Field Notes
Derek LovitchDerek Lovitch, a career biologist and naturalist with a life-long passion for birds, now lives in Pownal He and his wife, Jeannette, own and operate the Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth, which serves as a vehicle to share their passion for birds, birding, and bird conservation. Derek goes birding nearly every day, all year long, and blogs about it here.

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The blog is moving. Shorebirds, Shorebirds, Everywhere! Portland and Yet More Rain Kennebunk Plains, Sanford, and More. Of Shorebirds and Rain Moosehead Lake Shorebirding and a Reader's Survey Yard Breeding Bird Survey, Louisiana Waterthrush in Yarmouth, Seawall Beach Shorebirds, and More! Three Hikes and a Dogwalk Two Birdwalks and One Dogwalk Biddeford Pool Here and There in the Last Few Days: from Freeport Properties to the Lucky Catch - and a petition. Portland 1/2-Day Pelagic on Saturday Fall Shorebirds! Mississippi Kites Nesting in New Hampshire! July Birding Utah Photojournal Big Year Birding in Maine Back from Utah - No thanks to United Airlines! More from Utah: Fantastic Flammulated Fun Greetings from Utah Biddeford Pool; The Bicknell's Thrush Experience; and Outer Green Island Boat Trip More Guiding Success Two Birdwalks and the Kennebunk Plains More on Patch Listing Local Breeders Guatemala The Joys of June Birding in Maine (and Guatemala!) Kennebunk Plains and Late Migrants Curlew Sandpiper;Machias Seal Is.; Quoddy Head; and More! Summer Bird Trips and Biddeford Pool on Friday. Feeder Watching Procrastinations Kittery to Wells on Tuesday; Local Birding Today Scarborough Marsh Sharp-tailed Sparrows: Mission Accomplished Two More Great Mornings Two Good Mornings of Migrants and the Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch Comes to a Close. Two Slow Days of Migration. White-faced Ibis in Scarborough Marsh today and Androscoggin Co. Birding Yesterday Two Nights of Little Migration and Some News and Notes. Minor Fallout in South Portland It's On! Birds on the Move, Both Day and Night! Two Damp Birdwalks, inc. a Special Eastern Promenade Outing on Sunday. The Migrants of the Last 3 Days Patch Listing Revisited A Shift in the Weather - and a note about what NOT to feed hummingbirds. Mini-Fallout this Morning: A Birding By Radar Tutorial. Go Birding! Migrants, Esp. Hawks, are on the Move! Go Birding! Migrants, Esp. Hawks, are on the Move! My Article on Invasive Plants, Migrants, and Woodcocks Going Wild. The Migratory Floodgates Have Opened! Vinalhaven Local Birding New Arrivals, Hawkwatching, and News and Notes Ya Know What They Say About the Best Laid Plans! 22 1/2 Species of Waterfowl from Biddeford to Scarborough Yarmouth Vulture Roost and News and Notes Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch Update Birding in Yarmouth A Brief Taste of Spring and News and Notes - Including Earth Hour On Canvasbacks, Bohemian Waxwings, and Migrants Big and Small. Androscoggin Co. on Maine Maple Sunday More News and Notes Scarborough Marsh and Bradbury Hawkcounting. Bradbury Mtn Hawkwatch Underway and Biddeford Pool Yesterday Here and There; This and That. Kittery to Kennebunkport Random Musings Scarborough Marsh therapy and Some News and Notes. What a difference a day makes! A Week in Jersey February Big Day. Of Owls and Eiders Gloucester Gulls News and Notes Belfast More Snow and More Local Birding Robins, Robins, everywhere! Winter Returns Androscoggin River and More Barred Owl Photos Gull Workshop and Barred Owl at the Store Biddeford Pool in the Calm Before the Storm Scarborough Marsh and Portland Iceland Gulls New Mexico Photojournal Back from New Mexico Rufous-backed Robin in New Mexico Georgia Birding and BBQ to Maine to New Mexico Heading to Atlanta Winter Birding in Warm Weather in Southern York County: Dovekie, Pacific Loon, weird Loon, and more. Toronto Photo Journal Snow Days and Heading to Toronto Birdwalk Seawatching, Yarmouth Waxwings, and Sunday's Freeport-Brunswick CBC Great Birding in Freeport and Yarmouth Today Christmas in Vermont Portland on Sat, Reid on Sunday, and Heading to Vermont Today. Local Birding and Book Release Party Photos Western Tanager on Southern York Co. CBC I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas (Count). Upcoming Events, including Book Release Part for Dr. Jeff Wells Book Reviews Scarborough Marsh and Feeders A Great Morning at Biddeford Pool Barred Owl Irruption Underway Winter Wonderland Snowstorm Feeder Watching The Calm Before the Storm Local Birding, Irruptive Update, and Rutgers Football. Camden Hills State Park Winter Goodies while Rarity Searching from Kittery to Biddeford. Turkey Day Turkeys and Pine Grosbeaks Two Not-so Good Days Two more good days. It's Yucky Out There (Scientifically speaking) Birding by Mailboat and Birds vs Cats in the News Scarborough Marsh Yesterday, Sabattus Pond Today. Finch-tabulous! This and That. Friday Night Flight; Noel on Sat; Rarity Roundup on Sun; and Harpswell on Mon. Last Radar and Morning Flight Entry; Predictions for the Weekend; and a Reminder about the Land Bond. Let the (Rarity Season) Games Begin! Scarborough Marsh yesterday; Sandy Point this morning. Pownal birds, Possible "Lesser" Canada Goose, and a look at the weather. Big Flight Last Night, but Little on the Ground This Morning and Making a Difference on the Eastern Prom. The calm before the storm of after the storm. Sparrow Big Day on Sunday and Good Birding around Biddeford Pool Today. Two Nights with Stalled Migrants Patch Listing Hawkwatching in New Hampshire and Yarmouth Mass Exodus last night, but good birds in Yarmouth today. Huge Weekend for Migration. Cape Elizabeth Yesterday and Predictions for the Weekend. Cackling Geese in North Yarmouth Two Mistakes Calliope Hummingbird in New Harbor. Migrants moving overhead last night and this morning's birding. Solar Panels, Merrymeeting Bay Birding, and Radar Review from the Weekend. Monhegan Migration Weekend Of Say's Phoebes and Wanderlust Here and There in the Last 3 Days, and a Look at the Weather Radar Birding 101 HUGE flight, Great Morning, TONS of birds! The Last Few Days Old Townhouse Park Comes up Big: Sedge Wren and Much More A Good Night - and Day - for Flying. Exodus Last Night Big Nocturnal Migration Last Night! Sandy Point and Scarborough Marsh this morning and our Store Hawkwatch begins. Michigan Last Two Nights, and the Next Few Days. Migrants Overhead Friday Night's Big Flight and Radar-Watching Of Migration and Irruptions. Monhegan Island More Shorebirding in Scarborough Marsh and Some Random Tidbits. Swallow-tailed Kite in North Yarmouth. Great Morning in Scarborough Marsh eBird Portland Pelagic II Portland Migrant Traps Marbled Godwit in Scarborough and other fun stuff. Catching Up Again Shorebirds Galore: Biddeford and Sanford Lisbon Yesterday and Big Event this Saturday! It's Shorebird Season! Outer Green Island 8 Random Facts Catching Up. Birding by Schooner, Part II. Birding By Schooner, Part I. Scarborough Marsh Today and Upcoming Events Kittery Birding and "Food-ing" Scarborough to Biddeford Yesterday; Portland Today. Pelagic Birding from Portland South Portland Yesterday, and the Backyard Today. Two Days of Birding in New Jersey Fireworks to the Sounds of Bicknell's Thrushes: Independence Day on Saddleback Mtn. Wells Yesterday, Boothbay Today Scarborough Marsh, Hawai'i Memories, and Wind Energy Statement from the ABC. Beat by the Heat A Whirlwind Weekend: From Outer Green Island to Scarborough Marsh Peregrine Falcon Family over the Fore River. Grafton Notch State Park Biddeford Pool: Little Gull at Hill's Beach. Of Praire Warblers, Powerlines, and Lightning. Attack Mallard and Seabirding Kennebunk Plains Still More Migrants. 3 Days of Birding My Pownal ‘Hood. Kittery Yesterday and Storm Birding Today. June Birding: Breeders and Never-ending Migration. Merrymeeting Audubon Birdathon Androscoggin County South Portland Monhegan Island and Eastern Egg Rock Two Great Days of Birding, Albatross Update, and Final Bradbury Mtn Hawkwatch Report. Wet Warblers and News & Notes 3 Good Days of Birding, Despite/Because of the Weather Bradbury Mtn Hawkwatch, Week 8 Update Back from the 2007 World Series of Birding. Greetings from New Jersey Two Days of New Arrivals and Bradbury Mtn Hawkwatch Week 7 Update Last 3 Days and NJ World Series of Birding Birding-by-boat Opportunities this Summer. May Migrant Marvels Big Day at Bradbury Mountain (Inc. a Sandhill Crane), and Week 6 Update Louisiana Photos. Back from Louisiana. Greetings from Louisiana! Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch Week 5 Update Spring IS Arriving, but I am Departing! A Lucky Find - Eurasian Wigeon in Bowdoinham Storm Birding and Photos, Aythya Update, and Bradbury Mtn Hawkwatch Week 4 Update. Seawatching Attempt Thwarted Biddeford to Scarborough in the Calm Before the Storm Spring Wonderland and an Important Message More Photos of Redhead Hybrid Photos of Redhead Hybrid Two Days of Ducks and Bradbury Mtn Hawkwatch Week 3 Update. Great Day of Birding from Yard Birds to Rare Ducks in Scarborough Marsh; and an Important Message Migrants heading north AND south. Snowstorm Feeder Watching and News and Notes. Hawkwatch Update, Feeder Birds, and School Spirit Cape Elizabeth Great Night and Day of Migration - Inc. a Black Vulture at Bradbury Mountain! Migrant Ducks Today and Protecting Migrant Songbirds for Tomorrow. Bradbury Mtn Hawkwatch Today and Week 1 Update. Southcoast: Kittery through Wells. Biddeford Pool The Bradbury Mountain Raptor Research Project More Thoughts on Advocacy, A Little Birding Today, and Hawkwatch Announcement Scarborough Marsh and Thoughts on Bird Advocacy Spring is Springing, Despite the Weather. Birding Downeast. Reid State Park, Freeport Barrow's, and Downeast Next Week. Barrow's Goldeneyes at Winslow and on TV. Bangor to Waterville- Great Day Despite Lackluster Birding! Thoughts on March Birding and Some Links. Portland Birdsong and Duckage. Southcoast on Monday, Casco Bay "Poor-Man's Pelagic" on Tuesday Winter Predictions Revisited Portland Birding and Business. Odds and Ends from the Last 2 days. Cape Ann, Massachusetts Snowshoeing, Birdcount Reminder, and more thoughts on the Barrow's Goldeneye Controversy Last Two Days and Barrow's Goldeneye Controversy Biddeford Pool today, political actions, and a Request for Sparrow Info. Scarborough Marsh today. Trash Bird-ing Last Few Days, Links, and a Plea. More Random Ramblings Feeder Watching, Random Ramblings, and News & Notes. Cape Elizabeth Today. South Portland Today The Last Few Days Gull I.D. Field Trip with York County Audubon Birding today and some Links. Another Odd Juxtaposition Unexpected Thrush in Wells. Georgia Photos. Georgia Birding Trip, Part II. Georgia Part I - Red-cockaded Woodpecker Drama Portland today and Georgia tomorrow. Birding the Southcoast Biddeford Pool Today: Thoughts on Weather, Owls, and People. Digital Photography in Scarborough Marsh Texas Bowl Photo Journal From Jersey to Texas to Maine, Part II From Jersey to Texas to Maine, Part I More Dovekies and Holiday Wishes Exotic Duck in Falmouth Alcids Galore and Southern York Co. CBC Two Great Days of Birding Christmas Count Scouting Wild Goose Chase in Fryeburg Portland Parks Today and Christmas Bird Counting Soon. Duck-watching Winter Predictions, Part II Winter Predictions Part I Knox County Birding Yesterday Cape Elizabeth Today. The Agony of Defeat and Scarborough Marsh Birding Today. Phippsburg Today and Predictions for the Weekend. Sebago Lake Scarborough Marsh. Ash-throated Flycatcher: Mission Accomplished! News and Notes It's the Thrill of the Chase . . . Pemaquid Point Not the Best of Days. Androscoggin County Exploration and Musings Rain and Thoughts on Chats, etc. Operation Ash-throated Flycatcher Good Thing I Got off the Couch this Morning! Sabattus Duckage, Bowdoinham Coot-age, and a Photo Quiz Thoughts on Rarities, or Lack There of. Rarity Roundup III Sparrows 9, Warblers 4; South Portland. Cape Elizabeth Seawatching and Rarity Fever Biddeford Pool Yesterday. Freeport Migrants. Migrant-filled Morning Reid State Park and Sabattus Pond. Sparrow-ing Yesterday and Seawatching Today News and Notes Cape Elizabeth. Southern York County Coast. A Great October Morning in Biddeford Pool Nova Scotia Photos, Part II. Nova Scotia Pictures Part I. Nova Scotia Trip Part II Nova Scotia Trip: Part I Sparrows, Dickcissel, Maine Marathon, and Nova Scotia! Kittery Birding Today. One Less Place to Bird in Portland Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory Maine Birding for Folks from the Desert. MAS Pelagic off of Bar Harbor South Portland birding, store Hawkwatching, and Weather Forecasting. Great Day of Migration in Yarmouth Today. Summer Birding Doldrums and a Quest for Wheatears. Portland Birding Today Quiet Day Today, but Hawkwatching Starts Tomorrow Birding from Mountaintop to Sea Level. Shorebirds Sany Point Passerines and MORE Buff-breasted Sandpipers Sewerage Birding and More Buff-breasted Sandpipers This Morning and Some News Two Good Days of Birding (and link to TV segment). Dissapointing Storm, or Lackthereof. Just Can't get Enough of the "Reefer" A Great Day of Migration Monhegan Island: 9/21-22 Odd Sparrow and GOOD news!
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