This year was an amazing year of birding around the state of Maine, capped off by a last day, hail mary Canvasback at Mill Cove in South Portland this morning (thank you John L for finding one for, I think, the third time, and Alex L for getting the word out). For those who follow this sort of thing, Richard Garrigus, Marian Zimmerman, and Rob Speirs also had an amazing year, with all of us hitting 300 species in the state in 2024. Congrats to all, and a total class act group all around!
-- This would not have been possible without the Maine birding community. Thank you to all of those who shared the journey this year, and special thanks to the York County and Portland crews who always make birding fun and make us not take this stuff too seriously (you know who you are!), Louis for his incredible expertise and willingness to share knowledge with everyone, Doug for arranging landowner access and managing an occasionally unruly text group, and to everybody who found great birds, got the word out, and/or allowed crowds of birders onto their private property. Also thank you to the state and local law enforcement officers of Maine who didn't pull me over a single time, probably because I only drove below the speed limit and never looked at birds while driving.
For anybody thinking about pursuing 300 species in a single year in Maine, or trying to make a run at Ethan Whitakers's still miles ahead record, I put a few videos up on YouTube with what I wish I had known when I started. (*Note that these videos were recorded a while ago, and while I think I could have added a few more species, 10-15 more species now seems wildly unrealistic. although I'm sure somebody could do it.)
Tips on getting to 300 in Maine in a single year -
Calendar year planning for a getting to 300 in Maine in a single year
Good birding all. See you in the new year!
Magill
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