Glaucous Gull
March 30, 2023
Today I was driving south through Portland and I noticed a large number of gulls in and around Back Bay,...
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Welcome to Big Year Birding a site devoted to Birds as seen through the eyes of Ethan and Ingrid Whitaker. We are a Maine couple preparing for a 2024 Big Year across the continental United States!
Fox Sparrow
March 29, 2023
For a few weeks in late March and early April . . . one of my favorite birds . ....
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Crocuses, frogs and birds
March 29, 2023
Went out birding for a couple hours this morning and while there are still snow banks in driveways and white...
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Dabbling Ducks
March 25, 2023
With the ice on ponds slowly melting, dabbling ducks in Maine are moving from the ocean, to fresh water where...
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Eastern Phoebe and Migration
March 25, 2023
It's officially spring . . . and in Maine that means it might hit 40 degrees and there is still...
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Short-eared Owl
March 21, 2023
This past Saturday, Ingrid and I piled into our Subaru Outback and headed up the coast in an effort to...
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American Woodcock – a Sign of Spring
March 17, 2023
Winter seems determined to hang on in Maine. For the last few weeks the State has been buffeted by snow...
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Bohemian Waxwing Irruption Across the USA
March 10, 2023
The Cedar Waxwing is a berry eating bird found throughout the USA and Canada. Traveling in flocks these beautiful brownish...
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Big Year Planning – The Jays
March 7, 2023
As Ingrid and I plan our 2024 Continental USA Big Year we're reviewing birds we hope to see . ....
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Barnacle Goose in Snow Storm
March 2, 2023
The Barnacle Goose is a cute, chubby bird, about half the size of our ubiquitous Canada Goose. They nest from...
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The Great Gray Owl I never saw
February 26, 2023
Six years ago this week, I was on a business trip in South Carolina . . . a nice respite...
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Bullock’s Oriole in a Maine Winter
February 24, 2023
Surprise! This post comes from Ingrid, not Ethan. School vacation week brings exciting opportunities for birding on WEEKDAYS at ANYTIME....
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Feeder Watch Between Storms
February 23, 2023
Except for one 24 hour period where the wind chill hit 50 below, this winter in Maine has been very...
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Birding Until the Steller’s Sea-Eagle Returns
February 19, 2023
As I write this, its been four days since the Steller's Sea-Eagle has been seen. Birders from around the country...
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Brants return to Kettle Cove
February 9, 2023
The Brant is a common winter resident of the Mid-Atlantic states but is rarely found north of Cape Cod. But...
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Steller’s Sea-Eagle on Local TV
February 9, 2023
The Steller's Sea-Eagle has now been seen for the last five days. At this writing a couple that drove up...
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Birders flock into Maine
February 8, 2023
Just as in his first visit to Maine, last winter, the Steller's Sea-Eagle is attracting large crowds of Birders from...
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The Steller’s Sea-Eagle is Back!!!!
February 5, 2023
For those of you that followed my 2021 Maine Big Year . . . you may remember the most improbable...
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Common Ringed Plover
February 1, 2023
The Common Ringed Plover primarily nests in Greenland and the high arctic of Canada before migrating toward its winter home...
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Bird Field Guide for Kids
January 25, 2023
A Guide to 500 Common Birds in the United States and Canada, designed for kids and anyone who is a...
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Ethan and Ingrid are training for a Big Year in 2024 when Ingrid retires. In the meantime Ethan did a 2021 Maine Big Year.
Read about Ethan’s Maine Big Year in his Book: Every Bird in Maine
And Ingrid’s Children’s Bird Book: What’s That Bird? A Kid’s Guide to Backyard Bird of New England.
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