Our annual Warbler Walks at Evergreen Cemetery and Capisic Pond are underway and the birds are not disappointing! We will continue these walks through next Friday, May 19th, so I hope you can join us at Evergreen, Mondays through Thursday, or Capisic on Friday. Here is a quick summary of what we've …
Birds
Rarest Bird Alert – FIELDFARE
We were still riding the excitement of the Vermilion Flycatcher at Hog Island when a new bird showed up that blew our minds yet again: Maine's first FIELDFARE. This Eurasian thrush was found on the morning of 19 April 2017 by Jeff Cherry in Newcastle. Many thanks to Jeff for quickly alerting the …
Rare Bird Alert: Vermilion Flycatcher
Spring is upon us and many birds are migrating north for the breeding season. Along with our usual migrants, a few wayward vagrants will fly off course, either as overshoots (literally flying too far north) or misguided (perhaps misdirected by a strong tail wind) and those birds can cause quite the …
Abnormally Large Piping Plover Seen on Maine Beach
Birding enthusiasts have begun flocking to Old Orchard Beach following reports that a rare 50-foot Piping Plover has been spotted roaming around the popular summer destination. Maine Audubon biologist Laura Minich Zitske, who directs the Piping Plover and Least Tern Project, said that while …
Rare Bird Alert – April 4-10, 2015
Reporting Period: April 4 – 10, 2015 Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Cackling Goose ‘Eurasian' Green-winged Teal Golden Eagle Sandhill Crane Surfbird+ Black-headed Gull Gyrfalcon+ (+ Details requested by Maine Bird Records Committee: …
Rare Bird Alert – February 1-7, 2014
Reporting Period: February 1 – 7, 2014 Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Northern Pintail Pacific Loon Golden Eagle Snowy Owl Red-headed Woodpecker York County On the 1st, a SNOWY OWL was found at the Wells Beach ‘north' parking area, perched on a chimney and best seen …
Rare Bird Alert – January 4 – 10, 2014
Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Northern Pintail Golden Eagle Purple Gallinule American Coot Snowy Owl Northern Hawk Owl Long-eared Owl Red-headed Woodpecker Townsend's Solitaire Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow York County A deceased …
Rare Bird Alert – November 30 – December 6, 2013
Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Greater White-fronted Goose King Eider Sandhill Crane Snowy Owl Northern Hawk Owl Black-backed Woodpecker Hooded Warbler York County A SNOWY OWL was seen at Seapoint Beach in Kittery on the 5th. On the 2nd, a …
Rare Bird Alert – November 23 – 29, 2013
Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: King Eider American Golden-Plover Snowy Owl Northern Hawk Owl Lark Sparrow York County A hen KING EIDER was seen off Seapoint Beach in Kittery on the afternoon of the 23rd. On the 25th, a LARK SPARROW was reported …