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,... Read More Fox Sparrow March 29, 2023 For a few weeks in late March and early April . . . one of my favorite birds . .... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More 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 . .... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More 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.... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More TweetPinShare