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Rare Bird Alert – October 26 – November 19, 2013

Reporting Period: October 26 – November 1, 2013 Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Greater White-fronted Goose Pacific Loon Sandhill Crane White-eyed Vireo Bell's Vireo+ Rock Wren+ Orange-crowned Wabler ‘Audubon's' Yellow-rumped …

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Rare Bird Alert – October 19 – 25, 2013

Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Pink-footed Goose+ Cackling Goose Iceland Gull Long-eared Owl Short-eared Owl Red-headed Woodpecker Ash-throated Flycatcher+ White-eyed Vireo Bell's Vireo+ Townsend's Solitaire Orange-crowned Warbler Lark …

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Trip Report: Bald Eagles of Merrymeeting Bay

Our 44th annual bald eagle trip on September 21, 2013 set a new record for total number (66) of bald eagles sighted! The boat was full of eager birders and the day was nice with a foggy ending, though we were told by some guests who know Southport that it always gets foggy around Southport no matter …

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Rare Bird Alert – August 21-27, 2013

Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: American White Pelican+ Marbled Godwit Mew Gull+ Forster's Tern Hooded Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Dickcissel (+ Details requested by Maine Bird Records Committee) York County On the 21st, a HOODED WARBLER was …

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Rare Bird Alert – August 7-13, 2013

Reporting Period: August 7 – 13, 2013 Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Tricolored Heron Long-billed Dowitcher Little Gull Mew Gull+ Forster's Tern (+ Details requested by Maine Bird Records Committee) York County On the 10th, a LONG-BILLED …

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Maine Rare Bird Alert – July 17-23, 2013

Reporting Period: July 17 – 23, 2013 Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Red-billed Tropicbird+ Brown Booby+ Tricolored Heron White-faced Ibis+ Black-necked Stilt Little Gull South Polar Skua+ York County Three LITTLE GULLS continued to be seen along …

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Rare Bird Alert: June 26 – July 2, 2013

Name: Maine Audubon Rare Bird Alert Reporting Period: June 26 – July 2, 2013 Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Great White Heron+ Tricolored Heron White-faced Ibis+ Black-necked Stilt Hooded Warbler Clay-colored Sparrow Seaside Sparrow (+ Details …

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Report & Update: Thursday Morning Birdwalks, Other News

Thursday, June 27 was Mike Windsor's last time to lead a bird walk for Maine Audubon in his official capacity. Mike has left Maine Audubon for a position at the Saco Library where he will cultivate another passion! We wish him the best. We will have no bird walk this week due to the July 4th …

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