I saw a Loggerhead Shrike in my backyard a few weeks ago. VERY rare in Maine but there’s another (or possibly same one?) being seen in midcoast Maine now so maybe they’ll become less of a rarity.
Laura, I noticed in a book on Wisconsin birdlife that you had a record Western Pewee you first distinguished by voice if I remember correctly. I think it was in the late sixties, indeed a record.
I saw a Loggerhead Shrike in my backyard a few weeks ago. VERY rare in Maine but there’s another (or possibly same one?) being seen in midcoast Maine now so maybe they’ll become less of a rarity.
I'm sure hoping these northern sightings are a sign of hope!!
Or climate change?
Yeah--that's a real possibility, too.
Your communication skills are wonderful. Each and every post is so well done. Thank you!
Laura, I noticed in a book on Wisconsin birdlife that you had a record Western Pewee you first distinguished by voice if I remember correctly. I think it was in the late sixties, indeed a record.
That was June 7, 1981, at my mother-in-law's place in Port Wing. And yes--I did recognize it first by voice. (I didn't start birding until 1975.)
Because of this post, I got the 1966 Golden Guide by Chandler Robbins again. Before he passed, we emailed each other about bird-feeding techniques.