Maine birds And MOAC mountainbiking

Wednesday, 2 November 2016

[Maine-birds] Eastern Screech Owl & Pine Siskins

I, too, have a lingering screech owl here on the Lower Dedham Rd in Holden. Today there are dozens of pine siskins monopolizing the feeders.

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[Maine-birds] Snow Goose continues

For those interested, the "Blue" Snow Goose continues, currently in the Brook at Spring took Farm, Greely Rd, Cumberland

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[Maine-birds] Frenchman Bay area

11/1/16
Final cruise down Frenchman Bay...Bar Harbor to Hinckley Yachts in Southwest Harbor. The end of six nice summer months of nature tours.

Common Loon 21, various plumages
Red-throated Loon, 2
Red-necked Grebe 13,
Gannet 6, working a school of fish off East Bunkers Ledge (Mackerel...we hove to and caught and released several)
Great Cormorant 2, on Schooner Head
Double-crested Cormorant, still common
Great Blue Heron, 1 perched in tree on Greenings Island
Common Eider, many in various age groups along entire route
Black Scoter 50+, several small flocks along route
White-winged Scoter 6 off mouth of Northeast Harbor
Bald Eagle 1, hatching year bird off Great Head in Acadia NP
Spotted Sandpiper 1, on Sol's Cliff in Bar Harbor
Herring, Ring-billed, Great Black-backed Gulls, common
Black Guillemot, common along entire route, all in winter plumage

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[Maine-birds] Lingering Eastern Screech-Owl - York

A colleague of mine brought in a recording of a bird call he heard in his neighborhood the night of Oct 16th.

It was a distant call, but it was clearly the whinny of an EASTERN SCREECH-OWL. This was in the same neighborhood that the bird was found in early this year.

The most recent eBird sighting is from early August, but it sounds like the bird might still be around.

It might be worth checking out.

Nathan Hall

Portland, ME

Re: [Maine-birds] Re: Camera strap failure for people who carry a camera

On a similar note, I carry a 500mm on a monopod. Once the camera came loose... luckily I noticed it before it dropped off... I must have hit the release button. I now have a safety strap from the camera to the lens, so if it happens again, the body will just hit me and not the ground.

Good Birds and Blue Sky's,

David Lipsy

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On Nov 1, 2016 7:26 PM, Kenneth Janes <janes.ken@gmail.com> wrote:

In my case the metal pin at the end of the carabiner had worn down enough to come right out of the buckle on the strap. Fortunately the camera and lens fell on soft ground and there was no damage. These straps are great but can fail, so a back-up system to prevent catastrophe is mandatory!

Ken
Kennebunk
On Nov 1, 2016, at 4:11 PM, Marianne Taylor <andale62@gmail.com> wrote:

I had just taken mine off when I read your message so I checked and found mine was perhaps 50% worn through. Without your comment I would never have checked that part, so a big Thank You. I love my camera strap but I did learn the hard way that the screw loop does loosen over time (and not a really long time) and my camera dropped, resulting in some damage, so now I have trained myself to check that it is tight every time I go out. And time to buy a new one.

Marianne Taylor
Skowhegan

On Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 3:50:10 PM UTC-4, Andrew Aldrich wrote:

One of my birding friends just told me that his Carbineer pulled out of the buckle, his camera and lens hit the ground. It was soft dirt so no damage.

I checked my strap and noticed the Carbineer has worn through by about 60 percent, so I added a shoelace to go from the tripod mount to the strap as a safety back up.

So because I care, I would suggest you check your straps for wear so you do not damage your camera and lens.

Happy birding and photo shooting

Andy Aldrich

North Berwick

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Tuesday, 1 November 2016

[Maine-birds] Pine Grosbeaks

While walking around at Perch Pond in Old Town, I had around 6-7 Pine Grosbeaks fly overhead. Also heard Evening Grosbeaks and Purple Finches.

James Petersen
Bangor

[Maine-birds] York County sightings (Oct 31 - Nov 1)...

Here are some bird happenings from around York County:

10/31 (Monday)
...a tail-less Eastern Phoebe and 5 flyover Evening Grosbeaks at the Wells Reserve (aka Laudholm Farm), Wells

11/1 (Tuesday)
...4 Brant and an adult male Northern Harrier behind the former Hattie's Restauant, Biddeford Pool
...90+ Horned Larks and at least 1 Lapland Longspur at East Point Sanctuary, Biddeford Pool
...continuing Marbled Godwit (presumably the same bird who's been in Biddeford since 26 Aug = 68 days and counting) and 2 Red Knots at the Basket Island Causeway, Hills Beach, Biddeford

Wildly,
Josh

Inspiring Nature Connection in New England
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