[Maine-birds] Re: Auburn Dovekie

I saw my second ever Red Bellied Woodpecker at Thorncrag today. There were lots of downed trees. Many thanks to those who have started clearing the trails. Danny

On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 2:59 PM Loring Danforth <ldanfort@bates.edu> wrote:

Here is my report on the dovekie.

I got a call at about 11 this morning from Gary Jarvis. He and Camden Martin were at Martin's point watching a dovekie in the middle of the lake. 

I drove over and met them at Riley Rd. We watched the dovekie swim toward the beach at the south end of the lake. Then we drove over there and saw it come right up to the shore. It proceeded to head West along the beach and then the rocks. At this point Gary and Camden left. I watched it continue along the rocks - behaving more like a wood duck -  and enter the small triangle of water at the SW corner of the lake. I drove over there and watched it continue to the very SW corner of that area and try to swim right up to the pipe that was pouring water from the wetland across the street into the triangular area. The dovekie spent 15 minutes in a futile attempt to swim right up to the pipe, occasionally diving to try to go further, I was afraid it was going to exhaust itself. Finally it floated back and off to the side and just sat there and rested. That's when I took the attached photo. 

I never thought I would get that close to a dovekie.

Thanks to Dana Little, Gary Jarvis and Camden Martin for their help.

Danny

On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 1:06 PM Stan DeOrsey <jsmd@att.net> wrote:

I understand Danny Danforth had a Dovekie this morning at Sabattus Pond.
Sabattus Pond had been frozen but perhaps parts opened. Clearly this is
related to the storm yesterday so get out and look anywhere there is
water. Thanks again, Dana, for letting us know about both of these
sightings.

Dana Little found a DOVEKIE this morning on Taylor Pond, and got a great
photo. See https://ebird.org/me/checklist/S156675229 for the photo and
directions. Most unusual, a first for Androscoggin County.

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Stan DeOrsey  jsmd@att.net

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Loring M. Danforth

Charles A. Dana Professor of Anthropology Emeritus

Bates College

446 College St.

Lewiston, ME 04240

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Loring M. Danforth

Charles A. Dana Professor of Anthropology Emeritus

Bates College

446 College St.

Lewiston, ME 04240

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