Maine birds And MOAC mountainbiking

Wednesday, 3 October 2018

[Maine-birds] Re: Yellow-Breasted Chat@ River Point, Falmouth ~9:10-9:25 AM

I went back on my lunch break and re-located the bird in the same
vicinity and managed some photos. Will include them with eBird report.

On 10/3/18, Richard Garrigus <rgarrigus@meca.edu> wrote:
> Good, albeit brief looks at YBCH in the long meadow on the left of the main
> trail (at the bottom of the hill) It was along the trail at the edge of
> that meadow, so the first left after the hill. About two-thirds of the way
> down. Last seen toward the back edge of a large patch of thorns.
>
> Richard Garrigus
>

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[Maine-birds] Shore birds and others at Flat Bay, Harrington

A big migratory push today of shorebirds - over 2,500 shorebirds feeding at Flat Bay during this afternoon's low tide. The majority were Semipalmated Sandpipers but many Semipalmated Plover and Dunlin were also observed. Striking in their absence were Black-bellied Plover and both yellowlegs.

Nearly 200 Bonaparte's Gulls were seen - they've been here a few days now. They seem to be attracted to some spawning or fish runs at the beginning of low tides and feed close to shore - just below our house! Noisy and beautiful!

Merle and Anne Archie, Harrington

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[Maine-birds] Yellow-Breasted Chat@ River Point, Falmouth ~9:10-9:25 AM

Good, albeit brief looks at YBCH in the long meadow on the left of the main trail (at the bottom of the hill) It was along the trail at the edge of that meadow, so the first left after the hill. About two-thirds of the way down. Last seen toward the back edge of a large patch of thorns.

Richard Garrigus

Re: [Maine-birds] White-winged Scoters at Unity Pond

There is documentation of large scoter flocks inland during fall migration. It's a occasional phenomenon not really understood as far as I know. I saw a raft of 700 Black Scoters in Lake Champlain once that stayed for at least a week.

That instigated a conversation and documentation of other similar instances.

So yes rare but occasionally happens

Good to report these occurrences

Thanks

Dan Nickerson

On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 10:11 AM Cole Tiemann <cole.tiemann@gmail.com> wrote:

This morning, while hunting waterfowl at Unity Pond in Waldo County, I saw a flock of 60 White-winged Scoters. I noticed a high-flying flock of ducks coming from the north riding the 10 mph winds. They circled for a few minutes and then continued flying south. I was able to get my 10x42 binoculars on them for about a minute to confirm the ID. Large black-colored ducks with obvious white feathers on the secondaries. Every bird seemed to have white on the wings. Scoters on Unity Pond are not unheard of, but this seems early for them to start migrating across Central Maine. I am very confident in my ID because of my duck ID skills both from hunting and from my waterfowl biology studies.

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[Maine-birds] White-winged Scoters at Unity Pond

This morning, while hunting waterfowl at Unity Pond in Waldo County, I saw a flock of 60 White-winged Scoters. I noticed a high-flying flock of ducks coming from the north riding the 10 mph winds. They circled for a few minutes and then continued flying south. I was able to get my 10x42 binoculars on them for about a minute to confirm the ID. Large black-colored ducks with obvious white feathers on the secondaries. Every bird seemed to have white on the wings. Scoters on Unity Pond are not unheard of, but this seems early for them to start migrating across Central Maine. I am very confident in my ID because of my duck ID skills both from hunting and from my waterfowl biology studies.

Tuesday, 2 October 2018

[Maine-birds] Maine Bird Atlas Birds and Brews - October 6th, Brewer

Maine Bird Atlas enthusiasts:

We have set up an informal gathering of Maine Bird Atlas enthusiasts, and it will take place at Mason's Brewing Company (https://masonsbrewingcompany.com/masons-brewing-company/) in Brewer (15 Hardy Street) on Saturday, October 6th at 5 PM. This gathering is open to anyone at any skill level who is interested in birds. Mason's has some picnic tables outside facing the Penobscot River, so current thinking is to gather out on the picnic tables (at least for the start), so dress accordingly. Mason's has some good food and drink, and any purchases are up to individual participants.

So what is the Maine Bird Atlas 'Birds and Brews'? It is a low key event where you can gather with other bird-minded people of all skill levels who are interested in the Maine Bird Atlas. Consider sitting next to someone who you don't know and ask lots of questions about the Maine Bird Atlas, Maine birds, where to find particular birds, bird feeding tips, setting up nest boxes, photographing tips, recent trips, or whatever. The event is informal and there is no agenda except for gathering together and enjoying each others company and hearing stories and learning from each other about Maine Birds.

Looking forward to catching up with everyone and hearing stories about how the summer atlasing went.

FYI, there will be another Birds and Brews event in southern Maine later this month, with the date and location to be determined.

Best Wishes... Glen

Maine Natural History Observatory
Glen Mittelhauser, Director
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Gouldsboro, ME 04607
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Monday, 1 October 2018

[Maine-birds] Monhegan Highlights, 9/28-30

Hi all,
I spent three really glorious days on Monhegan this past weekend with my annual tour for our store group.

I'll post photos and a complete checklist on my blog, but for now, here are the highlights.

9/28:
Hardy Boat from New Harbor:
-1 Red Phalarope (FOY)
- 1 juv Lesser Black-backed Gull
Island:
1 CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
1 DICKCISSEL

9/29:
3 DICKCISSELS
2-3 White-breasted Nuthatches
2 Pine Warblers
1 Rusty Blackbird
5 Black Scoters (FOF)

9/30:
~100 presumed Atlantic White-sided Dolphins
1 CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
3 DICKCISSELS
1 Mourning Warbler
1 Prairie Warbler
Baltimore Oriole flock now up to 14 birds
2 Ring-necked Pheasants
1 Killdeer (a great bird "on the ground" out here).
- Hardy Boat to New Harbor:
22 Surf Scoters (FOF)

-Derek

Sent from my iPhone

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