Maine birds And MOAC mountainbiking

Thursday, 30 September 2021

[Maine-birds] Sandy Point Morning Flight, 9/30

Hi all,Another excellent flight passed over and through Sandy Point, Cousin's Island, Yarmouth this morning.6:36-9:4550F, very light rain, NW 5.0-7.3 to 5.4-6.7mph.1914 Unidentified436 Yellow-rumped Warblers345 Northern Parulas259 unidentified kinglets - (*2nd highest).204 Ruby-crowned Kinglets123 Cedar Waxwings52 Palm Warblers49 Blackpoll Warblers33 Golden-crowned Kinglets31 Black-throated Green Warblers24 White-throated Sparrows23...

Wednesday, 29 September 2021

[Maine-birds] Sandy Point Morning Flight, 9/29

Hi all,An exceptional flight this morning at Sandy Point seemed "blog-worthy." Here's the report:https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2021/09/29/exceptional-morning-flight-at-sandy-point-9-29-2021/-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] Fwd: list

Riverside Conservation Area8:30 - 11:30 am.Wednesday, September 29, 2021Mark Rolerson and Danny DanforthTurkey VultureBald EagleBroadwinged HawkSpotted SandpiperRock DoveRed-bellied WoodpeckerYellow-bellied SapsuckerDowny WoodpeckerEastern PhoebeBlue-headed VireoRed-eyed VireoBlue JayAmerican CrowTufted TitmouseRuby-crowned Kinglet (many)American Robin Gray CatbirdNashville WarblerNorthern ParulaMagnolia WarblerYellow-rumped...

[Maine-birds] Mount Agamenticus Raptors (9.29.2021)

I got in 3.5 hours atop Mount A today (10am-1:30pm) and saw the following raptors (with help from 3 other birder-friends):Bald Eagles - 8ish (3 likely local)Red-Shouldered Hawks - 3Osprey - 2Red-Tailed Hawks - 7 (3-4 likely local)American Kestrels - 8Merlin - 3Peregrine Falcon - 1Broad Winged Hawks - 3Sharp-Shinned Hawks - 2Cooper's Hawks - 2Sharpie/Coopers - 3Partly Cloudy. Great cumulus clouds for viewing birds against. Winds...

[Maine-birds] Golden-winged warbler in Falmouth

About 7:30 this morning I found a male golden-winged warbler at Oceanview in shrubs in a storm water catchment. Yellow crown and wing patch, black auriculars and bib separated by white, blue-gray back and wings, pale gray breast. Unmistakeable. My first in many years. Zero chance anybody can find it again . Sorry, but I don't do photos.Tony Federer -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds...

[Maine-birds] Large flight last night?

Morning AllCan anyone confirm if there were large flights south yesterday (28th Sep) evening?The radar at around 10pm sure looked like it, as did many in the Northeast and BirdCast seemed to suggest the same. Cheers--mco -- 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...

[Maine-birds] WINTER FINCH FORECAST 2021-2022 By Tyler Hoar – FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK

https://finchnetwork.org/winter-finch-forecast-2021-2022-by-tyler-hoar -- 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....

Monday, 27 September 2021

[Maine-birds] Sandhill Crane, Fryeburg

At dusk tonight there were 29 cranes in the McNeil, Old River Road area of Fryeburg Bob CrowleyChatham, NH&nb...

Sunday, 26 September 2021

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

Northern Gannet near Sturdivant Island in Casco Bay at 1:30 pm. Sunday Sept. 26. From Clifford Gilpin and Dick KlainOn Sep 26, 2021, at 4:32 PM, maine-birds@googlegroups.com wrote: maine-birds@googlegroups.com ...

Saturday, 25 September 2021

[Maine-birds] Northern Maine Birds: Cackling Geese, Greater White-fronted Goose, Sandhill Cranes, Great Cormorant

We had a remarkably rapid and voluminous influx of Canada Geese here in northern Maine in the past few days. After the rain, I got out to check on a few of the bigger flocks in the late AM. There were a pair of Cackling Geese at the mill pond in downtown Limestone and a Cackling and an adult Greater White-fronted Goose at Lake Josephine in Easton. These were earliest fall records for me by five days.Trafton...

Friday, 24 September 2021

[Maine-birds] Hudsonian Godwit

Still present at Sanford Sewage Ponds at 11:40Sent from my Gal...

[Maine-birds] Hudsonian Godwit

From Robert Dixon 9/24/21 - Sanford Lagoons - Hudsonian Godwit currently in the shorebird pond. -- 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...

Thursday, 23 September 2021

[Maine-birds] Solitary Sandpipers, More Hummingbirds, Basin Cove, Harpswell, ME, 9/23/21

A lone Osprey and lone adult Bald Eagle, 3 Solitary Sandpipers and 3 Greater Yellowlegs along the rocks at high tide along Basin Cove, at least 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in our backyard on Basin Point Rd., Harpswell, ME, 9/23/21Dr. 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/...

Wednesday, 22 September 2021

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

Stockton Springs. Sorry—there's been a lot of traffic about this bird the past week. I was responding to a post here by Leon Mooney earlier in the day. I shouldn't have assumed that everyone had seen those posts.—C. Charles D. Duncan76 Emery StreetPortland, Maine 04102, USAcharles.d.duncan@gmail.com207.871.9295 On Sep...

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

Where? What town are you in?On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 4:32 PM <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> wrote: maine-birds@googlegroups.com Google Groups ...

[Maine-birds] Barred Owl, Indigo Bunting, Mere Creek Golf Course, Brunswick 9/22/21

Barred Owl, Indigo Bunting, Mere Creek Golf Course, Brunswick 9/22/21Dr. 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] Bald Eagle, Osprey, RT Hummingbird, Basin Cove, Harpswell, 9/22/21

Bald Eagle, Osprey, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Basin Cove, Harpswell, 9/22/21Biology 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 ---...

Tuesday, 21 September 2021

Re: [Maine-birds] Marbled Godwit

Present and continuing since at least 5:00 pm. We parked at Col. Peterson Memorial park and walk past the the old granite block jetty. Might be as easily seen from bridge over Cape Jellison Rd, looking toward Mill Cove. Thanks, Leon, for the help!Sent from my iPhoneOn Sep 21, 2021, at 08:12, 'doooooooffff' via Maine birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> wrote:Still present at Stockton flats off school Street in Stockton...

[Maine-birds] Fwd: Potential Compromised Email Contacts

Good Afternoon,My grandson received a scam email from an individual claiming to be Marie Jordan. I am hopeful that this is a singular email and that there are not more scam emails out there. However, please be cautious of any unsolicited email from "Marie Jordan" with an email address of deyana@aliyun.com. This email indicated that there were photos that she wanted to share. If you received this or...

[Maine-birds] Potential Compromised Email Contacts

[Maine-birds] Marbled Godwit

Still present at Stockton flats off school Street in Stockton Springs . 7:30 am. 9/21Was l vSent from my Ga .6th&nb...

Monday, 20 September 2021

[Maine-birds] Re: Caspian Terns

Apologies that this location was incomplete. I should have said "Basket I. Causeway, off Hills Beach Rd, Biddeford."On Monday, September 20, 2021 at 3:20:53 PM UTC-4 Charles Duncan wrote:2 CATE at Basket I Causeway currently. 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...

[Maine-birds] Caspian Terns

2 CATE at Basket I Causeway currently. 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, 19 September 2021

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

I want to see the hybrid.Sent from my iPadOn Sep 19, 2021, at 4:32 PM, maine-birds@googlegroups.com wrote: maine-birds@googlegroups.com Google Groups ...

[Maine-birds] Sandy Point Morning Flight, 9/19

Hi all,An excellent flight passed over and through Sandy Point Beach, Cousin's Island, Yarmouth this am. 53F, mostly clear, NNW 10.0-11.4 to N 12.8-14.6mph.6:22-9:30.1,017 unidentified198 Northern Parulas173 Yellow-rumped Warblers169 Blackpoll Warblers122 Black-throated Green Warblers58 Cedar Waxwings40 White-throated Sparrows (including at least 6 that contemplated crossing just after sunrise)38 American Redstarts31 Ruby-crowned...

Saturday, 18 September 2021

[Maine-birds] Cr.anes Fryeburg

3 Sandhill Cranes are on McNiel Road nowBob CrowleySent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartph...

[Maine-birds] Clay-colored Sparrow Gilsland Farm

I checked back as I was leaving at 12:15 and the sparrow was still showing well in the garden. Nice bird! -WestonOn Saturday, September 18, 2021, S. Davis (asque2000) <kd7gxf@gmail.com> wrote:The Maine Young Birders Club got some great views of a Clay-colored Sparrow in the community gardens at Gilsland Farm in Falmouth. Seth M. Davis -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds...

[Maine-birds] Clay-colored Sparrow Gilsland Farm

The Maine Young Birders Club got some great views of a Clay-colored Sparrow in the community gardens at Gilsland Farm in Falmouth. Seth M. Davis -- 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...

Friday, 17 September 2021

[Maine-birds] Shorebirds

Friday, September 17.The Western Sandpiper continues in the wrack at Biddeford Pool Beach a few hours after high tide. And at Winding Brook Sod Farms two Buff Breasted Sandpipers were on the plowed fields near the entrance, as were a Baird's Sandpiper, a Solitary Sandpiper, and a small flock of American Pipits - all amid many, many Killdeer. Danny Danforth-- Loring M. DanforthTelephone: 207-786-6081Fax: 207-786-83334...

Wednesday, 15 September 2021

[Maine-birds] Sandhill Cranes Fryeburg

There are 13 sandhill cranes on McNeil Road Freiburg now at 2:30Bob Crowley Chatham New HampshireSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartph...

Tuesday, 14 September 2021

[Maine-birds] NH Audubon Pelagic Trip - 9/13/21 (Shearwaters, phalaropes, and whales!)

The Seacoast Chapter of NH Audubon sponsored an all day pelagic bird trip yesterday aboard the "Granite State" out of Rye Harbor, NH. The weather was excellent with clear skies, light and variable winds at 5 to 10 knots and seas of 2 feet or less. We traveled east to the Isles of Shoals where we wandered around the islands looking for odds & ends and enjoying the beauty of the islands. We then continued off-shore...

[Maine-birds] Sandy Point Morning Flight, 9/14

Hi all, A very good flight passed over and through Sandy Point, Cousin's Island, Yarmouth this am. Cameron Cox once again joined me to count, while Matthew Gilbert and Dan Nickerson helped spot birds we would definitely have missed in the often-high and scattered flight. 6:19–10:00am 53F, mostly clear. NW 3.6-4.8 (but west at cloud height) to N 4.7-5.8mph. With Cameron Cox 251 Northern Parulas 226 Unidentified 54 Cedar Waxwings 55...

[Maine-birds] MACHIAS SEAL ISLAND REPORT

Well, it's definitely beginning to look a lot like Fall as the reports trickle in about departing Hummers, arriving warblers and other such birdy happenings.For the past two weeks, here on the island, the air has had "that feel" and the grass never completely dries.Three weeks ago the patio was over-run with SAVANNAH SPARROWS, from what seems to be a banner year with lots of apparent third broods.There were still a handful of...

Monday, 13 September 2021

[Maine-birds] Shorebirds

This afternoon (9/13) I saw the continuing Western Sandpiper as well as a Dunlin roosting on the rocks at the South Point end of Biddeford Pool Beach. Then at the Winding Brook Turf Farm I did not see the Buff Breasted Sandpiper that had been reported recently, but did find an American Golden Plover and a Pectoral Sandpiper. Danny Danforth-- Loring M. DanforthTelephone: 207-786-6081Fax: 207-786-83334 Andrews Rd.Bates CollegeLewiston,...

[Maine-birds] Hawk migration Freeport

Hello All400 plus Broad-winged Hawk 4 Bald Eagle 4 Osprey 1 American Kestrel 2:40-3:10. From backyard on gardening break. How many did we miss?Dan NickersonFreeport-- Dan's Natural History Blog:Ravenwatcher"An Eye on the Natural World"http://ravenwatcher.blogspot.com -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207 --- You...

[Maine-birds] LARK SPARROW, Freeport Wild Bird Supply, 9/13

Hello all,Will Broussard and Jeanne Farrell just called from our store with a report of a Lark Sparrow in the yard near the feeders. They are there until 6:00 and will try and keep an eye on it.Surprisingly, this is our third ever here at Freeport Wild Bird Supply.-Jeannette and DerekSent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone...

Sunday, 12 September 2021

[Maine-birds] Hummingbirds

Two female or immature Ruby-throated Hummingsbirds feedeing at Thuya Garden in Northeast Harbor today 9/12/20...

Saturday, 11 September 2021

Re: [Maine-birds] Nocturnal flight calls last night

Late night dog run netted about 6 overhead chirps, big flight night. Sarah On September 11, 2021, at 8:54 PM, duchesne@midmaine.com wrote: Another thing that is fun about big nocturnal movements is the daylight fallout activity that follows. My yard was a menagerie of foraging frenzy all day today. Where there were no warblers yesterday, today the warblers included black-throated green, black-and-white,...

Re: [Maine-birds] Nocturnal flight calls last night

Another thing that is fun about big nocturnal movements is the daylight fallout activity that follows. My yard was a menagerie of foraging frenzy all day today. Where there were no warblers yesterday, today the warblers included black-throated green, black-and-white, bay-breasted, magnolia, northern parula, blackpoll, Canada, and yellow-rumped. They were joined by both kinglets, blue-headed vireos...and a Swainson's thrush that...

[Maine-birds] Nocturnal flight calls last night

After seeing some stunning radar images, I spent about a 1/2 hour outside listening in my yard in Topsham last night, and vocalizing birds migrating overhead were very abundant. I also spent another half hour directly afterwards listening from my window. The NFC's that I heard were led by Swainson's Thrushes (28 individuals) and Veeries (29), followed by a good number of Northern Parulas. Many were calls that I could not...

[Maine-birds] Arrival Sheet 2021

Hello EveryoneHere's my spring arrival data for 2021 and years prior.I've loved doing this each year and have carried on with the tradition even though Herb's no longer collecting the data.We moved from Buxton to Westbrook this year, so some notable differences in migrants that were not seen this year like the Great-crested Flycatcher and Scarlet Tanager.Hope someone finds this useful too.Cheers—...

Re: [Maine-birds] An eerie silence

Still at least 2 very active ones in yard intown Saco; one an adult female and one immature. Sharon in Saco On September 11, 2021, at 10:41 AM, 'Alex Barker' via Maine birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> wrote: In our yard today. The hummingbirds have vanished. Mary Lou in Sullivan -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds...

[Maine-birds] Sandhill Cranes

Sandhill cranes continue on McNeil Road FreiburgSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Bob Crow...

[Maine-birds] Sandy Point Morning Flight, 9/11.

Hi all,Despite a great flight overnight, only a light flight passed over and through Sandy Point Beach, Cousin's Island, Yarmouth this morning. As usual, a west wind produced a high and distant flight, but a WSW component dramatically reduced crossings soon after sunrise.6:15-9:2553, Clear, WSW 1.8 to 4.9 to WSW 3.8 to 7.1mph.with Cameron Cox74 Unidentified30 Northern Parulas28 Cedar Waxwings21 Blackpoll Warblers16 American Redstarts14...