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Category Archives: Observations
NORTHERN LAPWING – Berwick, 11/3
On November 3rd, Andy Aldrich and Ken Janes found a Northern Lapwing at the Tuckahoe Turf Farm in Berwick. The bird was observed first around 10:50am and was last seen as it flew of towards the southwest at 12:30pm.
I believe this is only the second record for Maine; one was collected in December 1927 in [...]
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Lapland Longspur in Sanford
Andrew Aldrich to maine-birds…
Sanford Sewage Plant, York, US-ME
Oct 18, 2012 11:20 AM – 12:40 PM
The LALO was near the fence to the right of the gate into the ponds, one half the distance to the power pole.
Bird Day Draws a Crowd
Bill Grabin and Betsy Stevens check their wingspans against a banner showing species from around the world.
The Birding Challenge dovetailed nicely with an International Migratory Bird Day event held at the Wells Reserve on May 14. June Ficker and her bird-banding crew set up in the Laudholm barn, demonstrating their data-gathering procedures for curious onlookers. [...]
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Quest for 300 Gets Tougher
Last time I wrote that in 2010, birders using eBird had reported seeing 298 species in York County. Since then, I’ve discovered a quirk in that data: In eBird, “species” is more than species. The tally is not as close to 300 as I thought!
Most birders have spotted birds that they couldn’t nail down to [...]
Who did you introduce to birding today?
Barred Owl. Photo by Marie Jordan.
I had a call at at 8:30 this morning. It was my 7-year-old granddaughter excitedly telling me that they had a Barred Owl in their yard (Maine woods)… right then! She wanted me to bring her little Peterson bird book over that I started for her, so she could put a Barred Owl in it. I did, and gave her a little notebook to write in, since she is now learning to read and write. I was nearly 50 before I was introduced to birding, thanks to the Beaver Lake Nature Center near me in central New York. So, here comes another generation of bird watchers!
Song Sparrow by the Gazebo
Watched the sparrow fly in to land on the gravel surrounding the Wells Reserve gazebo. It hopped around pecking for a while. Went under the gazebo and came back out.
