I am proud to announce that the Maine Birders Network (MBN) was officially launched this afternoon. It is ready to go, and those who would like to use the discussion board may register now.
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There are no posts at this time, but with member usage, it should grow by leaps and bounds. Those who are from outside of Maine and will be visiting the state in the future, can interact with the members to get info on birding in Maine.
I will be working on the site over the next week to add features such as gallery software, which will allow members to have a photo album. I may add blogging software so members may have their own blog.
Future enhancements may include contests, a yearly MBN member get together and possibly MBN member bird walks.
We will see with time if this will become a hit or not.
Happy birding!
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Hi John,,
I wish you luck on the MBN. It will be interesting to see if it takes off or not.
Hi John,
Good louck on your MBN. It will be interesting to see how it flys!
Vern
Vern;
Good to hear from you!
MBN is getting off to a fairly good start. I still have some things to add like the Gallery and the option for members to have their own blog.
It’s fun and I believe it will continue to grow.
I am having very few birds at my feeder this fall. I have fed birds here (Bay Road, Bowdoinham) for over 20 years, and have never seen so few…. 2-3 mourning doves, 1 hairy woodpecker, 1 occasional tufted titmouse, a chickdee (once, though I hear them), several blue jays and my family of house finches. I see several crows and a flock of robins feeding on crabapples. None of “our” 19 wild turkeys have returned.
My sister, who lives about 2 miles away, says she too has noticed a lack of birds.
Have others noticed a similar situation?
Thanks,
Betsy
Betsy;
Thank you for writing!
I have heard others who are in a simular situation as yours through the Maine-Birds List. A professor from Bowdoin College wanted to hear from those who had Chickadees visiting their feeders so he could net them and do tests on what kind of food they prefer. He promised to bring them back fat and happy. This was brought on by people complaining about the lack of Chickadees this year.
Suggestions were trying different foods, moving feeding stations, adding a bird bath if you don’t have one and making your yard bird friendly to give birds a place to hide from predators.
I use two feeding stations and two water features. Each feeding station has at least 5 different types of feeders and I use premium bird food. I don’t use the stuff from the big box stores such as Wal-Mart. To many fillers that the birds won’t eat.
I buy my bird food from specialty stores such as Wild Birds Unlimited in Portland and the Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth. I have not noticed a decrease in birds this year, although my habitat may differ from yours.
You may want to submit your question to our friendly community of Maine birders. The Maine Birders Network can be found at http://www.mainebirdersnetwork.com
John
Thanks for your answer, John.
Today is the day I planned to begin recording for Cornell Feeder Watch…. And just as if they knew, the birds have been here all day, in decent variety and numbers, at all my feeders. Very curious, indeed, as I had not changed food or done anything else new. But I am inded happy to have them back.
Thanks again.
Betsy
Betsy:
Good luck with your Feeder Watching. Glad to hear your feeder acitivity is improving.
John
I just sent data to Feederwatch today. I noticed that activity picked up probably due to the ice storm, My area is Mount Vernon, a dozen or so Black chickadees, ten Juncoes, eight Blue Jays, 4 tufted titmouse, two mourning doves a Downy Woodpecker, and 21 wild turkeys visited my feeding area over the past weekend. Where are the Goldfinches? Despite hanging two thistle seed feeders, i’ve noticed a large decline of visits the past few years.GOOD LUCK MBN
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