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Aloyse Larrabee

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Apr 2, 2020, 1:49:58 PM4/2/20
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April 2 - County Woods Road, Sebasticook Lake, Newport - Hooded and Common Mergansers, Mallard and Black Duck, Canada Goose, Ring-necked Duck, and Common Goldeneye
Also seen - Turkeys and possible Eastern Phoebe

Aloyse Larrabee, Dexter

Aloyse Larrabee

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Apr 6, 2020, 12:21:17 PM4/6/20
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April 6 - On my walk this morning in Dexter, I saw a pair of House Finch. The male was singing.   Aloyse Larrabee, Dexter

Aloyse Larrabee

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Apr 13, 2020, 7:54:42 AM4/13/20
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Dexter, April 13 - My early morning walk started out dry but didn't end up that way! I saw a pair of Eastern Bluebird and Eastern Phoebe.. I also heard a White-throated Sparrow.
Aloyse Larrabee, Dexter

Aloyse Larrabee

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Apr 14, 2020, 8:48:30 AM4/14/20
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April 14, Dexter - I saw a good variety of birds this morning. New for this year are Northern Flicker and Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
Aloyse Larrabee, Dexter

Aloyse Larrabee

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Apr 18, 2020, 5:44:22 PM4/18/20
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April 18, 5 pm - It was nice to see a pair of Common Loon on Lake Wasookeag in Dexter and also many Common Grackle in the trees.
Aloyse Larrabee, Dexter

Aloyse Larrabee

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Apr 27, 2020, 11:27:16 AM4/27/20
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April 27 - I didn't see many birds on my morning walk. They were probably hiding from the elements. But I heard a bird in a thick evergreen which was unfamiliar to me. I know it's hard to describe a song so others understand but I would like to try. It was quite loud and repetitive, no variation. The first part on a scale was do re, do re. Think of it as pretty, pretty. Then the song returned to do with many staccato notes with emphasis on the last note, holding it a little. So it sounded like "pretty, pretty, tttttttttttt." Any ideas? Maybe it was an imitation but didn't vary and I listened a long time. I know the songs of most common birds.
Aloyse Larrabee, Dexter

Marion Sprague

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Apr 27, 2020, 4:46:15 PM4/27/20
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I feel like this time of year everytime I go hunting down a loud, clear song I have never heard it always turns out to be a Tufted Titmouse singing some weird variation of their song.

I just had this happen last week.

Happy Birding.

Marion

Ken in Hancock

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Apr 28, 2020, 5:45:44 AM4/28/20
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If not a titmouse, it might well have been a cardinal..Ken in Hancock

Aloyse Larrabee

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May 3, 2020, 8:22:35 AM5/3/20
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May 3, 8 am - A tree was cut down at the back of our property, leaving a stump a few feet high. A Pileated Woodpecker announced his presence and landed on this stump. Beautiful and a nice start to the day!

Aloyse Larrabee

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May 3, 2020, 8:24:24 AM5/3/20
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Forgot to sign! Aloyse Larrabee, Dexter

Aloyse Larrabee

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May 4, 2020, 10:37:58 AM5/4/20
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May 4, 2020 - This morning I saw a pair of Savannah Sparrows on the Old Dover Road in Dexter. I also saw a Broad-winged Hawk and flying American Kestrel on the Rec Trail in Dexter.
Aloyse Larrabee, Dexter

Aloyse Larrabee

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May 6, 2020, 11:39:58 AM5/6/20
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May 6, 2020 - I walked north from Dexter on the Rec Trail. Some of the bird I saw:
Ruffed Grouse 
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - several singing
Black-and-white Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
Purple Finch - males singing but I saw only females
Non-bird - turtle

Aloyse Larrabee, Dexter

Aloyse Larrabee

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May 7, 2020, 1:07:42 PM5/7/20
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May 7, 2020 - Today was birding by car in different areas in Dexter, Corinna, St Albans, Newport, and Plymouth. Some of the birds seen:
Wood Duck - one pair were in a tree
Double-crested Cormorant
Bald Eagle
American Kestrel
Killdeer
Belted Kingfisher
Pileated Woodpecker
Veery
And the Purple Martins have returned to Corinna and are busy with nesting!
Aloyse Larrabee, Dexter
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