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Friday, 29 December 2023

Re: [Maine-birds] HEPATIC TANAGER - Stockton Springs, 29 Dec

Sorry for the second email, but this should read "…Station Street, which is the road you should park along."

> On Dec 29, 2023, at 5:56 PM, 'Doug Hitchcox' via Maine birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> wrote:
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> Passing along a few notes after talking with Tom Aversa about the HEPATIC TANAGER he found today (29 Dec) in Stockton Springs (https://ebird.org/me/checklist/S157436845). This bird was seen at the south end of Station Street, which is the road. You'll see there is an Eagle Way and Alps Road at the end, but these are basically the driveways of the folks that live down there, so do not park in them or block those drives. It is also worth noting that the railroad there is still active, and posted, so beware that birding from the track is illegal. And to state the obvious, please beware of your presence in this quiet neighborhood. Tom did talk to a couple of the homeowners already, but please be respectful to the locals and their property.
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> Good birding,
>
> Doug Hitchcox
> Maine Audubon - Staff Naturalist
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[Maine-birds] HEPATIC TANAGER - Stockton Springs, 29 Dec

Passing along a few notes after talking with Tom Aversa about the HEPATIC TANAGER he found today (29 Dec) in Stockton Springs (https://ebird.org/me/checklist/S157436845). This bird was seen at the south end of Station Street, which is the road. You'll see there is an Eagle Way and Alps Road at the end, but these are basically the driveways of the folks that live down there, so do not park in them or block those drives. It is also worth noting that the railroad there is still active, and posted, so beware that birding from the track is illegal. And to state the obvious, please beware of your presence in this quiet neighborhood. Tom did talk to a couple of the homeowners already, but please be respectful to the locals and their property.

Good birding,

Doug Hitchcox
Maine Audubon - Staff Naturalist

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Thursday, 28 December 2023

[Maine-birds] Pine Warbler

At our suet in Cumberland . Occasionally over the past week.

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Wednesday, 27 December 2023

[Maine-birds] White-capped chickadee

White-capped Chickadee foraging with Black-capped Chickadees along the west side of Clearwater Drive in Falmouth, morning of Dec. 28, 2023. Mass Audubon reported a similar sighting in 2018, which they ID as leucistic Black-capped Chickadee.

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Tuesday, 26 December 2023

[Maine-birds] How should I obscure a game bird location?

Should I leave game birds off the list and make the list "incomplete"?

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Monday, 25 December 2023

[Maine-birds] MACHIAS SEAL ISLAND REPORT

Here are the results of today's CBC.

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT - MACHIAS SEAL ISLAND - 2023

Name of area: MACHIAS SEAL ISLAND
Sky & precipitation: MAINLY SUNNY; ZERO PRECIPITATION
Ground & water conditions: BARE GROUND; FRESH & SALT WATER UNFROZEN WATER FROZEN.
Date: DEC. 25th; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Temp: +6°C to +9°C.
Wind direction: WSW @ 3 knots to 8 Knots (3mph / 6kmph to 7mph / 13kmph)
Total participants: 01 (01 field observers in 01 field parties, plus 01 persons at 01 feeders).
Total party-hours: 09 hrs. (03 hrs. on foot; 0 hrs. motorized; 06 hrs. point observations.)
Total party travel = 3.5 kilometers (3.5 km on foot, 0 km by car.)
Compiler: RALPH ELDRIDGE

07 Canada Goose
11 Great Black-backed Gull
01 Dovekie
01 Atlantic Puffin
04 Common Murre
07 Common Eider
516 Razorbill
09 Black Guillemot
63 Harlequin Duck
27 Surf Scoter
02 White-winged Scoter
01 Black Scoter
37 Long-tailed Duck
11 Red-breasted Merganser
02 Red-throated Loon
05 Common Loon
06 Northern Gannet
03 Double Crested Cormorant
19 Great Cormorant
483 Black-legged Kittiwake
01 Ring-billed Gull
268 Herring Gull
10 Iceland Gull
04 Glaucous Gull
02 Common Raven
01 Peregrine Falcon
04 Bald Eagle
72 Purple Sandpiper
03 Snow Bunting
03 Song Sparrow
01 White-throated Sparrow
02 European Starling
02 Dark-eyed Junco

01 COMMON GRACKLE (CW)
01 BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD (CW)
01 NORTHERN FULMAR (CW)
07 AMERICAN GOLDFINCH (CW)

Totals: 1588 individuals of 33 species on count day plus 4 additional species during count week & period.

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Saturday, 23 December 2023

[Maine-birds] Lew/Aub CBC - 12/17/23

The Stanton Bird Club conducted its 44th Christmas Bird Count of the Lewiston and Auburn area on Sunday, December 17^th. In total, 20 people participated (including 1 feeder watcher) and recorded 47 species; the average since 2000 is 48. The evening following the count, and the next day (Monday 12/18/23) brought excessive rainfall, high winds and flooding. The high winds and poor conditions drove several Dovekies (aka "Little Auk") inland. Count week includes two Dovekies found in the Lewiston/Auburn CBC circle, as well as 2 Ruddy ducks. One Dovekie and the Ruddy ducks were found by Dana Little on Taylor Pond in Auburn, the other Dovekie was recorded by Danny Danforth on Sabattus Pond.

New Highs: Greater Scaup and White-throated Sparrow.

Low Counts: Common Goldeneye, Wild Turkey, Mourning Dove, Starlings, House Finch, American Tree Sparrow.

Above Average: Greater Scaup, Common Merganser, Common Loon, Bald Eagle, American Crow, Eastern Bluebird, American Goldfinch, Dark-eyed Junco, White-throated Sparrow.

Irruptive: Purple Finch

Trending: Red-bellied Woodpeckers were seen for the 13th consecutive year and Eastern Bluebirds have become more reliable winter residents this past decade. Peregrine Falcons have continued on the spires of the Gendron Franco Center (old St. Mary's church).

Notables: Both a White-winged Scoter and Red-necked Grebe were spotted on Lake Auburn on count day. A Merlin was along the power lines at St Peter's Cemetery in Lewiston. A Ruffed Grouse pair were seen briefly in Auburn.

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