Reporting Period: June 19 – 25, 2013 Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Red-billed Tropicbird+ Swallow-tailed Kite+ Tricolored Heron White-faced Ibis+ American Golden-Plover Black-necked Stilt American Three-toed Woodpecker Clay-colored …
Birds
Rare Bird Alert – June 12 – 18, 2013
Name: Maine Audubon Rare Bird Alert Reporting Period: June 12 – 18, 2013 Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Pacific Loon Tricolored Heron White-faced Ibis+ Black-necked Stilt Wilson's Phalarope White-winged Dove American Three-toed …
Recently at Gilsland Farm: Nesting Hairy Woodpecker
One day in late April while taking a walk to the west meadow I was at the end of the parking area at Gilsland Farm Audubon Center when a flash flew by that could only be a woodpecker. It didn't take long to find the bird – who it turned out had important nearby duties to attend to – and sure enough …
Audubon Rare Bird Alert May 29 – June 4, 2013
Reporting Period: May 29 – June 4, 2013 Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Noteworthy Species Mentioned: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck+ Mute Swan Tricolored Heron White-faced Ibis+ American Oystercatcher Swallow-tailed Kite+ Iceland Gull Caspian Tern White-winged …