Maine birds And MOAC mountainbiking

Sunday, 30 April 2023

[Maine-birds] Crazy numbers of Caspian Terns

Not sure if it constitutes a fall out, but some combination of wind, weather and migration made for a very unusual April afternoon along the Seacoast with Caspian Terns roosting on beaches in big numbers in NH and York County. I personally saw 6 at Ogunquit Beach (found by David Nelson), 9 at Hills Beach, and one at Parsons Beach in Kennebunk (found by Chris Duffy), and it looks like there were more in Biddeford Pool at Hattie's,...

[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (30 Apr 2023) Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USADaily Raptor Counts: Apr 30, 2023SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack Vulture022 Turkey Vulture0190500 Osprey0251251 Bald Eagle01653 Northern Harrier05276 Sharp-shinned Hawk0291311 Cooper's Hawk02132 Northern Goshawk022 Red-shouldered Hawk01750 Broad-winged Hawk018871887 Red-tailed Hawk01566 Rough-legged Hawk000 Golden Eagle000 American Kestrel0243251 Merlin04552...

Saturday, 29 April 2023

[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (29 Apr 2023) 25 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USADaily Raptor Counts: Apr 29, 2023SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack Vulture022 Turkey Vulture0190500 Osprey4251251 Bald Eagle01653 Northern Harrier05276 Sharp-shinned Hawk9291311 Cooper's Hawk02132 Northern Goshawk022 Red-shouldered Hawk01750 Broad-winged Hawk318871887 Red-tailed Hawk01566 Rough-legged Hawk000 Golden Eagle000 American Kestrel4243251 Merlin54552...

Friday, 28 April 2023

[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (28 Apr 2023) 98 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USADaily Raptor Counts: Apr 28, 2023SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack Vulture022 Turkey Vulture0190500 Osprey3247247 Bald Eagle11653 Northern Harrier15276 Sharp-shinned Hawk34282302 Cooper's Hawk12132 Northern Goshawk022 Red-shouldered Hawk01750 Broad-winged Hawk3518841884 Red-tailed Hawk11566 Rough-legged Hawk000 Golden Eagle000 American Kestrel15239247 Merlin44047...

[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights, 4/22-28.

Hi alll,A feeder full of warblers and some uncommon new arrivals were among my highlights this week:https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2023/04/28/this-weeks-highlights-4-22-28-2023/-Derek***************************************** Derek and Jeannette Lovitch Freeport Wild Bird Supply 541 Route One, Suite 10 Freeport, ME 04032 207-865-6000 www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com ********...

Thursday, 27 April 2023

[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (27 Apr 2023) 602 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USADaily Raptor Counts: Apr 27, 2023SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack Vulture022 Turkey Vulture0190500 Osprey17244244 Bald Eagle61552 Northern Harrier25175 Sharp-shinned Hawk74248268 Cooper's Hawk62031 Northern Goshawk022 Red-shouldered Hawk11750 Broad-winged Hawk47218491849 Red-tailed Hawk01465 Rough-legged Hawk000 Golden Eagle000 American Kestrel15224232 Merlin73643...

[Maine-birds] Brooksville FOY Kingfisher

Hey--our Kingfisher is back! I heard his call on 4/26 and this morning saw him sitting on a branch! Summer must be getting closer! -- 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...

[Maine-birds] Laughing Gulls, Basin Cove, Harpswell, ME 4/27/23

Laughing Gulls, Basin Cove, Harpswell, ME 4/27/23Dr. 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 https://sites.google.com/site/birding207 --- You received...

[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (26 Apr 2023) 76 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USADaily Raptor Counts: Apr 26, 2023SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack Vulture022 Turkey Vulture0190500 Osprey13227227 Bald Eagle0946 Northern Harrier34973 Sharp-shinned Hawk7174194 Cooper's Hawk11425 Northern Goshawk022 Red-shouldered Hawk01649 Broad-winged Hawk4913771377 Red-tailed Hawk01465 Rough-legged Hawk000 Golden Eagle000 American Kestrel1209217 Merlin22936...

Wednesday, 26 April 2023

Re: [Maine-birds] Re: Double-crested Cormorant---big movement today?

Nowhere near your numbers, Charles, but on Tuesday night around 7 p.m. in Orono, I observed a flock of about 400 double-crested cormorants in a single huge V-formation, winging their way northward following the Penobscot River. Right behind them was a flock of about 50 scoter sp. in a more ragged V-formation.On Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 5:56:57 PM UTC-4 Linda Thompson wrote:I saw a large group on the New Meadows River,...

[Maine-birds] Kestrel Sighting.......

...& photo, along one of the small fields on the Goose Rocks Road in K'bunkport just eastof where it meets Oak Ridge Road.https://ebird.org/checklist/S135129890 -- 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] Hummer Cape Neddick 4/26, 4:30pm

Saw my first male RT Hummer at my feeder today Heard my first White-throated sparrow. Merlin App said I had a Savannah sparrow. Saw a Sharpie fly away from my house with a squealing rat. ( I keep poultry). 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...

Re: [Maine-birds] Re: Double-crested Cormorant---big movement today?

I saw a large group on the New Meadows River, probably 50-100. I Couldn't stop to count as I was driving Rte 1. Linda ThompsonOn Apr 26, 2023, at 11:23 AM, Bill Bunn <moosetrunks51@gmail.com> wrote:I had close to 300 at Back Cove in Portland this morning!On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 7:42 AM Lewis Holmes <lewisbholmes@gmail.com> wrote:At least 500 cormorants seen from Cousins Island bridge in long flock sitting on...

[Maine-birds] 30 Piping plovers at Seawall Beach

This morning at Seawall Beach at Morse Mt. Mark Rolerson and I found a flock of 30 Piping Plovers on the outer beach. There was also a pair of Piping Plovers getting ready to nest toward the East end of the beach. On the rocks off the beach were a small flock of Purple Sandpipers. Danny Danforth-- Loring M. DanforthCharles A. Dana Professor of Anthropology EmeritusBates College446 College St.Lewiston, ME 04240 -- ...

[Maine-birds] Wood Duck, Harpswell Neck Rd., Harpswell, ME 4/26/23

Wood Duck, Harpswell Neck Rd., on a small pond near Lily Pond Rd.Dr. 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 https://sites.google.com/site/birding207 ---...

Re: [Maine-birds] Re: Double-crested Cormorant---big movement today?

I had close to 300 at Back Cove in Portland this morning!On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 7:42 AM Lewis Holmes <lewisbholmes@gmail.com> wrote:At least 500 cormorants seen from Cousins Island bridge in long flock sitting on calm surface of water.On Apr 26, 2023, at 7:13 AM, Nancy Houlihan <nhoulihan1@maine.rr.com> wrote:Yes, I had more than 100 roosting and feeding on a very small pond in West Falmouth. Have never seen...

Re: [Maine-birds] Re: Double-crested Cormorant---big movement today?

At least 500 cormorants seen from Cousins Island bridge in long flock sitting on calm surface of water.On Apr 26, 2023, at 7:13 AM, Nancy Houlihan <nhoulihan1@maine.rr.com> wrote:Yes, I had more than 100 roosting and feeding on a very small pond in West Falmouth. Have never seen such numbers at that location in 50 years.Nancy HoulihanOn Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 9:51 PM Dan Gardoqui <leadwithnature@gmail.com> wrote:Charles, In...

Re: [Maine-birds] Abridged summary of maine-birds@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 2 topics

400 Double Crested Cormorants flying north over Route 295 in Falmouth at 7:15 a.m.From Susan GilpinOn Apr 20, 2023, at 4:32 PM, maine-birds@googlegroups.com wrote: maine-birds@googlegroups.com Google Groups...

Re: [Maine-birds] Re: Double-crested Cormorant---big movement today?

Yes, I had more than 100 roosting and feeding on a very small pond in West Falmouth. Have never seen such numbers at that location in 50 years.Nancy HoulihanOn Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 9:51 PM Dan Gardoqui <leadwithnature@gmail.com> wrote:Charles, In about 20 mins at Cape Neddick Light I saw over 200 cormorants flying north today.Dan GardoquiYork, MaineOn Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 12:43:59 PM UTC-4 Charles Duncan...

Tuesday, 25 April 2023

[Maine-birds] Re: Double-crested Cormorant---big movement today?

Charles, In about 20 mins at Cape Neddick Light I saw over 200 cormorants flying north today.Dan GardoquiYork, MaineOn Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 12:43:59 PM UTC-4 Charles Duncan wrote:Did anyone else in Cumberland County or elsewhere tune in a huge movement of cormorants this morning? I saw several hundred in a few loose flocks flying northward above the Fore River, Portland, about 7:15 this morning. When I got...

[Maine-birds] Kennebunk Beaches

At the Kennebunk beaches around 3 PM, we saw a merlin and a kestrel separately on high evergreens, one American pipit, and three savannah sparrows. The latter species had bright yellow supercillia. There were two flocks of over 70 double-crested cormorants and 25 long-tailed ducks.Kenny DeCoster and Susan Bloomfield -- Maine birds mailing list maine-birds@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds ...

[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (25 Apr 2023) Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USADaily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 2023SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack Vulture022 Turkey Vulture0190500 Osprey0214214 Bald Eagle0946 Northern Harrier04670 Sharp-shinned Hawk0167187 Cooper's Hawk01324 Northern Goshawk022 Red-shouldered Hawk01649 Broad-winged Hawk013281328 Red-tailed Hawk01465 Rough-legged Hawk000 Golden Eagle000 American Kestrel0208216...

[Maine-birds] Double-crested Cormorant---big movement today?

Did anyone else in Cumberland County or elsewhere tune in a huge movement of cormorants this morning? I saw several hundred in a few loose flocks flying northward above the Fore River, Portland, about 7:15 this morning. When I got to Grondin Pond in SoPo, there were 1,000 +/- there in a dense, long string on the water. And as I was leaving perhaps another 500 dropped in from the northwest.The only comparable...

Monday, 24 April 2023

[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (24 Apr 2023) Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USADaily Raptor Counts: Apr 24, 2023SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack Vulture022 Turkey Vulture0190500 Osprey0214214 Bald Eagle0946 Northern Harrier04670 Sharp-shinned Hawk0167187 Cooper's Hawk01324 Northern Goshawk022 Red-shouldered Hawk01649 Broad-winged Hawk013281328 Red-tailed Hawk01465 Rough-legged Hawk000 Golden Eagle000 American Kestrel0208216 Merlin02734...

Sunday, 23 April 2023

[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (23 Apr 2023) 2 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USADaily Raptor Counts: Apr 23, 2023SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack Vulture022 Turkey Vulture0190500 Osprey1214214 Bald Eagle0946 Northern Harrier04670 Sharp-shinned Hawk0167187 Cooper's Hawk01324 Northern Goshawk022 Red-shouldered Hawk01649 Broad-winged Hawk013281328 Red-tailed Hawk01465 Rough-legged Hawk000 Golden Eagle000 American Kestrel1208216 Merlin02734...

[Maine-birds] Osprey, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Savannah Sparrow, Basin Cove, Harpswell, ME 4/23/23

Osprey5 Greater Yellowlegs and 1 Lesser YellowlegsSavannah Sparrow, Basin Cove, Harpswell, ME 4/23/23Dr. 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 https://sites.google.com/site/birding207...

Saturday, 22 April 2023

[Maine-birds] Ring Necked Ducks in Biddeford......

...on Lords Pond on Fortunes Rocks Road, and a couple pair of Buffleheads hanging onon Etherington Pond.https://ebird.org/checklist/S134681527 -- 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...

[Maine-birds] Ring Necked Ducks, Biddeford......

On Lords pond on Fortunes Rocks Road, ~7:30 AM.https://ebird.org/checklist/S134681527 -- 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....