causing a dangerous situation for the infrequent traffic which doesn't usually include parked birders. Roque Bluffs State Park had shadows, but in the sunny spots the birds were there along Schoppee Rd.

On busy Rte 1 the traffic must have scattered the flocks because there weren't many to be seen.

I thought I would see many reports of this today. Did no one else have these sparrows in abundance?

[Maine-birds] 1 Snow Bunting in St. Albans

This morning, while duck hunting at St. Albans Wildlife Management Area, a single Snow Bunting flew over the marsh, calling and circling for about 10 minutes. I had good looks with the binoculars and the flight calls were correct for the species. Only one was spotted, though. Sadly, the waterfowl flight this morning was very weak, with a few groups of Canada's, along with 1 flock of black ducks and 1 flock of Ring-necked ducks.

Re: [Maine-birds] Greater White-fronted Goose, North Yarmouth, 10/23

Sorry hit reply instead of reply all.

Thanks,
Rob O'Connell

> On Oct 23, 2018, at 10:45 AM, Rob O'Connell <flashart123@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Still here as of 1043. Not part of the major flock, hanging with a small group that is very distant behind the barns with a group of about 36 individuals.
>
> Thanks,
> Rob O'Connell
>
>> On Oct 23, 2018, at 9:02 AM, 'Derek Lovitch' via Maine birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>> It's been a slow start to the goose season here in the "Greater Yarmouth Goose Fields" but I am now looking at an adult GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE here at Thornhurst Farm.
>> -Derek
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Re: [Maine-birds] Digest for maine-birds@googlegroups.com - 9 updates in 9 topics

Red-bellied Woodpecker at our feeder in Waterville yesterday

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tiny little brown birds - 1 Update

Sandy Point Morning Flight, 10/22 - 1 Update

Pine Siskins - 1 Update

Dickcissel Downtown Portland - 1 Update

Fox Sparrow - Riverton Trolley Park - Portland - 1 Update

Birds at Mud Cove, Lily Bay Moosehead Lake - 1 Update

Banded ring-billed gulls in Bangor - 1 Update

Cape Elizabeth - YB Cuckoo, Dickcissel, Longspur, Pipits - 1 Update

Red-bellied woodpecker - 1 Update

tiny little brown birds

Brad Kraft <bradford.kraft@maine.edu>: Oct 22 04:22PM -0400

Hi guys,

Aside from the usual suspects for this time of year (chickadee, nuthatch,
titmice), I've been seeing lots of tiny brown birds at my feeders. My
novice eyes immediately thought sparrow of some kind but I have no idea if
thats right, or which one. They're very, very small. Here's the best pic
I could take along with one of the same bird next to a chickadee for size
comparison. Hopefully someone will be able to help satisfy my curiosity.

Thanks much!
Brad

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Sandy Point Morning Flight, 10/22

Derek and Jeannette Lovitch <freeportwildbird@yahoo.com>: Oct 22 04:18PM -0400

Hi all,
For the second day in a row, it was an unexpectedly great flight passing over and through Sandy Point Beach, Cousin's Island, Yarmouth. Usually, a southwesterly component (beginning after 1:00am) squashes the flight here, but obviously, it did not today.

7:05-9:12
33F, mostly cloudy but clearing, WSW 7.3mph becoming SW and increasing.

663 American Robins
309 Yellow-rumped Warblers
233 Ruby-crowned Kinglets *3rd highest
88 unidentified kinglets
75 unidentified
54 Golden-crowned Kinglets
47 Dark-eyed Juncos
47 Common Grackles
19 American Goldfinches
14 White-throated Sparrows
7 White-crowned Sparrows
6 Northern Flickers
6 Black-capped Chickadees
5 Hermit Thrushes
5 Rusty Blackbirds
5 Purple Finches
4 Palm Warblers
4 House Finches *tied record high
3 American Kestrels
3 Brown Creepers
3 Chipping Sparrows
3 Savannah Sparrows
2 Blue-headed Vireos
2 Snow Buntings
2 unidentified sparrows
2 Cedar Waxwings
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
1 Peregrine Falcon - actively hunting again.
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 Tufted Titmouse
1 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (photo)

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Pine Siskins

Bob Crowley <crbob@fairpoint.net>: Oct 22 01:47PM -0400

My feeders are being overwhelmed by Pine Siskins to the point where other species can not find space to get to the Sunflower Meaties..
Can the Redpolls be far behind

Bob Crowley
Chatham, NH.

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Dickcissel Downtown Portland

Magill Weber <magillweber@gmail.com>: Oct 22 09:32AM -0400

I had a very unexpected Dickcissel in downtown Portland this morning in the trees along the weedy overgrown edge of the parking lot next to Hub Furniture and across from Fore St. Restaurant, on Fore Street between Pearl St and Franklin St. No bins, but unmistakable vocalizations.

This is one of those spots with just enough vegetation and a few trees to support a flock of House Sparrows, which persist year round on a stream of tourist bread crumbs from nearby Standard Bakery.

Magill Weber

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Fox Sparrow - Riverton Trolley Park - Portland

Brendan McKay <thank.darwin@gmail.com>: Oct 21 05:17PM -0700

First time visiting this patch for a while despite it being close to my house. There was a decent amount of activity in the weeds and brush that has grown up since they thinned out the woods. A Fox Sparrow that was with a group of White-throated Sparrows was the most unexpected find of the visit.

I also birded my neighborhood and turned up several large mixed groups of sparrows with high numbers of White-crowned Sparrows mixed in.

Happy fall birding,

Brendan
Portland, ME

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Birds at Mud Cove, Lily Bay Moosehead Lake

Aletha Boyle <mainelypets@gmail.com>: Oct 21 02:56PM -0700

I was at Mud Cove, Lily Bay, Moosehead for the last 5 days and had a few
interesting sightings:

4 Canada Jays
6 White Throated Sparrows
lots of Juncos
6 loon - 2 winter plumage or juveniles
Found the remains of one Ruffed Grouse, and one live. The remains had what
looked like large bird droppings near it.
1 Ruby Crowned Kinglet
1 Northern waterthrush, bobbing tail
4 Horned larks - on exposed rocks and beach where the water has recently
dropped
4 Hooded Merganser (on small pond nearby)
8 flying Common Mergansers, 1 braving the 30 mph wind and waves out front
Thursday
1 Greater Yellowlegs (feeding in a small inlet on the road to the Lily Bay
Storehouse)
1 Ring Billed Gull that decided it liked the bread I put in the feeder, and
4-5 others

Submitted full list to ebird,

Aletha Boyle

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Banded ring-billed gulls in Bangor

"Jerry A. Smith" <jerrya_smith@yahoo.com>: Oct 21 05:44PM -0400

I found two banded RBGUs in the parking lot at the Bangor Mall this morning. I tracked down information about these birds, and it is included in my eBird checklists here.

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49349361

Jerry A. Smith
Orrington, ME

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Cape Elizabeth - YB Cuckoo, Dickcissel, Longspur, Pipits

Nicholas Lund <nlund@maineaudubon.org>: Oct 21 05:44PM -0400

Doug Hitchcox and I cruised around Cape Elizabeth for a few hours this afternoon.

Highlights at Two Lights SP were a late Yellow-billed Cuckoo (an overdue state bird for me!) and brief looks at a Dickcissel. At Kettle Cove, the Lapland Longspur continues and a pair of American Pipits were incredibly obliging.

Checklists with photos here:
https://ebird.org/me/view/checklist/S49348143

https://ebird.org/me/view/checklist/S49348141

Best,
Nick

Sent from my iPhone

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Red-bellied woodpecker

Michelle <m4gregoire@gmail.com>: Oct 21 02:24PM -0700

At our nuts feeder repeatedly today.
Michelle Gregoire
Portland

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