Maine birds And MOAC mountainbiking

Thursday, 22 October 2015

Re: [Maine-birds] Wigeons at Capisic

Thank you very much. I will also correct my e-bird list.

Bill

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 2:12 PM, Louis Bevier <lrbevier@colby.edu> wrote:

Bill,

Your Flickr photos show a pair of American Wigeon. Males of those can have a buffy tinge to the "pate." Head color would be rufous brown and flanks starting to get gray, among other differences, on a Eurasian Wigeon.

It is safe and recommended to copy the link and share that with the List. Click the arrow icon (lower right when you are looking at one of your images on Flickr) and copy the URL text in the box. "Grab Link" should be underlined; if not click that and grab the text below it. Here is a link to one of your photos:

https://flic.kr/p/zau5Ad

Cheers!

Louis
Fairfield

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Re: [Maine-birds] Wigeons at Capisic

Bill,

Your Flickr photos show a pair of American Wigeon. Males of those can have a buffy tinge to the "pate." Head color would be rufous brown and flanks starting to get gray, among other differences, on a Eurasian Wigeon.

It is safe and recommended to copy the link and share that with the List. Click the arrow icon (lower right when you are looking at one of your images on Flickr) and copy the URL text in the box. "Grab Link" should be underlined; if not click that and grab the text below it. Here is a link to one of your photos:

https://flic.kr/p/zau5Ad

Cheers!

Louis

Fairfield

[Maine-birds] Wigeons at Capisic

I saw two wigeons at Capisic Pond in Portland today around noon. One had a beige forehead, so I assumed it was a Eurasian Wigeon. I don't know about the other one. I have pictures on Flickr and on the link below to my e-bird list. I am reluctant to post the Flickr link because I think the picture shows up in the e-mail if I do that? I know we are not supposed to post pictures. I would appreciate confirmation on these two, as I have only seen a Eurasian Wigeon once (April 2013 at Gilson Farm) and there were experts there to tell me what it was.

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/1508c3ae8717d514

Thank you,

Bill Blauvelt

Portland, ME

[Maine-birds] Sand Hill Crane, Fryeburg

At 12 noon today, the 22nd, the eleven continuing Sand Hill Cranes were
in the turf field off Old River road, east of McNiel Road, Fryeburg.
Also in the area were a Kestrel, a Harrier and many Song and Savannah
Sparrows.

Bob Crowley
Chatham, NH

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2 hour stint.

As an old time hawk watcher, I'm beginning to realize that sea watching has its benefits!

Most birds fairly close in and identifiable through binocs, others using scope verification.

2	American Black Duck Anas rubripes
497	Common Eider Somateria mollissima Numbers of loafing birds slightly less today at the point, roughly 220. Interesting observation, most birds at the point on the water are females. Migrating birds were 70% male.
190	Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
10	White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca
91	Black Scoter Melanitta americana
191	Surf/Black Scoter Melanitta perspicillata/americana Distant migrating strings unable to detect field marks or flight style differences of species. Scoters in general are migrating through this area at this time.
11	Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
69	Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
4	Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
18	Common Loon Gavia immer
1	Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
52	Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
31	Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
3	Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 1 migrant.
2	Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Immature birds hanging around the point.
2	Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
13	Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
25	Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
48	Herring Gull Larus argentatus
4	Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
1	Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
4	American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos

Thursday, 22 October 2015

2

American Black Duck Anas rubripes

497

Common Eider Somateria mollissima

190

Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata

10

White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca

91

Black Scoter Melanitta americana

191

Surf/Black Scoter Melanitta perspicillata/americana

11

Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis

69

Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator

4

Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata

18

Common Loon Gavia immer

1

Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena

52

Northern Gannet Morus bassanus

31

Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus

3

Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

2

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus

2

Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle

13

Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

25

Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis

48

Herring Gull Larus argentatus

4

Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus

1

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

4

American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos