Northern Maine Birds

Back in January, Brenda Ketch sent me some pictures of an unusual Evening Grosbeak that had appeared in her yard at Madawaska Lake here in A...

Paul Cyr sent me another great photo of a local bird last week: A Mourning Dove. The bird was an attractive specimen with tan and gray-b...

T his past month seemed particularly gruelling, weatherwise, and I was worried that I was starting to get a bit spleeny... The Weath...

Bill Hersey sent over a few photos of a Northern Shrike thats been visiting his yard. Interestingly this bird is coming to a kidney Bill ...

What a great fall it has been for rare geese in the central Aroostook area!  Canada Geese are thinning out now, but numbers peaked in mid...

The Hoary Redpoll that has been sporadically visiting my yard for the past month, spent much of day here again today.  It was associati...

Back in late January, Dennis Kerekes reported a Northern Hawk Owl had been seen in Houlton.  As soon as I could, I made the trip down to ...