This mornings [tag]bird watching[/tag] trip to Granite Point was spectacular! Many flocks of birds were in the air, including Canada Geese, Double-Crested Cormorants, Tree Swallows, Snowy Egrets, Blue Heron and many unidentifiable ducks. The weather was cool, with a light breeze and crystal blue skies. I seemed to be the only one [tag]birding[/tag] the area, although [...]
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With a cold front sweeping through the [tag]northeast[/tag] US yesterday and a north wind to help birds along, last night was a big night for [tag]migrating birds[/tag]. Woodcreeper.com has a great article along with radar images of last nights [tag]migration[/tag]. According to David A. La Puma, last nights migration broke-up just south of [tag]New Jersey[/tag] [...]
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Since moving to Biddeford, [tag]Maine[/tag] nearly seven months ago, we have been blessed with not having squirrels raid our feeders. Well that changed this morning when one came through and decided to try our [tag]bird[/tag] offerings for half an hour. We have gotten a little loose on our [tag]squirrel[/tag] protection apparatus since none seemed to [...]
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Migration continues full swing in Southern [tag]Maine[/tag]. My wife and I birded Granite Point Saturday and Sunday morning and witnessed hundreds of [tag]birds[/tag] of all types making their way to their wintering grounds. Hundreds of Egrets, both Great and Snowy, were in large groups flying over the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge on Granite Point [...]
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There seems to be some debate as to whether the rare visitor to the [tag]Maine[/tag] and [tag]New Hampshire[/tag] coasts this week is a Western Reef Heron or a dark morph Southern Little Egret. A very interesting article can be read at Lillian and Don Stokes site concerning the debate as to what this [tag]bird[/tag] may be. [...]
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Received an email from the Maine Bird List and the [tag]Western Reef Heron[/tag] was still off Kittery Point, [tag]Maine[/tag] as of 6:35 a.m. this morning. The reported sighting was on Fishing Island. The news of the Western Reef Heron sightings has hit news stations and newspapers across the country. Here is an article from a [...]
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Finally a little time to post about our trip to Plum Island, [tag]Massachusetts[/tag] on August 12th. Have been very busy at work as of late, working 12-13 hour days. Those of you who live in Massachusetts and [tag]New Hampshire[/tag] should be on the look-out along [tag]coastal[/tag] waters for a very rare visitor to the USA. [...]
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