http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/ A blog about birding in Maine. en-us wildbirdcenter@yarmouthbirds.com 2008-05-16T15:52:22-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/027201.html Clear, and mostly calm, conditions overnight allowed for an excellent flight Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Here’s the 10:00pm, 1:00am,... 27201@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/ 2008-05-16T15:52:22-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/027031.html Yet another storm passed to our south, failing to produce any rainfall for us, and our gardens. With the storm... 27031@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/ 2008-05-14T10:48:12-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/026921.html I’ll get right to the good stuff. This morning (Monday, May 12), I discovered a White-faced Ibis in Scarborough Marsh.... 26921@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/ 2008-05-12T14:41:32-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/026855.html A moderate northwesterly wind overnight Thursday into Friday minimized the flow of nocturnal migrants. A few birds seemed to be... 26855@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/ 2008-05-10T16:22:53-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/026760.html As darkness fell last night, partly cloudy skies and light, southerly winds opened the migratory floodgates once again. And, for... 26760@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/ 2008-05-08T14:42:13-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/026675.html The occluded front and an offshore low pressure system pulled away on Sunday, but low level clouds and developing fog... 26675@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/ 2008-05-07T10:23:36-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/026506.html Although our Saturday morning birdwalk was not very birdy, it was very instructive. After seeing surprisingly few birds, we sat... 26506@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/ 2008-05-04T13:04:23-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/026435.html Virtually no migration occurred overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, as the day’s storm was slow to clear and northwest winds followed.... 26435@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/ 2008-05-02T13:22:49-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/026263.html The heavy rain had yet to arrive by dawn on Monday, so I took advantage of a surprisingly nice morning... 26263@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/ 2008-04-29T18:13:11-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/026127.html It seems we are now going to pay the price for the glorious weather of the last two weeks! An... 26127@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/ 2008-04-27T13:31:27-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/025976.html Yesterday, I postulated that there was a chance for a fallout overnight. An approaching cold front, with scattered showers and... 25976@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/ 2008-04-24T12:50:29-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/025902.html There was only a light movement of birds overnight Sunday into Monday, according the radar. And, once again, it seemed... 25902@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/ 2008-04-23T12:02:29-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/025901.html There was only a light movement of birds overnight Sunday into Monday, according the radar. And, once again, it seemed... 25901@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/ 2008-04-23T12:02:01-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/025754.html So, I am going to be taking full credit for the glorious weather of the weekend and most of this... 25754@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/ 2008-04-20T16:37:06-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/025680.html Clear and calm conditions overnight these past two nights have allowed the migrant floodgates to open. There was a big... 25680@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/ 2008-04-18T13:04:21-05:00