The 2009 Great Backyard Bird Count is over. If you have not submitted your counts yet, you have until March 1st to do so. Sharon and I submitted more checklists this year than we have in years past. From the 7 checklists that we submitted, we tallied 35 different species and a total of 816 [...]
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It has been a long, cold and snowy winter so far here in Maine. I love the snow, but I am ready for the sights, sounds and smells of spring. I long for the view seen on the left, the Doubling Point Lighthouse as seen from our back yard in the spring. At the present time, [...]
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“While everyone is busy with counting birds, I will help myself to some tasty treats! ”
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As day 3 of the 2009 Great Backyard Bird Count winds down, I thought I would go over a few results from the state of Maine so far. Note: All data and maps are courtesy of the GBBC. Data updated at 3:00 p.m. Total number of species: 89 Total number of birds: 25,034 Total [...]
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Day 2 of the 2009 Great Backyard Bird Count is nearing an end. At first light this morning, Sharon and I drove to three count areas here in Sagadahoc County, Maine. Ft. Popham / Atkins Bay, Cox Head and Parker Head. Although not particularly birdy this morning at these locations, we did tally several species. [...]
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Red-breasted Nuthatch The 2009 Great Backyard Bird Count is underway! Have you submitted a check list yet? Our checklist was submitted just before noon today. We recorded our first of the year Brown Creeper, and not just one but 3 of them. Also seen were a pair of bully European Starlings, trying to scarf down [...]
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Some of you have asked me, “what camera equipment do you have?” Others want to know what camera settings I use when photographing birds. Do I use a tripod, or do I freehand the shots? What kind of post-processing do you do? While I can answer most of these questions, camera settings depend on lighting, your [...]
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