Maine birds And MOAC mountainbiking

Monday, 28 September 2020

[Maine-birds] Katahdin Woods & Waters

Many thanks to the several folks who responded to our request on where to look for boreal and other birds in Katahdin Woods & Waters Ntl Monument. Each of you that shared info provided something the others hadn't--much appreciated!Everyone is agreed on Sandbank Campsite and nearby sections of the south loop road. One we're back, I'll try to compile something to share with this group as a way to pay it forward....

[Maine-birds] WINTER FINCH FORECAST 2020-2021

This year's winter finch forecast has been released! It can be viewed here:https://finchnetwork.org/winter-finch-forecast-2020As many of you probably know Ron Pittaway has retired from the position of compiling the forecasts, so this year Tyler Hoar has taken up the job.-Weston Barker -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207...

Sunday, 27 September 2020

[Maine-birds] GBH Sebago Lake Basin

I took a pic of a GBH a month ago and it was underexposed . It look like there was a stick in the neck. Today while kayaking in Sebago in the same location I took a pic of a GBH. Upon uploading, I noticed the stick in the neck. Does anyoine have any advise if I should notify someone? He? looks healthy,I...

[Maine-birds] Another late hummer

Cherryfield, 9/27; Apparent Ruby-throated, sex indeterminate (back view only). It did not find the feeder, but my wife Sandy's petunias can probably be seen from space, and they must be what drew it in.Joel Wilcox -- 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...

[Maine-birds] Bremen

Just had a handsome Brown Thrasher nervously looking around the hedgerow! It confirms my sighting of a long russet tail disappearing from the lily pond last night into the shrubbery. Juanita Juanita Roushdy -- 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...

Saturday, 26 September 2020

Re: [Maine-birds] spartrow id

Great, new state list bird. Sarah From: Marianne Taylor <andale62@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2020 9:07 PM To: Sarah Caputo <catbird338@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [Maine-birds] spartrow id Yes. I believe so. 1st yr bird. I had a couple here in Skowhegan 2 days ago. Sent from Marianne's iPhone On Sep 26, 2020, at 8:49 PM, Sarah Caputo...

[Maine-birds] Katahdin Woods & waters

Hi, Someone was asking about specific birds at KW & W the other day, I think Spruce grouse & Canada jays, and I have deleted the e-mail, but anyway here are my observations from today , 9/26, somewhat limited as did not hit Barnard mtn as planned. Supposed to leave the house at 7:30 not WAKE UP at 7:30 . Am. Robin Hermit Thrush Crow Raven Black capped chickadee Golden crowned...

[Maine-birds] spartrow id

Hi, I saw this sparrow at KW & W Natl monument today and only got a distance shot, is this an immature White crowned? I've only ever seen them out west so my frame of reference is off. Sorry shots are blurry, fast bird & slow camera and walking with dog. Sarah Dr. Sarah Caputo Belfast Veterinary Hospital...

Re: [Maine-birds] Re: WT Sparrow Cape Neddick

Same here in Scarborough; for the last two days we've had many Yellow-rumped Warblers at the bird bath, sometimes up to 7 at a time. I filled the bath 3 times both days. The traffic has dropped off today. Ann HSent from my iPhoneOn Sep 26, 2020, at 5:53 PM, Jim Toulouse <jwtmaine@gmail.com> wrote:Thank you for your excellent reminder about these drought conditions. We have 2 bird baths (Cape Eliz.) and have...

Re: [Maine-birds] Re: WT Sparrow Cape Neddick

Thank you for your excellent reminder about these drought conditions. We have 2 bird baths (Cape Eliz.) and have had to change/ fill on a daily basis. It appears birds may now need our water as much, or more, than seeds.On Sat, Sep 26, 2020, 5:20 PM cathie...@gmail.com <cathie.murray@gmail.com> wrote:Agreed. Our bird bath has been an incredible bird magnet this month! The drought is palpable.In the past...

[Maine-birds] Re: WT Sparrow Cape Neddick

Agreed. Our bird bath has been an incredible bird magnet this month! The drought is palpable.In the past week we have had red and white breasted nuthatches, Carolina wren, various species of sparrow including WT, downy woodpeckers (in the water), cardinals, robins, blue jays, chickadees, titmice, red-eyed and blue-headed vireos and more.Even had several warbler species (a black throated green still in breeding plumage) Fun...

[Maine-birds] American Pipits

On Saturday, September 26 at 1:00 pm on the south end of Seawall Beach there was a small flock of 5 American Pipits at the edge of the dunes. In addition, there were about 200 Sanderlings out on the beach. Danny Danforth-- Loring M. DanforthTelephone: 207-786-6081Fax: 207-786-83334 Andrews Rd.Bates CollegeLewiston, ME 04240 -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds...

[Maine-birds] WT Sparrow Cape Neddick

First to visit my yard this season. I've seen many migrants visiting my watering stations and lingering. More critters feathered or not at the water (Keeping them shallow) than at the feeders. 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...

Friday, 25 September 2020

[Maine-birds] Katahdhin W & W birding?

We're heading to Mt. Chase Lodge near Katahdhin Woods & Waters National Monument for Oct 3-6. We'd appreciate any advice on places to bird, specifically for boreal specialties like Spruce Grouse, Black-backed Woodpecker, Canada Jay, and/or Boreal Chickadee. Other travel tips like restaurants, places to gawk at, and so on are welcome, too. -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com...

[Maine-birds] Painted Bunting

Wow, a male painted bunting sitting on a stop sign in Jefferson. Who wouldn't stop for that?-- Bruce BartrugNobleboro, Maine, USAbbartrug@gmail.comwww.brucebartrug.com•The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. - Albert Einstein •In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King•Political...

Thursday, 24 September 2020

[Maine-birds] Say's Phoebe

The Say's Phoebe was present at 5:45pm Thursday 9/25 -- 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....

[Maine-birds] Cherryfield hummer

One RT Hummingbird was carefully visiting many petunias this afternoon, too bad it was scared off by a vehicle passing by before it could find the feeder. We are hoping it will stay overnight, given the mild weather, and then tank up at the feeder. Our previous latest this fall was 9/14.Joel WilcoxCherryfield -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207...

[Maine-birds] Re: Say’s Phoebe’s Photos

I've added a few of my OK photos to eBird as well, though they're nowhere near the quality of Dave's. A real treat to see this bird!https://ebird.org/checklist/S73995980 On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 2:51:15 PM UTC-4 D Lovitch wrote:Hi all,I've posted Dave Fensore's amazing photos, along with a handful of lousy ones of my own, on a quick blog entry if anyone is interested:https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2020/09/24/says-phoebe-a-maine-nemesis-no-more/-DerekSent...

[Maine-birds] Say's phoebe

Still present at shaker village close by on white fence just after the buildings. 415 PMTod -- 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...

[Maine-birds] Says Phoebe - Yes

Still at Shaker Village along white fence. Turk Duddy Cape Porpoise, ME 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...

[Maine-birds] Say’s Phoebe’s Photos

Hi all,I've posted Dave Fensore's amazing photos, along with a handful of lousy ones of my own, on a quick blog entry if anyone is interested:https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2020/09/24/says-phoebe-a-maine-nemesis-no-more/-DerekSent from my iPh...

Re: [Maine-birds] Peter Vickery's Birds of Maine book

Peter Vickery's book, Birds of Maine, may be pre-ordered at https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691193199/birds-of-maine On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 9:44 AM Stan DeOrsey <jsmd@att.net> wrote:Peter's Birds of Maine book is now listed on Amazon with a "look inside" option. Due for release Nov. 3, price $45, 664 pages. For what it is worth, it notes Say's Phoebe has been documented in Maine 14 times...

[Maine-birds] MACHIAS SEAL ISLAND REPORT 2

I nearly forgot about the Alcids, PUFFINS to be specific. I mentioned in a previous post that there was at least one late active nest. Since then I have confirmed at least 5 active nests on the east side of the island, that is, they are still receiving food. Surprisingly, they are all in an area that I expected to over-wash Tuesday night with full tide and storm surf. Guess they lucked out. Less lucky have been some...

Re: [Maine-birds] SAY’S PHOEBE, Shaker Rd, New Gloucester, 9/24

Still present at 11:04 AM. Great views of it foraging from the small white fence along Shaker RdOn Thursday, September 24, 2020, 'Derek Lovitch' via Maine birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> wrote:Hi all, Dave Fensore and his daughter Sarah photographed a SAY'S PHOEBE yesterday afternoon and sent me a photo last night for confirmation. Dave, Carolyn Fensore, Matthew Gilbert, and I are currently viewing the bird sitting...

[Maine-birds] Peter Vickery's Birds of Maine book

Peter's Birds of Maine book is now listed on Amazon with a "look inside" option. Due for release Nov. 3, price $45, 664 pages. For what it is worth, it notes Say's Phoebe has been documented in Maine 14 times (not counting yesterday), first found by Davis Finch on Monhegan in October 1974. Looks like an excellent book we will all need to purchase. -- Stan DeOrsey jsmd@att.net -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207 ---...

[Maine-birds] MACHIAS SEAL ISLAND REPORT

Well, the dying hurricane passed through ....... actually nearly missing us ....... a bit of a Teddy Bear as weather goes. Our wind maxed out at about 40 knots ( Kph) and rain was modest at maybe 1/2 inch (10 cm), even though we were on the wettest side of the storm. Bird activity remains low, with virtually no warblers, few raptors and few surprises of any sort. The couple of young COWBIRDS and single ROBIN continue. The overall...

[Maine-birds] SAY’S PHOEBE, Shaker Rd, New Gloucester, 9/24

Hi all, Dave Fensore and his daughter Sarah photographed a SAY'S PHOEBE yesterday afternoon and sent me a photo last night for confirmation. Dave, Carolyn Fensore, Matthew Gilbert, and I are currently viewing the bird sitting contently and foraging in an area of fields of Shaker Village. We are observing the bird from the quiet and safe side of Shaker Rd (Old Rte 26...note that Shaker Rd leaves the Rte 26 Bypass a short distance...

Wednesday, 23 September 2020

[Maine-birds] Sandy Point Morning Flight, 9/23.

Hi all,Another excellent flight passed over and through Sandy Point Beach, Cousin's Island, Yarmouth this am. High clouds to start, a very strong and fast start to the flight, and lots of chaos (hunting Merlins, waves at all levels, vocal chickadees trying to build up the courage to cross, etc) combined to greatly reduce my percentage of identified birds today.6:27-9:55am59F, mostly cloudy to mostly clear, W 7.9-12.5 to 8.4-11.3.1260...

[Maine-birds] Black- throated Blue

I am sitting on my porch watching the yard and a Black-throated Blue male just flew right past me and into the crabapple tree where I had a brief but good view of him. Camera was in the house. -- Sent from Marianne's 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...

[Maine-birds] NO Olive-sided Flycatcher

For those of you who may have received an e-bird alert, after reviewing photos, Charles and I have concluded that what we saw this morning was an Eastern Wood-Peewee, NOT Olive-sided Flycatcher. (Westside trail, Sandy Point) -- 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...

Tuesday, 22 September 2020

[Maine-birds] Sandy Point Morning Flight, 9/22

Hi all, Another moderate flight passed over and through Sandy Point Beach, Cousin's Island, Yarmouth this morning. A high flight and silhouetting clouds reduced the percentage of identified birds. 6:26-9:15 41F, mostly cloudy, NW 2.3-3.9 to NNW 6.7-8.3mph 223 Unidentified 68 Northern Parulas 43 Blackpoll Warblers 26 Palm Warblers 22 Yellow-rumped Warblers 18 Blue Jays 15 Northern Flickers 15 Dark-eyed Juncos 12 Black-capped...

[Maine-birds] Pine Siskins in Skowhegan

I was surprised this morning to look at my Goldfinches at the bird bath and see 2 Pine Siskins with them. -- 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...

Monday, 21 September 2020

[Maine-birds] Re: bald eagle pair bonding at this time of year?

I may be answering my own question... several sources (here's one) tell me bald eagle pairs could be courting and mating at this time of year.We did have a pair nesting in town this year and they were accompanied by at least one juvenile in late summer. Perhaps that was the third bird. I'm interested in any thoughts or insights about the behavior I witnessed....and should I enter it in the breeding bird atlas?On Monday, September...

[Maine-birds] bald eagle pair bonding at this time of year?

Hi all,Yesterday, above the Kennebec River in Hallowell, I could see 3 eagles circling slowly, higher and higher for many minutes.I did not have binocs but the light on their heads and tails as they banked, and their size and silhouettes made it easy to ID 2 of them as adult bald eagles.Every few circles the two adults would make bodily contact, with one breaking from its circle to gently (?) collide with the other.I say...

[Maine-birds] Sandy Point Morning Flight, 9/21

Hi all,A moderate flight passed over and through Sandy Point Beach, Cousin's Island, Yarmouth this morning. 6:27-9:0037F, Clear, NNE 5.6-6.7 to NNE 7.2-9.2.With Tom Reed132 Unidentified88 Northern Parulas40 Northern Flickers29 Palm Warblers26 Cedar Waxwings26 Yellow-rumped Warblers24 Blackpoll Warblers15 Canada Geese11 White-throated Sparrows10 American Robins10 Yellow Warblers8 Eastern Phoebes7 Blue Jays7 Tennessee Warblers7...

[Maine-birds] Bremen birds

Was delighted yesterday with the results of a mid-morning stroll around the meadow and cove: Blue -headed vireo, Northern Flicker, Savannah Sparrow, Broad-winged Hawk, two Juvenile Bald Eagles, Yellow-rumped Warbler, a Belted Kingfisher, and the usual residents, oh, and in the late afternoon a Ruby-throated Hummingbird! Juanita Juanita Roushdy Bremen, ME -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207 ---...

Sunday, 20 September 2020

[Maine-birds] Cherryfield birds

Lately, Sandy and I have been walking the trails along the Narraguagus River and looping inland below the Rte 1 bridge in Cherryfield. This is turning out to be a good place. From 11:15-12:15 this morning we had 5 species of warblers, both Swainson's and Hermit Thrushes, Robin, Catbird, Junco, Song and White-throated Sparrows, Blue-headed Vireo, Bald Eagle, DC Cormorant, Herring Gull, and a few mystery birds. 18 species...

[Maine-birds] HUGO--no

We looked behind Pelreco at about 5:30 and the pannes were empty of the birds Noah mentioned. Also looked at Dunstan Landing: several yellowlegs, 3 SB Dowitchers, etc., but no HUGO from 6:00-6:30 pm.—Charles Charles D. Duncan76 Emery StreetPortland, Maine 04102, USAcharles.d.duncan@gmail.com207.871.9295 On Sep 20, 2020, at 4:33 PM, 'Noah Gibb' via Maine birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> wrote:96 In the close...

[Maine-birds] MACHIAS SEAL ISLAND REPORT

I returned to the island on Thursday, the 17th, for my first trip since April. No surprises and, un-surprisingly, we were greeted by hoards of voracious mosquitoes, as bad I've ever seen them. It certainly makes me wish for my 1st nineteen or twenty years when there literally was not a single mosquito on the island. Not ever! Anyway, the seabird colony is empty, save for one rather late PUFFIN nest that's still receiving food....

[Maine-birds] Hudsonian Godwit Pelreco Building

In the close panne Scarborough Marsh behind Pelreco building with Mixed Yellowleg flock and Black Bellied Plovers now at 4:30.Bird haahd,Noah Gibb-FreeportSent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone...