Maine birds And MOAC mountainbiking

Sunday, 30 June 2019

Re: [Maine-birds] red tail hawk question

Yes, that's a good sign of age. That hawk probably hatched in 2017. Now that it's passed its 2nd birthday (in its third calendar year), it will get its red tail starting with the central feathers. Good eye!ScottOn Jun 30, 2019, at 15:18, Anne Williams <awilliam@bates.edu> wrote:The neighborhood red-tail has an odd looking tail. The 2 central feathers are red-rusty. The outer ones are all barred - brown and white. ...

[Maine-birds] STFC

Still present at 3:30 beyond the sand and rock pile towards the solar panels of the parking lot of Tempus Jets, Pegasus drive Brunswick. Tod -- 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...

[Maine-birds] red tail hawk question

The neighborhood red-tail has an odd looking tail. The 2 central feathers are red-rusty. The outer ones are all barred - brown and white. Does this coloring indicate age? or a strange mutation?And if it's age, when will the bird get its full red tail?Thank you,Anne Williams in Lewiston -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207...

[Maine-birds] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher YES

Still present as of 11:00 AM and extremely cooperative perching on barbed wire atop fence in parking lot at 2 Pegasus Dr. in Brunswick.Julie Krasne -- 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...

[Maine-birds] Brunswick Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

I've had a few people email about directions to the STFC that Magill Weber posted an update about earlier today. Tempus Jets is at Brunswick Executive Airport. The entrance to the parking lot is a the corner of Pegasus Street and Katahdin Drive and the bird was actively flycatching (and calling) along the fence at the back of the large parking lot (and in front of the solar panels and rock pile as Magill noted). If you google...

[Maine-birds] Re: Brunswick STFC still present

Hi Tim,Where in Brunswick is this bird? Nobody has given good directions or an address. Thanks.AndrewYonkers, NYOn Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 9:13:37 AM UTC-4, tfennell wrote:Thanks to Magill for the update. Same location @ 9:15 am.Tim FennellSent via the Samsung Galaxy S7, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207...

[Maine-birds] Brunswick STFC still present

Thanks to Magill for the update. Same location @ 9:15 am.Tim FennellSent via the Samsung Galaxy S7, an AT&T 4G LTE smartph...

[Maine-birds] Brunswick ST Flycatcher still present Sunday morning

Parking lot at TempusJets next to the rock pile and solar panels. Magill Weber -- 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. To...

Saturday, 29 June 2019

[Maine-birds] Three White-faced Ibis- Scarborough Marsh, 6/29

Maine Birders, This afternoon, Sean Williams and I had three White-faced Ibis in the pannes along Eastern rd. in the Scarborough Marsh. All three birds had bright pink facial skin and red irises. All observed at close range. For further details and photos, please refer to this eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S57797865 Best, Will Sweet Sharon, MA/ Drakes Island, ME -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207 ---...

[Maine-birds] Scissor tail flycatcher Brunswick

A scissor -tailed flycatcher reported and photoessays in Brunswick to the Facebook group MAINE Birds today www.facebook/groups Get Outlook for iOS ...

[Maine-birds] EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE continues, Monhegan

Donna Cundy had told me that the big dove was still hanging around out here, calling every morning, and sure enough, I heard it this morning for about an hour and got a glimpse at one point. It seems to be very faithful to the area between the Trailing Yew and the brewery.Some other birds I noted here today include Brown Thrasher, Swainson's Thrush, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Winter Wren, Black-throated Green Warbler, Yellow Warbler,...

[Maine-birds] Re: Rare Waders Grand Slam, Eastern Rd Trail, Scarborough Marsh, 6/28: LIEG, hybrid heron, WFIB, apparent WFIBxGLIB

Hi Derek,Where were these birds in the marsh? I'm heading up on the 9th of July to look for them.Thanks,AndrewYonkers, NYOn Friday, June 28, 2019 at 9:42:52 AM UTC-4, D Lovitch wrote:Hi all, In a rare June guiding-free visit to Scarborough Marsh this am, I had planned to spend a few hours studying and enjoying Saltmarsh and Nelson's Sparrows but instead was mostly distracted by wading birds. 1 LITTLE EGRET - dark lores,...

[Maine-birds] Scarborough Marsh Little Egret

Currently foraging with 20+ other white egrets on Rt. 1 side of Eastern Trail, just past bridge when walking from Pine Point Rd. No head plumes Tim Fennell Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S7, an AT&T 4G LTE smartph...

Friday, 28 June 2019

[Maine-birds] Additional Highlights This Week, 6/24-28

Hi all,My post-WINGS-tour observations of note over the past five days included:- Glossy Ibis have been regular in the saturated farm fields (and even front yards!) from the Greater Yarmouth Goose Fields through Pownal and Durham and into Brunswick. This is a regular occurrence in spring, but relatively rare in mid-breeding season and I do not recall so many in such a widespread area at this season. Still looking for the White-faced...

[Maine-birds] Bird walks near Augusta/Waterville week of July 7-13.

Hello from California!I'll be staying with friends in North Belgrade, between Waterville and Augusta, the week of July 7-13, and am looking forward to seeing some east coast birds. Before I strike out on my own, I was wondering if anyone here knows of any scheduled bird walks or field trips anywhere near there during that week. Thanks!Chris SpurgeonLa Crescenta, CA -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com...

[Maine-birds] Rare Waders Grand Slam, Eastern Rd Trail, Scarborough Marsh, 6/28: LIEG, hybrid heron, WFIB, apparent WFIBxGLIB

Hi all, In a rare June guiding-free visit to Scarborough Marsh this am, I had planned to spend a few hours studying and enjoying Saltmarsh and Nelson's Sparrows but instead was mostly distracted by wading birds. 1 LITTLE EGRET - dark lores, bill length, overall structural differences, etc, readily apparent, but head plumes were not; may have already been dropped. 1 PATCHES, JR: the hybrid Tricolored Heron x small white egret(s)...

[Maine-birds] Clever Jay

Same here in Wiscasset. The Jay's here often imitate Broad-winged Hawk and sometimes less often Red-shouldered Hawk too. -- 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,...

Thursday, 27 June 2019

[Maine-birds] Clever Jay

The Jays imitate my local broadwings at my house in Belgrade too! -- 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. To...

[Maine-birds] Clever Jay

Yesterday I heard a thump on the front deck, went out to discover a blue jay picking moths off the front door (The hickory tussocks are having a good year). Usually this is a phoebe hobby, but I guess I will be rescuing the more charismatic moths from the birds in the morning. This morning I was outside when I heard the cries of the local Goshawks that nest nearby. Looked around, no raptors but probably same...

Wednesday, 26 June 2019

[Maine-birds] BROWN BOOBY - off Vinalhaven

Jamus Drury contacted me today to report seeing a Brown Booby off the west side of Vinalhaven at 9:30 this morning. Keep your eyes out for it if in the area! Becky Marvil&nb...

Tuesday, 25 June 2019

[Maine-birds] Red-bellied woodpecker/Bowdoinham

Eating oranges and fighting off the oriol...

Monday, 24 June 2019

[Maine-birds] NC Birder coming to Maine looking for GRCO and Crossbills

Hello there folks ! Long time birder here coming to Maine next week for some vacation. I've been looking for a Great Cormorant on all my trips to the East Coast over the last few years and have always struck out. Does anyone know of a reliable spot to see a GRCO that is not on a whale-watching boat but also anything near or south of Bar Harbor? I see eBirds but you never really know how reliable the spots are. I am also looking...

[Maine-birds] Jackman area BBS

We still have a few spaces left for experienced birders to help out with a block-busting party for the Maine Breeding Bird Survey this weekend. If birding largely undeveloped areas around Holeb Twp., Attean Pond, Stony Brook, and Heald Pond floats your boat, we could use your help! Base of operations is a well-equipped seasonal camp on Crocker Pond, west of Jackman. We'll be there from Thursday mid-day through Monday...

Sunday, 23 June 2019

[Maine-birds] WINGS tour report: 8 birding days,158 species.

Hi all,I just completed my biennial, 10-day comprehensive Maine-New Hampshire tour for WINGS Birding Tours Worldwide. All but 24 hours of the 8 (very) full days of birding are in Maine. This year, the trip finished with 158 (average ~160) species, but we missed almost nothing of significance to the group members. 1300+ miles round trip from Portland, from Mt. Washington to Machias, and almost every habitat in between.-...

[Maine-birds] Loon chick

Knights Pond , Northport. I wouldn't have believed it possible given the fluctuations in water levels over the past few weeks but we saw a newly hatched loon chick this morning with both adults. This is one of my earliest sightings in over 50 years of observations on Pitcher and Knights Ponds. -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207 ---...

Friday, 21 June 2019

[Maine-birds] Little Egret still in same locals?

Hi all,I'll be heading up to Maine in a few weeks and was wondering if the Little Egret is still being seen regularly at the pannes at Scarborough and at Gilsland Farm. I figured I try both places on the way to my friends house in Jay. Any info would be helpful.Thanks,Andrew -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207...

[Maine-birds] Re: Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Skowhegan

Hi Marianne,I'll be in Jay in a few weeks and was interested in seeing the Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. Where was it along the river you had it? Any help would be appreciated.AndrewOn Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 3:02:49 PM UTC-4, Marianne Taylor, Skowhegan wrote:This morning there was a lot of flycatcher activity near the river with E Wood-Pewee, Least and a lifer Yellow-bellied. -- Maine birds mailing list...

[Maine-birds] Off topic: lens cap found

On Hermit Island's Bounty Cove. Canon 24-105mm with hand made label. Looks like it might have been there over the winter? But is still in excellent shape. Let me know; can send. Vicki in Farmington -- 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"...

Thursday, 20 June 2019

[Maine-birds] Edwin L. Smith Preserve report (6/20)...

Hi all, This morning, I spent 5 hours birding 6 miles of trails at the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust's Edwin L. Smith Preserve (trailhead located on Guinea Road just north of the junction with Goose Rocks Road). Mosquitoes were biting, so I wore a headnet throughout, which certainly made it more difficult to see birds, but no harder to hear them, at least before rain filled in between 10 and 11am. Among the singers were a...

[Maine-birds] Re: Chuck-will’s-widow

Not too far away in Holden our resident Cat Bird has been imitating the Chuck-will's-widow song as part of its repertoire. On Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 1:12:49 PM UTC-4, Stephen Antell wrote:I think there are two. I heard the first one at 9:00 Tuesday night at the stakeout on Valley Road at the Wildlands and then heard one calling 15 minutes later as I was walking back to my car. I doubt the first one would have moved...

Wednesday, 19 June 2019

Re: [Maine-birds] Chuck-will’s-widow

Sorry-the Wildlands are in Orland. The north entrance is on Bald Mountain Road. It's about a mile walk to where I heard the first bird. -- 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...

[Maine-birds] Feather and calls

Garrett,The calls you recorded do suggest a young bird begging to be fed. However, I once followed two young Barred Owls around our neighborhood (I live in a rural town) and their calls were more like hisses. This doesn't mean Barred Owls of this age don't have other calls, but just indicating what I heard this one time.Also, I think the feather you found is more likely that of a hawk. I have a similar feather...

Re: [Maine-birds] Chuck-will’s-widow

is this the Wildlands in Orland?sounds like a great and unusual experience in Maine!On Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 3:49:35 PM UTC-4, Kristen Lindquist wrote:I probably missed something, but what town are we talking about here? Thank you!KristenOn Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 1:12 PM Stephen Antell <sant...@gmail.com> wrote:I think there are two. I heard the first one at 9:00 Tuesday night at the stakeout on Valley Road at the Wildlands...

Re: [Maine-birds] Chuck-will’s-widow

I probably missed something, but what town are we talking about here? Thank you!KristenOn Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 1:12 PM Stephen Antell <santellvt@gmail.com> wrote:I think there are two. I heard the first one at 9:00 Tuesday night at the stakeout on Valley Road at the Wildlands and then heard one calling 15 minutes later as I was walking back to my car. I doubt the first one would have moved that far. Also heard at least two...

[Maine-birds] Chuck-will’s-widow

I think there are two. I heard the first one at 9:00 Tuesday night at the stakeout on Valley Road at the Wildlands and then heard one calling 15 minutes later as I was walking back to my car. I doubt the first one would have moved that far. Also heard at least two whip-poor-wills and two nighthawks. The goatsucker trifecta. Steve Antell -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207 ---...

[Maine-birds] Call Identification Help

Could anyone help me identify the bird call from this recording? I recorded it on June 16th, at 11:30 PM. It continued off and on through about 1:15 AM when I went to bed. My initial thought was possibly barred owl fledgling calls, but I am unsure. Today I found a feather which I also believe is a barred owl feather, but again I am not positive. This would back up my earlier belief. I would love to hear any ideas.Recording: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Y8wN6FcSzKBGnot_VpciaLMK1YjvmpWDPicture...

Tuesday, 18 June 2019

Re: [Maine-birds] Virginia Rail family - similar experience w/ Snipe(?)

This a.m. on Rte 302 on Raymond/Windham line. I was a couple of cars back when I noticed the car coming from opposite direction stopping. First thought was a duck w/ brood but definitely wasn't. Wasn't able to get the best of looks. She had lots of chicks. Everyone made scurried across safely & quickly. This is a woody area - though there is water around - so I was thinking...

[Maine-birds] Virginia Rail family

In one of those probably once in a lifetime sightings, a Virginia Rail and chicks scurried across the road in front of me on the way home today on Poland Woods Rd In Morrill by the bog. Sarah Dr. Sarah Caputo Belfast Veterinary Hospital Belfast, ME https://www.facebook.com/BelfastVets/ Mountain Valley Farm JSBA Reg. Jacob Sheep Montville Maine ...

Re: [Maine-birds] thrushes

Glad the Wood Thrushes are in Holden-for the first time in 20 years I have not had any around my home in West Kennebunk. One or two stopped during migration but none stayed; I do miss their evening /dawn melodies! Even the Veerys are quiet/not present this year. Sharon in West K. From: maine-birds@googlegroups.com <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> on behalf of LNO/MWA <marka@maine.edu> Sent:...

[Maine-birds] thrushes

This morning we heard a Swainson's Thrush near ANP Carriage Road intersection #25, a place we have reliably heard them in past years.In Holden we have Hermit Thrushes every year and a decade ago Wood Thrushes were here most years as well. After several year's absence, we have heard Wood Thrushes several times off Nickerson Road. Nice to have them back in the neighborhood. -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com...

Monday, 17 June 2019

[Maine-birds] Surf Scoter Ogunquit

Surprised to see one off little Beach in Ogunquit 6/17 1:30pm. Sent from my iPhone -- 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. To...

Sunday, 16 June 2019

[Maine-birds] Re: Katahdin Woods & Waters, pictures, displaying male Spruce Grouse

Hi Henry, My wife and I really enjoyed your photos of KW&W. We were there last fall and saw a lot of wildlife too. Would you mind sharing with me the photo equipment that you used? We live in Newburgh. Thanks RobOn Friday, June 14, 2019 at 8:46:02 PM UTC-4, Henry D Mauer wrote:In early June Deb and I joined a group from the Acadia Birding Festival for a two day trip to Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument. It...

Saturday, 15 June 2019

[Maine-birds] Backyard birding in Maine is... wow!

Maine in the summer sure is swell! -- 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. To view this discussion on...

[Maine-birds] Backyard birding in Maine is... wow!

I relocated to Maine this month, from Chicago, after visiting an old friend in North Yarmouth for many years. One of the many lures was the action at her feeders. She's got an old farmhouse, fields and forest surround, sparrows in the barn, usual right? But she gets such great stuff routinely at her feeders! In two recent afternoons at her place I saw the following just off her back porch (plus a bunch of sparrows, doves, variety...

[Maine-birds] Glossy Ibis

Fairly large flock of glossy ibis yesterday afternoon (60+) in a muddy cow pasture on Rt 9 (Hallowell Rd), just south of Loring Ln. north of Royal Rd. in Pownal. I'm a recent midwest transplant, been here just two weeks and have only done backyard birding in Maine, so I was a little startled, having seen them only tropically in the past. (I see the earlier post below.) The neighbor whose drive I pulled-off on says they've been...

Friday, 14 June 2019

[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights, 6/8-14

Hi all,My observations of note over the past seven days included the following:- 6+ Gray Jays, 1 Olive-sided Flycatcher, etc, Boy Scout Road, Rangeley, 6/8 (with Rangeley Birding Festival tour group).- 1 RUSTY BLACKBIRD, 1 Blackpoll Warbler (migrant?), etc, Boy Scout Road, Rangeley, 6/9 (with Rangeley Birding Festival tour group).- 7 Upland Sandpipers, 7 Grasshopper Sparrows, 11 Vesper Sparrows, etc, Kennebunk Plains, Kennebunk,...

[Maine-birds] Katahdin Woods & Waters, pictures, displaying male Spruce Grouse

In early June Deb and I joined a group from the Acadia Birding Festival for a two day trip to Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument. It is a wonderful spot. Pics at my usual link: henrymauer.smugmug.com Click on 2019 albums and then on the KW&W thumbnail.We had a wonderful show put on by a displaying male Spruce Grouse, numerous moose, and some other nice birds as well.Henry MauerHarpswell,...

Tuesday, 11 June 2019

[Maine-birds] Re: Help with identifying a bird that sings at night

That's an Eastern Whip-poor-will!!On Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 9:38:25 AM UTC-4, Kurt Fisher wrote:Lately I've been hearing a bird at night that I never heard before. Sometimes this song will go on what seems like 10 minutes of the time Sith a short pause then start back up. Link to recording: https://www.dropbox.com/s/yfgmve0wrmt8rwr/Home%203.m4a?dl=0 Thanks, Kurt -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com...

Re: [Maine-birds] Abridged summary of maine-birds@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 2 topics

June 10 there were 2 Mute swans on the clam flats in Johnson Cove on Chebeague in the morning until about 10:30.On Jun 10, 2019, at 4:32 PM, maine-birds@googlegroups.com wrote: maine-birds@googlegroups.com ...

Monday, 10 June 2019

[Maine-birds] BBS Block-busting weekend - JACKMAN!

I'm looking for a few experienced birders with a sense of adventure to help me knock off a priority block or two for the Maine Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) in remote areas around Jackman. A Jackman summer resident has offered us the use of his camp on Crocker Pond, with beds (singles and pull-out sofas) to sleep six and floor space for up to four more. He has also offered his canoes and kayak to allow us to explore...

[Maine-birds] Little Blue Herons in the Bunk

Spotted two adult Little Blue Herons, possibly nesting, over the weekend in the salt marsh off the Bridle Trail in Kennebunk, near the mouth of the Mousam River. -- 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...