Maine birds And MOAC mountainbiking

Sunday, 29 August 2021

Re: [Maine-birds] Accessing Winding Brook Turf Farm

Hi Weston, and all—I've only birded Winding Brook a few times, beginning last year looking for AGPL. That time, I asked permission from a worker at the barn who was friendly and waved me in as if it were no biggie at all. I've heard similar from others. There are several dirt farm roads, each plenty wide to pull off on the...

[Maine-birds] Accessing Winding Brook Turf Farm

Hi all,Would anyone who has been recently be willing to offer advice on visiting the Winding Brook Turf Farm in Lyman? Any information on where to park, etc. would be much appreciated, as would info on viewing the fields and the birds there. And moreover, are the owners OK with birders being there?Many thanks,-Weston -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds...

[Maine-birds] Falcon: Fort Andross

Peregrine Falcon is perched on a utility pole, scanning the falls at Fort Andross, Brunswick/Topsham 10:30 Sunday. -- 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...

[Maine-birds] Fall warrbler+ movements at Basin Point, Harpswell 8/28/21

Eastern KingbirdRed-eyed VireoBlack and White WarblerCommon YellowthroatAmerican RedstartBlackburnian WarblerYellow-rumped WarblerDr. Jay Pitocchelli, Professor EmeritusBiology DepartmentSaint Anselm CollegeManchester, NH 03102 Voice: 603 641 7397 Fax: 603 222 4012https://www.anselm.edu/faculty-directory/jay-pitocchelliBlog: http://mourningwarbler.blogspot.com/ -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com...

Friday, 27 August 2021

[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights and Shorebird High Counts, 8/14-20

Hi all,My observations of note over the past seven days are here:https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2021/08/27/dereks-birding-this-week-8-14-20-2021-2/-Derek***************************************** Derek and Jeannette Lovitch Freeport Wild Bird Supply 541 Route One, Suite 10 Freeport, ME 04032 207-865-6000 www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com *************************************...

[Maine-birds] Sandy Point Morning Flight, 8/26.

Hi all,A light flight passed over and through Sandy Point Beach, Cousin's Island, Yarmouth this morning.5:57am to 7:50.68F, Partly cloudy, calm to very light W.55 American Redstarts16 Yellow Warblers11 Northern Parulas10 unidentified5 Cape May Warblers4 Black-and-white Warblers3 Veeries3 American Goldfinches3 Red-eyed Vireos2 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds2 Black-throated Green Warblers2 Red-breasted Nuthatches2 Bobolinks1 Green-winged...

Wednesday, 25 August 2021

[Maine-birds] ROYAL TERN — Hills Beach, Biddeford

Jessy and I currently (3:25 pm) have eyes on a royal tern on the Basket Island causeway in Biddeford. Lucky find! Hopefully some Caspians will come join it…Tom -- 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...

Re: [Maine-birds] Nighthawks in West Kennebunk

I believe I saw some yesterday flying over downtown Orono.On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 11:41 AM 'Reid Scher' via Maine birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> wrote:I spotted about a dozen around 4 pm flying into trees next to the Maine SPCA on river road in Windham yesterday. Nice to get clear daytime views.Judy Scher Sent from my iPadOn Aug 25, 2021, at 10:03 AM, Jeff Wells <jeffwells@borealbirds.org> wrote: ...

Re: [Maine-birds] Nighthawks in West Kennebunk

I spotted about a dozen around 4 pm flying into trees next to the Maine SPCA on river road in Windham yesterday. Nice to get clear daytime views.Judy Scher Sent from my iPadOn Aug 25, 2021, at 10:03 AM, Jeff Wells <jeffwells@borealbirds.org> wrote: We had 20 last night in Winthrop and 15 last week near Mt. Vernon. Jeff On Aug 24, 2021, at 8:41 PM, Paul Wells <pfwells51@gmail.com> wrote: ...

[Maine-birds] Exeter, NH Wastewater Treatment Plant - SITE WORK WARNING AND SAFETY ALERT!

The Exeter WTP has been seeing increased traffic by birders in the last few years and this has resulted in some nice finds including the Black-bellied Whistling Ducks this spring and the recent Black Tern. Unfortunately, this means more birders and the need to educate new visitors to the site. Matt Berube, the Water & Sewer Manager for Exeter, let me know that there will be extensive site work from now through...

[Maine-birds] Caspian Terns Basket Island Causeway

Five Caspian Terns with gulls on sandbar right of the causeway. 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...

Re: [Maine-birds] Nighthawks in West Kennebunk

We had 20 last night in Winthrop and 15 last week near Mt. Vernon. Jeff On Aug 24, 2021, at 8:41 PM, Paul Wells <pfwells51@gmail.com> wrote: Delighted to see a few Nighthawks cruising around over the house the past couple of evenings.-- ================================================================ Paul F. Wells West Kennebunk, ME USA "That's the good thing about science: It's true whether...

Tuesday, 24 August 2021

[Maine-birds] Nighthawks in West Kennebunk

Delighted to see a few Nighthawks cruising around over the house the past couple of evenings.-- ================================================================Paul F. WellsWest Kennebunk, MEUSA"That's the good thing about science: It's true whether or not you believe in it." ...

[Maine-birds] Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs, Plovers, Basin Cove, Harpswell, ME 8/24/21

Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs, Black-bellied Plovers, Basin Cove, Harpswell, ME ME 8/24/21Dr. Jay Pitocchelli, Professor EmeritusBiology DepartmentSaint Anselm CollegeManchester, NH 03102 Voice: 603 641 7397 Fax: 603 222 4012https://www.anselm.edu/faculty-directory/jay-pitocchelliBlog: http://mourningwarbler.blogspot.com/ -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds...

Monday, 23 August 2021

Re: [Maine-birds] Digest for maine-birds@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 4:32 PM <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> wrote: maine-birds@googlegroups.com Google Groups ...

Re: [Maine-birds] Abridged summary of maine-birds@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

Sorry, strike the report of Bohemian waxwings. Vickery says they don't occur until late October. The birds I saw must have been cedar waxwings. From Susan GilpinOn Aug 23, 2021, at 4:37 PM, Susan Gilpin <susanogilpin@gmail.com> wrote:3 or 4 Bohemian Waxwings in a row of crabapple trees near the Extension Service gardens at Tidewater...

Re: [Maine-birds] Abridged summary of maine-birds@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

3 or 4 Bohemian Waxwings in a row of crabapple trees near the Extension Service gardens at Tidewater in Falmouth, 4 pm. From Susan GilpinOn Aug 23, 2021, at 4:32 PM, maine-birds@googlegroups.com wrote: maine-birds@googlegroups.com ...

Sunday, 22 August 2021

[Maine-birds] Shorebirds at Flat Bay, Harrington

The southbound shorebird migration has intensified in the past 3 days with thousands of Semipalmated Sandpipers coming through. The numbers of Black-bellied Plover and Semipalmated Plover are increasing and they will really pick up in number in the next week. At this evening's low tide ( such excellent light conditions!) we observed 9 species of shorebird: Semipalmated Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover, Black-bellied Plover,...

[Maine-birds] Gannets

At about 1pm today in the outer portion of Boothbay Harbor, I saw a group of gannets (which I just learned is called a "plunging "). They were visible from the south shore of Squirrel Island. 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...

Re: [Maine-birds] Wilson's Phalarope, Scarborough Marsh

Observed one with a group of lesser and greater yellowlegs on Deer Isle yesterday.TammyOn Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 6:17 PM Charles Duncan <charles.d.duncan@gmail.com> wrote:Absolutely worth sharing!! Thanks for being such a careful and thoughtful observer. I'll adjust the comment on our eBird list!Sent from my iPhoneOn Aug 20, 2021, at 16:39, Weston Barker <westonbarker26@gmail.com> wrote:Today during an...

Saturday, 21 August 2021

[Maine-birds] Nocturnal flight calls

From Robert Dixon 8/21/21 - Eliot yard - 4:45 am-5:20 am - Nocturnal flight calls heard - Veery (3). -- 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...

Friday, 20 August 2021

[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights and Shorebird High Counts, 8/14-20

Hi all,My observations of note, and shorebird high counts for 19 species, over the past 7 days are here:https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2021/08/20/dereks-birding-this-week-8-14-20-2021/-Derek***************************************** Derek and Jeannette Lovitch Freeport Wild Bird Supply 541 Route One, Suite 10 Freeport, ME 04032 207-865-6000 www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com ...

Re: [Maine-birds] Wilson's Phalarope, Scarborough Marsh

Absolutely worth sharing!! Thanks for being such a careful and thoughtful observer. I'll adjust the comment on our eBird list!Sent from my iPhoneOn Aug 20, 2021, at 16:39, Weston Barker <westonbarker26@gmail.com> wrote:Today during an excursion into the pannes of Scarborough Marsh I observed the continuing Wilson's Phalarope with a group of other shorebirds. I originally assumed this to be the same bird that...

[Maine-birds] Wilson's Phalarope, Scarborough Marsh

Today during an excursion into the pannes of Scarborough Marsh I observed the continuing Wilson's Phalarope with a group of other shorebirds. I originally assumed this to be the same bird that Matthew Gilbert found here on the 17th, but upon reviewing photos at home it appears that it is not so. Matthew's bird had replaced (gray) scapulars, as well as a few other minor differences, while the bird that I observed today had all...

[Maine-birds] Re: Carolina Wren in Lubec

We had a Carolina Wren in Whitneyville on July 16, this year...didn't get good pictures, but sure did hear it sing and are sure it was a Carolina...what a beautiful song! It only stayed for a few hours and was goneOn Sunday, August 15, 2021 at 6:24:12 PM UTC-4 Bob Duchesne wrote:Had singing and calling a Carolina wren at Mowry Beach in Lubec...

[Maine-birds] MIKI - False Alarm

For those of you who got the eBird alert of a potential Mississippi Kite in Washington Co. I want to apologize. After staking out the same location for another hour I was able to locate the bird in question for a better look. It was a BLACK TERN hawking insects over the pond. The angle of the light, and distance, denied me a good look at the bill, and the overall whiteness of the chest should have made me hesitate. Had it...

Thursday, 19 August 2021

[Maine-birds] Frigatebird in Hampton, NH this evening

A Magnificent Frigatebird was found by JoAnn O'Shaugnessy this evening soaring over her house on Great Boar's Head!!! It hung out there for close to an hour and was seen and photographed by a few birders. Sadly, Jane and I arrived 30 seconds too late. :-( The bird was then seen wayyy up in Rye, NH near Odiorne by Jim Sparrell about 40 minutes later. Once again, it disappeared before many could see...

Monday, 16 August 2021

Re: [Maine-birds] Help with bird ID?

Thank you. Yes, I got the same ID from Louis Bevier. I thought Solitary at first because the eye ring looked so clear, but the beak and legs were so dark. Also it seemed a little shorter, hunkered down on the rock.All of which shows the difficulty looking at birds in such bright sunlight, and I agree no nearby birds for comparison!HelenOn Monday, August 16, 2021 at 11:38:58 AM UTC-4 chr...@myfairpoint.net wrote: At...

Re: [Maine-birds] Help with bird ID?

At the risk of making a fool out of myself, I'm going to say Solitary Sandpiper. Size is always tricky on a lone bird, but eye ring looks like Solitary, as do the other markings. Someone will tell me if I'm wrong. Wally S. On Mon, 16 Aug 2021 04:47:46 -0700 (PDT), "helen...@gmail.com" <helenras50@gmail.com> wrote: I saw a wader / sandpiper yesterday on the Sheepscot River in Alna. It looked bigger...

[Maine-birds] Help with bird ID?

I saw a wader / sandpiper yesterday on the Sheepscot River in Alna.It looked bigger than a semi-palmated, it did bob its head a bit, but not repeatedly. Shorter black bill, black legs, soft mottled breast that seemed to have a subtle divide at center, and did not carry down too far, then a very clean break to a white belly and under tail. It looked like the wings extended beyond the tail. A slight eye ring, also a bit of...

Sunday, 15 August 2021

[Maine-birds] Carolina Wren in Lubec

Had singing and calling a Carolina wren at Mowry Beach in Lubec this morning – the farthest north I've had one so far. Can Carolina chickadees be far behind? Bob Duche...

[Maine-birds] Green Heron

August 14 - We made a brief stop at Corundel Lake in Corinna between yard sales. There was a Green Heron flyover. As many times as I have been there through the years, this is the first time I have seen one in this area. I always thought the habitat was ideal.Aloyse Larrabee, Dexter -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207...

[Maine-birds] Solitary Sandpipers, Basin Point Rd., Harpswell, ME 8/16/21

2 Solitary Sandpipers in pond near 89, Basin Point Rd., Harpswell, ME 8/16/21Dr. Jay Pitocchelli, Professor EmeritusBiology DepartmentSaint Anselm CollegeManchester, NH 03102 Voice: 603 641 7397 Fax: 603 222 4012https://www.anselm.edu/faculty-directory/jay-pitocchelliBlog: http://mourningwarbler.blogspot.com/ -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207...

[Maine-birds] Greater Yellowlegs, Semi-palmated Plovers, Basin Cove, Harpswell, 8/15/21

Scattered individual Greater Yellowlegs, small flock of Semi-palmated Plovers, Basin Cove, Harpswell, 8/15/21Dr. Jay Pitocchelli, Professor EmeritusBiology DepartmentSaint Anselm CollegeManchester, NH 03102 Voice: 603 641 7397 Fax: 603 222 4012https://www.anselm.edu/faculty-directory/jay-pitocchelliBlog: http://mourningwarbler.blogspot.com/ -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds...

Saturday, 14 August 2021

[Maine-birds] Sandhill Crane Fryeburg

The family of Cranes is Present now on the Harbor road. Bob Crowley Chatham, NH&nb...

[Maine-birds] Blue-winged Teal @ Laudholm Farm

Maine Young Birders Club happened upon 11 Blue-winged Teal near Laudholm Farm. At the pond to the left of Barrier Beach trail. Be aware it's like 6 million degrees out there and there's at least 20 million mosquitos, but a nice surprise and supposedly "unreported" here. If you continue to the beach there's a good showing of shorebirds. Seth M. Davis -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207 ---...

Friday, 13 August 2021

[Maine-birds] Marbled Godwit

Today I observed a Marbled Godwit mixed in with a large group of gulls at the Lubec flats. I first saw the bird around 11 am as the tide was coming in. It was about halfway between the main sandbar and Quoddy Head Rd, and stayed at the water's edge until the tide was at its highest. eBird checklist with photos is here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S93173051Some other highlights include: 1 Whimbrel1 Black tern -Reed...

[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights and shorebird high counts, 8/8-13.

Hi all,My observations of note over the past six days are here:https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2021/08/13/dereks-birding-this-week-8-8-13-2021/-Derek***************************************** Derek and Jeannette Lovitch Freeport Wild Bird Supply 541 Route One, Suite 10 Freeport, ME 04032 207-865-6000 www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com *************************************...

Wednesday, 11 August 2021

[Maine-birds] Baxter Backpacking Trip

For the past 9 days I have been hiking and backpacking in Baxter with a group including Garrett Erickson-Harris, another young birder. There were a number of avian highlights, although the trip was hiking-focused and I didn't even have binocs with me for most of it. Our first three nights were at Roaring Brook, which was very very quiet, despite...

[Maine-birds] RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, Pownal, 7/31-8/1 (belated report).

Hi all,Last weekend, a Rufous Hummingbird paid an all-to-brief visit to our Pownal backyard. Unfortunately, she was not present upon our return from a vacation.Here are photos and some additional notes:https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2021/08/11/a-rufous-hummingbird-in-our-yard/Without in-hand measurements, some might argue that identification of adult female Selasphorous hummingbirds cannot be absolutely certain, but everything...

Tuesday, 10 August 2021

[Maine-birds] Great Egret

Yesterday, August 9, there was a Great Egret in a small wetland north from Dexter on Route 7. It has been several years since seeing one there. A while later, he could be seen from the Old Dover Road which is the other side of the wetland. Only his head and neck could be seen above the grasses.Aloyse Larrabee, Dexter -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds...

Sunday, 8 August 2021

[Maine-birds] Kittery seawatch

I’ve started a late afternoon seawatch from Fort Foster in Kittery Point surveying the briny from the most southerly point in the state you don’t need a boat to get to. Only two days so far and not much to report yet, but have seen bonies, laughing gulls, gannets, dribbles of shorebirds, pulses of swallows, and the usual suspects like herring gulls, greater black-backs, common eiders, and cormorants galore. Hummmmmingbirds...

Saturday, 7 August 2021

[Maine-birds] Solitary Sandpiper (Pittsfield)

For the last two weeks, we have had the pleasure of hosting a Solitary Sandpiper on the large puddle immediately adjacent to our barn door (and manure pile). When they first appeared, they would leave whenever we came out to the barn - now, they rarely flush, or if they do, they simply flutter to the other end of the puddle. We...

Friday, 6 August 2021

[Maine-birds] Sand hill crane fledgling

Finally after all these years I was able to get a picture of a fledgling Proving they nest in the area Bob CrowleyChatham, NHSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartph...

[Maine-birds] Downeast birding festival trips August 13th-15th

Hi all,The Cobscook Institute is hosting birding trips and nature talks from August 13th - 15th in Washington County. Birding trips include a tour around Machias Seal Island (no landing on the island) from Cutler to see nesting Atlantic Puffin and other alcids; a boat ride through Head Harbor Passage from Eastport to search for Bonaparte's gulls, little gulls, and other seabirds; and a shorebirding trip at the South Lubec Sand...