[Maine-birds] Request for assistance – song recordings of migrating Mourning Warblers

I am posting my annual opportunity to participate in a Citizens Science Project that involves recording migrating Mourning Warbler songs.  I am trying to determine the nature of migratory pathways taken by different song populations of Mourning Warbler males during their spring migration.  I am continuing to collect your recordings and plot them on a map of North America to determine if and where birds with different song types (regiolects) separate from each other during spring migration.  The most current map of songs of migrants is at the web site below.

 

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?hl=en&mid=1voXjBhvHZ0nwAv93_OBC_vCPuxQ&ll=38.8925160098804%2C-85.09712735&z=5

 

All you need is a Smartphone and a singing Mourning Warbler.  You can send the recordings to my e-mail address (jpitocch AT anselm.edu).  The web page link below describes the project and how to make recordings on your Smartphone in more detail. 

 

https://mowasongmapper.weebly.com/

 

I would really appreciate your help and contributions to this Citizens Science Project. 

 

Dr. Jay Pitocchelli

Professor Emeritus

Biology Department

Saint Anselm College

Manchester, NH 03102

 

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[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (03 May 2023) Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 03, 2023
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	2
Turkey Vulture	0	0	500
Osprey	0	2	253
Bald Eagle	0	0	53
Northern Harrier	0	0	76
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	3	314
Cooper's Hawk	0	0	32
Northern Goshawk	0	0	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	50
Broad-winged Hawk	0	3	1890
Red-tailed Hawk	0	0	66
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	1	252
Merlin	0	5	57
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	4
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	7
Unknown Buteo	0	0	1
Unknown Falcon	0	0	4
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	16
Total:	0	14	3579

(No count conducted today)


Weather:
More gross wet weather kept the site from ever opening. Mist, drizzle, rain and fog lingered all day.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
The complete opposite weather we would like to see for spring migration continues tomorrow. Cloudy skies and a chance for showers all throughout the day. Winds from the NE, shifting to more direct N. Temps likely in the upper 40's. Maybe we'll get some pockets of drier conditions and decent visibility to search for some birds.

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Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (freeportwildbird@yahoo.com)
Bradbury Mountain State Park information may be found at: www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com/bradbury-mountain-hawkwatch
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]

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[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (02 May 2023) 7 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 02, 2023
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	2
Turkey Vulture	0	0	500
Osprey	1	2	253
Bald Eagle	0	0	53
Northern Harrier	0	0	76
Sharp-shinned Hawk	2	3	314
Cooper's Hawk	0	0	32
Northern Goshawk	0	0	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	50
Broad-winged Hawk	0	3	1890
Red-tailed Hawk	0	0	66
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	1	1	252
Merlin	3	5	57
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	4
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	7
Unknown Buteo	0	0	1
Unknown Falcon	0	0	4
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	16
Total:	7	14	3579

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	14:45:00
Total observation time:	6.75 hours
Official Counter	Jeannette Lovitch, Zane Baker
Observers:

Visitors:
8 people stopped by the Hawkwatch today.

Weather:
A breezy start to the day settled down in late morning, only to pick up again for the afternoon. Strong SE winds were challenging as far as keeping items pinned down. Skies were overcast with temperatures not budging much from 50F. A few sprinkles here and there with some drizzle finally gave way to a steadier light rain by 3:45EDT when the count was ended early.

Raptor Observations:
7 hours of counting; 7 migrant raptors. Local activity was mostly limited to a Broad-winged pair, Bald Eagle pair, and some Turkey Vultures out on a stroll.

Non-raptor Observations:
27 species were observed from the summit today. Our first of year Blackburnian Warbler zipped by. Birds deemed migrating were limited to: 61 Double-crested Cormorants 4 Yellow-rumped Warblers 3 Red-winged Blackbirds 2 Tree Swallows 2 American Goldfinch 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Common Loon

Predictions:
We will be stuck in this stubborn gross pattern for at least the next 2 days. Chance of rain showers and southeast to east winds. See you on Friday.

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Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (freeportwildbird@yahoo.com)
Bradbury Mountain State Park information may be found at: www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com/bradbury-mountain-hawkwatch
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]

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[Maine-birds] MACHIAS SEAL ISLAND REPORT

HERMIT THRUSHES & VEERYS arrived here overnight.
Still not a warbler of any sort.
Forgotten from my last post: first PHOEBE was here last week.

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[Maine-birds] FOY Catbird Cape Neddick

Same time as last year. Tanking up on suet.

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Re: [Maine-birds] ebird question

As I understand it, those decisions are based on location and date controlled by the local reviewer. This would extend to the number of birds reported as well. Basically, it is an automated method of flagging certain sightings for review. That is why the list is all the reports, not just the confirmed sightings. I assume that there are multiple reviewers across the state so that there would be different thresholds in different regions. Perhaps others with direct knowledge will weigh in.

Peace שָׁלוֹם سلام

Ian Lynch

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On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 7:56 AM Julia Hanauer-Milne <windyridgemaine@gmail.com> wrote:

How does ebird decide what gets included in Maine's rare bird alert? Does location make a difference--for example a fish crow in Cumberland County might not be deemed rare, while one in another county would be? What about something like a Louisiana waterthrush? 

Thanks for any insight. 

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[Maine-birds] ebird question

How does ebird decide what gets included in Maine's rare bird alert? Does location make a difference--for example a fish crow in Cumberland County might not be deemed rare, while one in another county would be? What about something like a Louisiana waterthrush? 

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