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Leda Beth Gray
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This morning a Great Crested Flycatcher briefly visited our yard, calling. He didn't stick around for us to get a good look.
Yesterday afternoon, a Common Nighthawk showed up to help eat some of the many blackflies. It was calling and also doing its diving display.
Last weekend-- 6 Evening Grosbeaks and a silent Red-eyed Vireo.
3 June 2005 - Blue Hill, off the Ellsworth Road
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Chip Moseley
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OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER My first two sightings occurred here on the 5-28th and the 5-29th and more are expected.
I always expect to see this late migrant at the end of May/1st of June in my local patches. My first migrant sighting for this spring was on the 5-28th and a second migrant was spotted on the 29th.
31 May 2005 - Sedgwick
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Chip Moseley
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IN Sedgwick at beaver dam just past Rural Cemetery on County Road(east side of Rt. 172)
0n 5-29-05
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
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In Sedgwick at the old Cousin's Farm under an easement set up through Blue Hill Heritage Trust. on west side of Rt. 172 south just before Town Hall
On 5-25-05
BOBOLINK
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In Blue Hill on south side of Blue Hill Mnt. on the west side of the Osgood Trail owned by B.H.H.T.
On 5-28-05
VEERY
EASTERN TOWHEE
And on 5-29-05 at Blue Hill Mnt. about half way up on telephone lines.
AMERICAN KESTREL (most of the migrants of this species have already pushed on???) In our area of the USFWS's (region 5), according to the Breeding Bird Survey's data, this is a bird in a steady decline. Once again most likely due to loss of open spaces. Thank goodness that Maine has a few left! My recollection in my local area of Maine is that I had 15 individuals per night hunting in the blueberry barrens just 5 years ago during the spring migration (mid-April through 1st part of May). The spring migration of 03 and 04 I had one to two at times 3 birds stopping over nightly.
29 May 2005 - Blue Hill Peninsula
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Chip Moseley
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2 Ruddy Turnstones, 20 Black-bellied Plovers seen 5-27-05 on the rising tide. Haven't seen yellowlegs in 4-5 days. The breeding adults have pressed on northward. We'll see thier numbers climb again come July after a hopefull sucessfull nesting season to the north of us.
28 May 2005 - Allen Cove, Booklin
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David Stearns
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Two Towhees on Blue Hill mtn. this evening.
28 May 2005 - Blue Hill
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Dick & Mardi Byers Gay
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Correct line-6 on our 23 May sighting to:
2 pair Red Crossbill (probable) We need some sunlight to be sure!
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26 May 1 soggy male Baltimore Oriole is back eating our Cardinal mix, and sliced oranges.
2 pair Red-Breasted Nuthatches, permanent residents
2 pair White-Breasted Nuthatches, " "
2 pair Downy Woodpeckers, " "
1 Pair Hairy Woodpeckers, " "
1 Pair Pileated Woodpeckers, here since Jan.2003 are not back yet. We had to cut their favorite 75-foot White Pine stump last fall.
In early April we had a small to medium sized hawk swoop in on a squirrel, missed, skidded to a halt, took a few awkward steps, and flew off. We do not know hawks, but it was smaller than a mature "chicken hawk"
Note: We have inherited Hardy & Peg Beardsley's birds!
26 May 2005 - Tenney Hill #1 MInes Road, Blue Hill
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Dick Gay & Mardi Byers-Gay
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1 pair nesting Cardinals, here since April.
1 pair Rose Breasted Grossbeaks, come & go, since May 9th
1 male Baltimore Oriole, came and went, week of May 9th
4 pair Mourning doves, permanent residents.
2 pair Titmouse, seem like " ".
2 pair Rose Breasted Grossbill, " " ".
3 pair Purple Finch, " " ".
10 or 12 pair Yellow Finch, " " ".
1 hummingbird arrived May 18th
woodpeckers, sparrows, etc
23 May 2005 - Tenney Hill, #1 Mines Road
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Diane Bartholomew
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Like Leda Beth, we have had an oriole at our hummingbird feeder for the past three days. The hummingbirds and the oriole compete for the precious liquid and are draining it quickly. Today we put out a second hummingbird feeder... and now we have TWO orioles!
Does anyone know if there is a precedent for this behavior? Or is this a 2005 oriole fad?
23 May 2005 - Penobscot
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Chip Moseley
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As I was returning up our road to the house, after out birding for the day, I saw the kestrel pair that have been hanging around here for the last 2 weeks, mating. I guess that it was around 4:00 PM. I climbed up 30 feet in the old snag where I had put the kestrel box 5 years ago, changed the position to a better location, cleaned it out and pray that they will accept my offering this time? Nearly fell off the ladder while doing so! The numbers of this species that are nesting here in New England are in such decline. It's kind of scary. I had the honor of observing the family activity and behavior of this species in southern New England, about 10 years ago, and would love to relive the experience once more. I'll need some real luck.
22 May 2005 - Sedgwick
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Leda Beth Gray
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Yesterday (Friday) an Orchard Oriole spent 10 minutes trying to get nectar out of a hummer feeder (shame on us!) and snacking on suet. At least we had something he wanted. Dave saw him while I was gone and he said it appeared to be a male that was transitioning to adult plumage. He had a pretty good black hood but he was still yellow on the lower parts.
This morning we had a pair of Evening Grosbeaks visit our sunflower feeder. They only spent a couple of minutes and then they were off.
Otherwise, N. Parula, BT Warblers and Ovenbirds seem to be regulars.
21 May 2005 - Larnus Hill Lane off the Ellsworth Rd in Blue Hill
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