A fantastic book! Every serious Maine birder should have one.
Thanks for posting that info.
I do miss Peter, though . . .
Wally S.
On Wed, 19 Jul 2023 16:35:01 -0400, Charles Duncan <charles.d.duncan@gmail.com> wrote: Vickery, P. 2020, The Birds of Maine , will give some context about NOMO's in Maine: --------------------
HISTORICAL STATUS:
Knight [1908] considered most Northern Mockingbird reports from ME likely to be escaped cage birds, despite the fact that the species bred, at least occasionally, in MA in the late 19th century (Griscom and Snyder 1955). Knight did consider a mockingbird in Portland Jan–Feb 1897 a likely natural vagrant.
Palmer (1949, 406) rejected the escaped cage bird theory, reporting that this species was "resident, of regular, though rare and local occurrence." He further noted there were >80 records from 1871–1947, with at least three nesting records: Leeds, Androscoggin Co., 1885; Bangor in 1930; and Corinna, Penobscot Co., in 1944. Interestingly, though probably a matter of inadequate reporting, there were apparently no observations of nesting in southern Maine at this time. Wright (1921) documented an increase in mockingbirds along the northern edge of the range in ME, n. New England, and Maritime Provinces in 1900–1920.
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And this, analysis of more recent data:
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Good birding to all!
—Charles
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My point was that the presence of Mockingbirds has nothing to do with climate change, since they've been present since before the "global warming" hysteria began, like back when Congress was holding hearings on the upcoming ice age. Mockingbirds can handle cold weather. The one I first observed in Northern New Brunswick 40 years ago was in the middle of a harsh winter.
Wally S.
On Wed, 19 Jul 2023 13:22:42 -0500, Jennifer Miller <foundnatureblog@gmail.com > wrote: The earth's average temperature has been slowly rising since the 1800's. You can't rule out global warming because of a few of decades.
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Mockingbirds have been in central Maine for decades. We used to get more of them on the Waterville Xmas count in the past than we do now. There were 2 along the River Road in Benton for several weeks in April and May, right near where Wyman Road intersects. They nest in at least one of the cemeteries in Skowhegan, and have for years. And I have a suspicion that they're nesting along the river in downtown Waterville. I had one in Aroostook County 40 years ago, along with one in New Brunswick during the same time period.
So, no, it has nothing to do with "global warming."
Wally S.
On Wed, 19 Jul 2023 11:22:40 -0400, AMF <ZnSe37@gmail.com > wrote: Greetings lovers of birds,
I have had the pleasure of listening to a mockingbird sing for hours the
last week. This is the first mockingbird I have seen in Benton at my
farm. Global Warming??
We had a large number (>30) of barn swallows jetting around this
morning. The baby birds from a number of nests must have fledged the
last few days. The barn swallows have nests in the carriage house,
barn and shed. They are a delight to watch and listen to as they
chatter to each other as they circle around between the house, carriage
and barn. I noticed a large number of barn swallows flying around the
field yesterday scooping up bugs and landing on the grass not cut
because it has been so wet.
Allan
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