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Friday, 26 December 2025

[Maine-birds] Re: suspicious emails using Doug Hitchcox name

Hello Maine birders,

Is this how I may reach Doug Hitchcox?

I believe someone is using his name/email for sending things like CBD advertising and who knows what - I only opened one email.

Sent from my iPhone

On Dec 22, 2025, at 3:23 AM, maine-birds@googlegroups.com wrote:

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Monhegan Island notable sightings update August-December 2025 - 1 Update

Monhegan Island notable sightings update August-December 2025

Brett Ewald <brett.ewald90@gmail.com>: Dec 21 06:15PM -0500

I have posted an update to the Birds of Monhegan Facebook page -
https://www.facebook.com/groups/778377796965411 - covering notable
sightings during the August-December 2025 period, highlighted by Tropical
Kingbird-the 342nd species for the island observed by Luke Seitz and others
on October 11, 2025-and the 2nd record of Black-throated Gray Warbler and
4th record of Bell's Vireo.

Follow the page to receive future updates and other Monhegan Island birding
information, or share your island sightings.

Don't have a copy of The Birds of Monhegan book? You can purchase the
softcover at www.BirdsofMonhegan.com, several locations on the island,
select Maine bookstores and Amazon. Personalized softcover and limited
edition signed and numbered hardcover editions can be purchased directly
from me at the contact info below.

Brett
716-628-8226 <(716)%20628-8226>
brett.ewald90ATgmail.com <https://groups.google.com/>

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Sunday, 21 December 2025

[Maine-birds] Monhegan Island notable sightings update August-December 2025

I have posted an update to the Birds of Monhegan Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/778377796965411 - covering notable sightings during the August-December 2025 period, highlighted by Tropical Kingbird-the 342nd species for the island observed by Luke Seitz and others on October 11, 2025-and the 2nd record of Black-throated Gray Warbler and 4th record of Bell's Vireo.

Follow the page to receive future updates and other Monhegan Island birding information, or share your island sightings.

Don't have a copy of The Birds of Monhegan book? You can purchase the softcover at www.BirdsofMonhegan.com, several locations on the island, select Maine bookstores and Amazon. Personalized softcover and limited edition signed and numbered hardcover editions can be purchased directly from me at the contact info below.

Brett

716-628-8226

brett.ewald90ATgmail.com

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Saturday, 20 December 2025

[Maine-birds] York County CBC results

The 53rd MEYC CBC was held on Monday, December 15th. The official name is the York County CBC, though it really should be the Southern York County CBC, as it only extends from Kittery to Moody.

It was cold, windy and relatively quiet, but our overall totals were OK. The species total was 84, only a little lower than our 20 year average of 87. (2023 was a crazy exception with 101.) The bird count was 9005, a little lower than our 20 year average of 10,416.

We did manage to have one new high count: 7 Brant. We had our first Killdeer in 16 years, our first Glaucous Gull in 12 years, and a relatively high count for Sharp-shinned Hawks with 5. Two Rough-legged Hawks tied our record. 37 Horned Larks was our highest tally since we had 52 in 1983. We had 21 Evening Grosbeaks, our highest total since 87 in 1991, and we haven't had any in 29 of the 33 years since then.

On the down side, it was the first time we haven't had any Razorbills since 1998, breaking our streak of 26 years. (Our average count over those 26 years was 56, but zero this year!) And we had only 12 Robins, compared to 494 last year.

If you have any questions, or might be interested in more details, including a spreadsheet that shows the count #'s per species since 1981, please send me an email.

Bill Grabin, Kennebunk

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Friday, 19 December 2025

[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights, 12/13-19

Hi all,

Here are my observation of note over the past seven days, including a rundown of our territory on the Southern York County CBC on Monday.

https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2025/12/19/this-weeks-highlights-12-13-12-19-2025/

-Derek

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Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

Freeport Wild Bird Supply

541 Route One, Suite 10

Freeport, ME 04032

207-865-6000

www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com

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Thursday, 18 December 2025

[Maine-birds] BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK - Madison, 18 Dec

A BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK was photographed *by a bird feeder* today (18 Dec) in Madison (Somerset County). A video was posted on Maine Birds Facebook group by the homeowner, Carla Cough, she (and Gregory Cough) are willing to have visitors. From Carla: "We are fine with it and they can park on the side of the road in front of our house or in our driveway on the right side of the driveway so that my husband can drive his truck out of the garage." They are at 32 Sierra Lane, Madison, off Blackwell Hill Rd. "Third house down on the left, grey Cape and the feeder is right in front of the house"

Good birding,

Doug Hitchcox
Maine Audubon - Senior Naturalist
dhitchcox@maineaudubon.org

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Friday, 12 December 2025

[Maine-birds] Saco this week

15 - 20 Turkey Vultures over Shaw's shopping center near North and Spring streets in Saco last Sunday.

Great Blue Heron in flight over Lafayette and Cumberland aves. on Tues.

Wednesday heard possible Pine Grosbeak in trees in same area. Could spot but not positively identify due to weather conditions.

At our feeders in the same area was one first fall Baltimore Oriole at meal worm feeder Friday afternoon.

Sharon in Saco

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

Hi all,

Here are my observations of note over the past seven days:

https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2025/12/12/this-weeks-highlights-12-6-12-12-2025/

-Derek

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Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

Freeport Wild Bird Supply

541 Route One, Suite 10

Freeport, ME 04032

207-865-6000

www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com

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Monday, 8 December 2025

Re: [Maine-birds] TVs in Kennebunk today

In Vickery's Birds of Maine, he says, "Wintering vultures first found along coast in 1980's" and then goes on to list inland records in the 1990's.

So, I'd say yes!

On Dec 8, 2025, at 10:36, Anne Williams <awilliam@bates.edu> wrote:

Just saw 3 turkey vultures soaring over the Maine turnpike at exit 25.
Are they now overwintering here?
Anne Williams

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Re: [Maine-birds] TVs in Kennebunk today

I saw one last week in Falmouth near route 295

On Dec 8, 2025, at 10:37 AM, Anne Williams <awilliam@bates.edu> wrote:

Just saw 3 turkey vultures soaring over the Maine turnpike at exit 25.
Are they now overwintering here?
Anne Williams

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[Maine-birds] TVs in Kennebunk today

Just saw 3 turkey vultures soaring over the Maine turnpike at exit 25.

Are they now overwintering here?

Anne Williams

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Friday, 5 December 2025

[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights, 11/29-12/5

Hi all,

Here are my observations of note over the past seven days:

https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2025/12/05/this-weeks-highlights-11-29-12-5-2025/

-Derek

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Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

Freeport Wild Bird Supply

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Freeport, ME 04032

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[Maine-birds] Isles of Shoals Christmas Bird Count

It's once again time to sign up for the Isles of Shoals Christmas Bird Count. In keeping with past years, we're casting a broad net on our date, and will pick a good weather day when it comes along, I'll send out a bunch of emails and make phone calls to try to fill the boat, and we'll split the cost evenly among participants. My plan is to use the Shining Star for the trip, as people with opinions overwhelmingly preferred the boat over the Gulf Challenger. Based on feedback from last year's trip, I'm going to slightly decrease the number of people on board, and I'm hoping to keep the trip at or below $100 per person.

By filling out the form below, you are under no obligation to attend on days that you identify as available. Likewise, saying you're available doesn't guarantee a spot, but I intend to run down the list in the order that you sign up. You'll receive a few emails in the days leading up to the trip and it will give me a list of people to contact if and when the trip goes. Feel free to reach out with any questions.

I've picked essentially every day that I'm not otherwise busy as a potential weather day, which can be found in the form below. As in previous years, the trip will likely last about 5-6 hours and we'll spend about an hour on Star Island and visit the waters around the Isles of Shoals and Boone Island. The exact timing may depend on tides, as nearly every aspect of this trip is better at high tide.

Hope to see you this winter!

https://forms.gle/SLoJmr6chkeeiShk8

Ben Griffith

Somersworth, NH

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