Maine birds And MOAC mountainbiking

Wednesday, 31 August 2022

[Maine-birds] Re: looking for suggestions

Sears Island, first 300 yards.On Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at 3:47:12 PM UTC-4 dmp...@comcast.net wrote: I will be in the Winterport are next week, I was looking for suggestions of any birding hot spots? Or suggested places? Thanks in advance. ~Deb Powers-South Berwick Maine -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds...

[Maine-birds] looking for suggestions

I will be in the Winterport are next week, I was looking for suggestions of any birding hot spots? Or suggested places? Thanks in advance. ~Deb Powers-South Berwick Maine ...

Monday, 29 August 2022

[Maine-birds] Day-old second-hand report of Wilson’s Plover

Friends saw and photographed this Wilson's Plover yesterday around noon near/under the bridge on the Old Pond Railway Trail on MCHT property in Hancock, ME.Map with directions found here. A shorter walk from the east entrance.https://www.mainetrailfinder.com/trails/trail/old-pond-railway-trailJerry A. Smith228 Swetts Pond Rd.Orrington,...

Saturday, 27 August 2022

[Maine-birds] Eurasian Marsh-Harrier

Deb and I went to Weskeag Marsh in South Thomaston, ME this morning to look for the Eurasian Marsh-Harrier. We observed it between about 9:10 and 9:30am. Photos at my website:henrymauer.smugmug.comHenry MauerHarpswell, MEhenryd.mauer@gmail.com -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207 --- You received this...

Friday, 26 August 2022

[Maine-birds] Eurasian Marsh-Harrier

Hello all,It sounds like the harrier may have drifted away from Weskeag Marsh. Are there still eyes on the marsh and is the bird still foraging there?Richard Garrigus -- 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...

[Maine-birds] EURASIAN MARSH-HARRIER

Found yesterday by Byron Swift on North Haven and this AM by Evan Obercian at Weskeg Marsh continues this afternoon. Amazing!!!! -- 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...

Thursday, 25 August 2022

[Maine-birds] EURASIAN MARSH-HARRIER - North Haven, 25 Aug

This morning (25 August), Byron Swift found a female Eurasian Marsh-Harrier at Fresh Pond on North Haven. The bird was first seen around 8AM but was not seen again during the hour when Byron looked at ~11AM. Here is a link to Byron's eBird list, with photos: https://ebird.org/checklist/S117527547 If anyone is interested in looking tomorrow, I've got a few spots saved on a boat out to North Haven, departing from Rockland at...

Wednesday, 24 August 2022

[Maine-birds] Re: woodcock or snipe migrating? Probably woodcock "commuting" to nocturnal roosts

Thanks to a couple readers who responded to my query.What is starting to make sense to me is that they were woodcock and they were heading out of their daytime haunts in the alder thickets and wetland woods habitat in the lowlands to the blueberry barrens behind the house we were visiting for their evening/night roosting. I found this interesting article about woodcock commuting from rich daytime feeding areas to nighttime roosts...

[Maine-birds] Brooksville= 3 pileated woodpeckers on our Popple tree 3/23/22

Saw 3 Pileated Woodpeckers at once on two of our Popples--working their way up the trunk. Just a bit smaller than a full-grown Pileated, so my guess is they are this year's nest mates. Quite exciting! -- 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...

Tuesday, 23 August 2022

Re: [Maine-birds] woodcock or snipe migrating?

I flushed a woodcock in my yard on Sunday. First here since late March. The usual pattern here is March/April then September/October. Typically singles. Scott Richardson Berwick, York Co. On Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 4:55 PM Cathie Murray <cathie.murray@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > Sunday evening, August 21, well after sunset on a high point near Rockport, we had 6-8 individual birds fly over our heads, on a generally...

[Maine-birds] Bird Monitoring August 27 at Scarborough Marsh

Please join us on August 27 at 7 am at Scarborough Marsh for a marsh-wide survey of birds to document the numbers of individuals and species. Timed to catch the beginning of shorebird migration, each group of monitors will be assigned a portion of the marsh to survey. Depending on the assignment, surveys may be done on foot, by car or from a canoe (provided at the marsh or bring your own). The...

[Maine-birds] woodcock or snipe migrating?

Hi all,Sunday evening, August 21, well after sunset on a high point near Rockport, we had 6-8 individual birds fly over our heads, on a generally north to south trajectory. They were not very high over our heads. They were not exactly flying together, in a flock. But they were basically flying the same trajectory and close in time to each other. I did see four at once, following close upon each other. We could only see...

Re: [Maine-birds] Red-breasted Nuthatch

Here in Nobleboro both the red-breasted and white-breasted have been at the sunflower seed all year. What is new, is that a few Black Capped Chickadees returned yesterday. Steve > On Aug 22, 2022, at 10:01 PM, 'BARBARA P HERRGESELL' via Maine birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Fun to see a Red-breasted Nuthatch for the first time in a while. Not a resident in my block. > Barbara > Sanford....

Monday, 22 August 2022

[Maine-birds] Red-breasted Nuthatch

Fun to see a Red-breasted Nuthatch for the first time in a while. Not a resident in my block. Barbara Sanford. 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...

[Maine-birds] Re: Bald Blue Jays- Liberty

Collin here in Camden. We have two blue jays and once cardinal at our feeder with the same molding state. Noticed it about 10 days ago. I was worried about disease but found a couple of resources that said it was common especially in August. One of the blue jays has shown some growth over the last week, more than the other anyway. The cardinal (if it's indeed the same bird we keep seeing) is still very bald. It's also how...

[Maine-birds] Bald Blue Jays- Liberty

I have just seen (in Liberty) the second Blue Jay that is missing nearly every feather on its head and neck, and my usual flock of 4 or 5 that show up religiously for peanuts have not been around. I searched and found a post from 2012 about Blue Jays and some Blackbirds that occasionally undergo a very severe molt, and that it's not a big deal. But they sure look pathetic! Anyone else seeing this around this year? -- ...

Monday, 15 August 2022

[Maine-birds] re White Ibis I reported...addendum- field marks.

I should properly have reported field marks for said birds. Dark, appearing black, with white underparts and the beginning of white curved line on the back. Pinkish bills. Apologies. Barbara Herrgesell ~~~ -- 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] White Ibis. Monday 8/15/22. Late pm.

Viewed 3 in a tree on the north side of Harbor Road. A birder found them for us and took photos on my camera. (A Canon Power Shot SX60 HS.) They flew down behind trees, then we observed 5 of them flying across the road to the south side. No photo of that. We could see them farther out in the marsh, too far for good views with only bins. Hearty thank you to Ben, the birder who found them and took the photos....

[Maine-birds] Washington Co. Nelson's Sparrow 15 August

Just before six o'clock 15 August Wally and I saw a Nelson's Sparrow along with two Solitary Sandpipers and a Lesser Yellow-legs at the stinky little tidal inlet where Cow Point Road and Johnson Cove Road meet. It was an immature, I think. The photos are posted on both eBird and iNaturalist, where you can correct me if I've made a mistake. This brackish area has had both Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, and a Kingfisher...

Sunday, 14 August 2022

[Maine-birds] Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in Dover Foxcroft

Saw a report on Maine Birds FB grp. of a Yellow-crowned NIght-Heron in Dover-Foxcroft a day or two ago. Definitely out of range for this species in ME. Andrew -- 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....

Saturday, 13 August 2022

[Maine-birds] white ibis

Are white ibises being seen in Wells this am. Thank you Kathy Dube Sent from Mail for Windows ...

Friday, 12 August 2022

[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights, 8/6-12

Hi all,My observations of note over the past seven days is posted here:https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2022/08/12/this-weeks-highlights-august-6-august-12-2022/-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] Bird Monitoring 8/27 Scarborough Marsh

Want to do some birding at Maine's premier birding spot and help gather data on Maine's first Important Bird Area? Join us on August 27 (new Date) 7-10 at Scarborough Marsh for a marsh-wide survey of birds to document the numbers of individuals and species. Timed to catch the beginning of shorebird migration, each group of monitors will be assigned a portion of the marsh to survey. ...

Thursday, 11 August 2022

[Maine-birds] WB Nuthatch

I have what looks to be a very old or very young White-breasted Nuthatch who's attached to my magnum feeder as if it were feeding but he's just sitting there hanging sideways. I approached to the point were I could grab it if I desired. It didn't move. It's eyes are closed and was not alerted to me being inches from him. I'm guessing I should just do nothing but if I can help it I would like to for it's my nature. If anyone has...

Re: [Maine-birds] WHITE IBIS (15!!!) - Wells, 11 Aug

Hi all, As of noon, there were at least 26 present in the area. A "Patagonia Picnic Table" effect has so far produced an immature Yellow-crowned Night-Heron and a MARBLED GODWIT - both first spotted by Luke Seitz. -Derek Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 11, 2022, at 10:26 AM, 'Doug Hitchcox' via Maine birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > A group of at least 15 juvenile WHITE IBIS having been in the marsh...

[Maine-birds] White Ibis at Drakes Island

I saw a report on Maine Birds FB grp. that was reported at Drakes Island yesterday. Originally posted as a Glossy Ibis, but it's an immature White ibis.Andrew -- 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...

[Maine-birds] WHITE IBIS (15!!!) - Wells, 11 Aug

A group of at least 15 juvenile WHITE IBIS having been in the marsh off the north side of Harbor Road in Wells this morning, 11 Aug. There is roadside parking just past the Fisherman's Catch (restaurant). Good birding, Doug Hitchcox 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...

Sunday, 7 August 2022

[Maine-birds] Semi-palmated Plovers, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Basin Cove, Harpswell, ME 8/6/22

Semi-palmated Plovers, many Lesser Yellowlegs together with a few Greater Yellowlegs , Basin Cove, Harpswell, ME 8/6/22Dr. Jay Pitocchelli, Professor EmeritusBiology DepartmentSaint Anselm CollegeManchester, NH 03102 https://www.anselm.edu/faculty-directory/jay-pitocchelli Blog: http://mourningwarbler.blogspot.com/ -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds...

Saturday, 6 August 2022

[Maine-birds] Wilson’s Phalarope

Female Wilson's Phalarope in Weskeag Marsh this morning. Ethan J. Whitaker Mobile Phone - 207-671-2006 ...

Friday, 5 August 2022

[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights, 7/30-8/5

Hi all,Growing numbers of shorebirds highlighted my birding over the past seven days.https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2022/08/05/this-weeks-highlights-july-30-august-5-2022/-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] Little Blue Heron, Cherryfield

There is an immature Little Blue Heron in the Narraguagus River, c. 60-70 yards north of the Rte. 1 (lower) bridge. All-white, roughly the size of a Snowy Egret, but thicker, shorter, neck, greenish legs, and bluish bill with dark tip. Never thought I'd see one here.Joel WilcoxCherryfield -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207...

Thursday, 4 August 2022

[Maine-birds] Re: Wilson’s Phalarope

After further review of this photo and discussion with Eddy Edwards … we are now leaning toward a Red-necked Phalarope. I've never seen a Ref-necked except far out at sea but the Sibley's photos match up. Thoughts anyone? Ethan J. Whitaker Mobile Phone - 207-671-2006 On Aug 4, 2022, at 6:48 AM, ewhitaker...

[Maine-birds] Wilson’s Phalarope

Female Wilson's Phalarope in Weskeag Marsh this morning. Ethan J. Whitaker Mobile Phone - 207-671-2006 ...

[Maine-birds] Wilson’s Phalarope

Female Wilson's Phalarope in Weskeag Marsh this morning. Ethan J. Whitaker Mobile Phone - 207-671-2006 ...

Wednesday, 3 August 2022

[Maine-birds] Re: Leucistic (mostly)? ID?

Leucistic House Sparrow.AndrewOn Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at 8:54:51 PM UTC-4 Marie Jordan wrote:South Portland Maine,This bird was on my rock wall a couple of days ago.ID?Thanks for your ideas on who it is.Marie -- 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...

Re: [Maine-birds] Digest for maine-birds@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 2 topics

Thanks, everyone for responding to my question about parking in the area where the remaining Henslow's sparrow is. Appreciate it!On Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 11:44:28 AM UTC-4 Kathryn Davis wrote:I am going to try and see the Henslow's sparrows tomorrow morning. I have the GPS coordinates but wondered where I should...

Re: [Maine-birds] Digest for maine-birds@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 2 topics

I am going to try and see the Henslow's sparrows tomorrow morning. I have the GPS coordinates but wondered where I should park? Is there street parking? I am not familiar with the area and will be coming from Wells, Maine area.Thanks.On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 4:32 PM <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> wrote: ...

Tuesday, 2 August 2022

[Maine-birds] Leucistic (mostly)? ID?

South Portland Maine,This bird was on my rock wall a couple of days ago.ID?Thanks for your ideas on who it is.Marie -- 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...

[Maine-birds] Spotted a male Western Tanager around 10 o'clock this morning feeding up in a tree just before the open marsh area is where they have the Big Sit

Took off before I could get a photo and could not relocate -- 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, 1 August 2022

[Maine-birds] Nighthawks

Saw about 20 Nighthawks at the Mount Desert Island High School at 8PM last night. In the back parking lot by the retention ponds. Pretty spectacular. Anne Swann -- 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...