A highlight of our Bicknell’s Thrushes of New Hampshire Weekend was this Black-backed Woodpecker nest that I found on a private tour two weeks ago. By last weekend, the nestling(s?) were getting close to fledging. Thanks to Bill Thompson for the use of his photo as my camera had little interest in performing well in the low light!
After being out of town for a few days (birding highlights in New Jersey included “southern” specialties, a huge Black Skimmer colony, and the growing, awesome White Ibis rookery), I returned to Maine and jumped right back into this record-busy guiding season. From coastal saltmarshes to mountaintops in New Hampshire, a few of my less expected observations in Maine over the past two weeks included just the following:
- 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo (FOY!), our property in Durham, 6/23.
- 1 White-winged Scoter, Fort Popham, Phippsburg, 6/24 (with clients from Vermont).
- 1 Vesper Sparrow, Auburn Municipal Airport, 6/25.
- And finally, for fun, here’s a selection of our favorite photos from our visit to the White Ibis rookery in Wildwood, NJ last week.
BICKNELL’S THRUSH WEEKEND TOUR REPORT
The trip report from our recent tour can be seen here.
UPCOMING TOURS
Join me and Cap’n Fish’s Cruises out of Boothbay for a special edition of their daily Puffin and Whales Cruise on Thursday, July 3rd (and Saturday July 19th). While this is not a dedicated pelagic, I’ll be a guest naturalist to help spot and call out birds at Eastern Egg Rock and offshore. With the irregular occurrence of the Tufted Puffin and now a Bridled Tern at EEG, you won’t want to miss the chance for a more birding-focused few hours on the water! And the more birders we have aboard, the better!
Maine Birding Field Notes 