Comments on: Maine Shorebirds http://www.birdingmaine.com/maine-shorebirds.htm Bird, wildlife and nature photography from Maine and beyond. Read about our adventures and view our beautiful photos and videos of Maine birds. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:41:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: John Briggs http://www.birdingmaine.com/maine-shorebirds.htm/comment-page-1#comment-18198 John Briggs Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:33:23 +0000 http://www.birdingmaine.com/?p=224#comment-18198 Lorraine; Thank you for visiting! They are several species of Gull along the Maine Coast and inland too. Without a size or other details, I will guess that you have possibly seen an immature Great Black-backed Gull. Go to this web page: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Great_Black-backed_Gull.html and scroll down to the 5th and 6th picture on the right side and see if this is what you saw. John Lorraine;

Thank you for visiting!

They are several species of Gull along the Maine Coast and inland too.

Without a size or other details, I will guess that you have possibly seen an immature Great Black-backed Gull. Go to this web page: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Great_Black-backed_Gull.html and scroll down to the 5th and 6th picture on the right side and see if this is what you saw.

John

]]> By: Lorraine http://www.birdingmaine.com/maine-shorebirds.htm/comment-page-1#comment-17988 Lorraine Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:03:50 +0000 http://www.birdingmaine.com/?p=224#comment-17988 Is there more than one kind of seagull on the Maine coast near Wells and York? One has a back that is shades brown. Thanks to anyone who can identify it for me. Is there more than one kind of seagull on the Maine coast near Wells and York? One has a back that is shades brown. Thanks to anyone who can identify it for me.

]]> By: John Briggs http://www.birdingmaine.com/maine-shorebirds.htm/comment-page-1#comment-17978 John Briggs Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:11:32 +0000 http://www.birdingmaine.com/?p=224#comment-17978 Cynthia: Thank you for visiting! Variations can occur, but generally adults arrive in early July through mid August. Juveniles then follow from mid-August through September. A few species have later migrations in October and November. John Cynthia:

Thank you for visiting!

Variations can occur, but generally adults arrive in early July through mid August. Juveniles then follow from mid-August through September. A few species have later migrations in October and November.

John

]]> By: Cynthia Patrick http://www.birdingmaine.com/maine-shorebirds.htm/comment-page-1#comment-17930 Cynthia Patrick Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:57:39 +0000 http://www.birdingmaine.com/?p=224#comment-17930 When does fall shorebird migration in maine begin and end?? When does fall shorebird migration in maine begin and end??

]]> By: John Briggs http://www.birdingmaine.com/maine-shorebirds.htm/comment-page-1#comment-16699 John Briggs Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:21:51 +0000 http://www.birdingmaine.com/?p=224#comment-16699 Hello Vern! It's good to hear from you again. Thanks for stopping by. Pine Point and the Scarborough Marsh would be a good place to check out in November. Last November, I photographed a Hudsonian Godwit at Pine Point near the Lobster Co-op. Another good stop would be the pier and jetty at Camp Ellis. Also check out Fortunes Rock Beach and Granite Point. If you need directions to any of these places, email me. John Hello Vern!

It’s good to hear from you again. Thanks for stopping by.

Pine Point and the Scarborough Marsh would be a good place to check out in November. Last November, I photographed a Hudsonian Godwit at Pine Point near the Lobster Co-op.

Another good stop would be the pier and jetty at Camp Ellis. Also check out Fortunes Rock Beach and Granite Point.

If you need directions to any of these places, email me.

John

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