A cloudy start this morning gave way to partly sunny skies and much more comfortable conditions than yesterdays heat and humidity. The bird watching was fabulous! Quite a few Snowy Egrets were feeding in a panne at Goose Rocks Beach. It was not long until several Great Blue Herons and Eastern Willets joined the foray. [...]
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The three H’s are back with a vengeance! (Hazy, hot and humid) With a week of well below normal temps that only reached the upper sixties and frost at a few inland locations, the heat is back. As I write this article the temperature is nearing 90 F. This mornings bird watching trip was to [...]
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The second in a series of weekly rundowns of what’s happening in the world of birds, birding and bird blogging. Dead Swallows Found The sight of birds is a common one along the banks of the Susquehanna River, but not like this. Wind Turbine Has Switch To Move Clear Of Migrating Birds A unique turbine was lowered [...]
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*UPDATE* The verdict is in! The first three pictures are a juvenile Peregrine Falcon, and the final four are of an adult Broad-Winged Hawk. Many thanks go out to those who offered their input via email and in the comments section of this article. Thank you all!! These two species of Hawk have me baffled, although [...]
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Fellow birder and good friend Bob Malbon recently returned from vacation with some great photographs of Puffins and Murres that were taken at Machias Seal Island. Follow this link to see his pictures.
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A cold front swept through Maine Friday night and brought with it northwest winds and much cooler temperatures. Being out on the mud flats at Goose Rocks Beach just before sunrise this weekend required fall attire. I love this time of the year! The skies are cobalt blue (when the clouds are not blocking it) [...]
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This post will be somewhat of a test for the video plugin I have for my birding blog. The following videos were taken this morning at Goose Rocks Beach near Kennebunkport, Maine. File size will be beside the video name heading, and all videos are in the .wmv format. If video does not auto-start, please click [...]
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