From the monthly archives:
Update 9:25 a.m.: Reports still coming in this morning that the Western Reef Heron is still being seen off Kittery Point, Maine. Some great pictures of this bird are at MaineToday.com|Field Notes.
Reports from the Maine-Birds List state an adult dark-morph Western Reef Heron was seen Friday in the a.m. just off Kittery Point, Maine.
It was first observed [...]
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While birding at the Scarborough Marsh last Saturday morning, my wife and I spotted what we thought was a Snowy Egret with a complexion problem.
Approximately the same size as the Snowy Egret, this bird has splotches of blue on an otherwise white-feathered body.
As luck would have it, the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center was having a [...]
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When you step into a deal, you can do it big time like my wife and I did yesterday at Rivers Camera in Dover, New Hampshire.
After visiting Plum Island, Massachusetts for some birding, (more on this trip in another article soon to come) we decided to head to Rivers Camera to see the Celestron Ultima [...]
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The mystery bird is no longer a mystery! It is a Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow.
I based my decision on input from others, and more research into this beautiful bird. Many thanks for those who responded to my article asking for input on the identity of the bird. Special thanks to Paul Garitty over at Maine Birding for [...]
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The picture at the end of this article, is a bird we spotted this morning at Scarborough Marsh near Scarborough, Maine.
I believe it is some sort of sparrow, but not sure which, as it seems it may be a fledgling.
I am asking my fellow birders for some help here…. what is it?
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I have incorporated a new page on the site titled Birding Videos, and it can be accessed under “Pages” in the sidebar on the left side of any page on this site.
Currently, there are five videos to view, with more to come as time permits. Please submit your comments on the birding videos and let me [...]
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The trip to Scarborough Marsh this morning didn’t pan out as expected, so my wife and I went instead to the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge near Biddeford Pool, Maine.
Much activity was encountered, including the spotting through my binoculars of a Gray Jay! (If someone out there in the know could possibly contact me concerning the sighting [...]
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