RE: [Maine-birds] Stellar's Sea Eagle Chase

Greetings, I'll be motoring up from Kittery and thought I would try Reid State Park.    Dave Tucker

 

From: maine-birds@googlegroups.com [mailto:maine-birds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ingrid Whitaker
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2021 7:11 PM
To: Maine Birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [Maine-birds] Stellar's Sea Eagle Chase

 

Good Evening,

As the Maine Birding community knows by now, the Steller's Sea Eagle that has appeared in Texas, Alaska, Nova Scotia and Massachusetts was photographed this afternoon near the Five Islands Lobster Pound in Georgetown.  It had flown by the time birders began to arrive around 3:30.

The bird appears to be move north along the coast (but it of course may back track) and we're pretty certain we won't be the only birders searching in the morning.  The purpose of this e-mail is to put some structure into the search.

We're planning to be searching the Boothbay/East Boothbay areas.

Jeff Cherry and Andy Brand are working Pemiquid Point up to Great Salt Bay.

Other areas that might be worth checking out:  
    •    Bath Landfill and Bath Waterfront
    •    Popham Beach
    •    Hermit Island
    •    Reid State Park
    •    Bailey Island
    •    Mere Point
    •    New Harbor
    •    Wiscasset/Westport
    •    A dozen places I haven't thought about

So if you're interested in helping with the search . . . grab an area and reply all to this e-mail.  Obviously multiple birders can check the same area.

It tends to associate with Bald Eagles and seems to rest in trees for long periods of time before moving on.

Thanks,

Ethan Whitaker - 207-671-2006
Ingrid Whitaker - 207-653-2604

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