It’s unbelievable how little time I have these days. Can you say cholecystectomy? I am studying for three exams this week but I still found the time to participate in the 2010 Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). With a steaming hot cup of coffee in one hand and binocular in the other, I began tallying [...]
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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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“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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Sharon and I plan on participating in the 2009 Great Backyard Bird Count on each of the four days of the event. Along with birds in our yard, we will also count in the area of Atkins Bay, Cox Head and Parker Head. Looks the the weather will be partly to mostly sunny throughout the [...]
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