Monday, 31 July 2023

[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights, 7/22-28

Hi all,
Better late than never, here are my observations of note over seven days last week, including our tour to Seal Island and 4 days of birding in Aroostook County.


-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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[Maine-birds] An early morning surprise in Bremen

Glistening in the early morning sun, a Great Egret foraged in the green tidal flats of spartina. It seemed to be listening and eating insects, then occasionally stabbing into the grasses. A wonderful way to start the day.

Juanita

Juanita Roushdy
Bremen











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Saturday, 29 July 2023

Re: [Maine-birds] Abridged summary of maine-birds@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 1 topic

Any thoughts on the influence of avian flu on waterfowl this year?



On Jul 28, 2023, at 10:20 PM, Kiya Smith <kiyalachsmith@gmail.com> wrote:

I was just up atMooselookmeguntic Lake. One morning 16 loons congregated near our campsite, all adults. There are human made floating nests for loons on this lake so don't know if this has anything to do with rain. We also saw only only two Merganser mamas, one with two little ones, one with four. There are also nesting boxes on the lake that mergansers might use. Other years we saw many more merganser families and much bigger families. 

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Bob Crowley <crbob@fairpoint.net>: Jul 27 10:09PM -0400

Am I the only one noticing the absence of young waterfowl? All this rain in the Fryeburg area has resulted I think in the complete absence of any young, this year's geese or ducks. Also, there are ...more
Bill Carpenter <bcarpenter@coa.edu>: Jul 27 11:06PM -0400

11 adolescent turkeys on our lawn these days...
 
...more
Bill Carpenter <bcarpenter@coa.edu>: Jul 27 11:08PM -0400

11 adolescent turkeys on our lawn these days
 
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[Maine-birds] Philadelphia Vireo

...in Holden.  Not common for us.

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Friday, 28 July 2023

Re: [Maine-birds] Abridged summary of maine-birds@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 1 topic

I was just up atMooselookmeguntic Lake. One morning 16 loons congregated near our campsite, all adults. There are human made floating nests for loons on this lake so don't know if this has anything to do with rain. We also saw only only two Merganser mamas, one with two little ones, one with four. There are also nesting boxes on the lake that mergansers might use. Other years we saw many more merganser families and much bigger families. 

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On Jul 28, 2023, at 4:32 PM, maine-birds@googlegroups.com wrote:


Bob Crowley <crbob@fairpoint.net>: Jul 27 10:09PM -0400

Am I the only one noticing the absence of young waterfowl? All this rain in the Fryeburg area has resulted I think in the complete absence of any young, this year's geese or ducks. Also, there are ...more
Bill Carpenter <bcarpenter@coa.edu>: Jul 27 11:06PM -0400

11 adolescent turkeys on our lawn these days...
 
...more
Bill Carpenter <bcarpenter@coa.edu>: Jul 27 11:08PM -0400

11 adolescent turkeys on our lawn these days
 
...more
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Thursday, 27 July 2023

Re: [Maine-birds] All This Rain.

11 adolescent turkeys on our lawn these days

On Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 10:09 PM Bob Crowley <crbob@fairpoint.net> wrote:
Am I the only one noticing the absence of young waterfowl? All this rain in the Fryeburg area has resulted I think in the complete absence of any young, this year's geese or ducks. Also, there are very few Turkey poults to be seen.
Bob Crowley
Chatham, NH

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11 adolescent turkeys on our lawn these days...

On Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 10:09 PM Bob Crowley <crbob@fairpoint.net> wrote:
Am I the only one noticing the absence of young waterfowl? All this rain in the Fryeburg area has resulted I think in the complete absence of any young, this year's geese or ducks. Also, there are very few Turkey poults to be seen.
Bob Crowley
Chatham, NH

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