The Birds of Lewiston / Auburn & Vicinity
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Definition of Symbols HE TANTON IRD LUB Current Lewiston / Auburn area population for each bird T S B C species by month is shown as follows: Celebrating a century of commitment to nature. In 1919, a aaaa ABUNDANT: widespread and easily found in proper group of naturalists in the Lewiston / Auburn area organized habitat in large numbers. the Stanton Bird Club, named in honor of Dr. Jonathan Y. The Birds of cccc COMMON: widespread and easily found in proper Stanton (1834-1918), a much admired Bates College habitat in smaller numbers. professor known for his love of wildlife. In 1921 the first of Lewiston / Auburn uuuu UNCOMMON: widespread in very small numbers STATUS STATUS several gifts of land from Alfred Anthony led to establishing or common only in very restricted habitat. the Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary. Today Stanton manages & Vicinity rrrr IRREGULAR: not reported every year. an expanded Thorncrag and two other sanctuaries, open to V Variable abundance, prone to erratic outbreaks. visitors who respect the study and enjoyment of nature A Reference Guide N Usually heard or active at dusk and night. through numerous walking trails. + Identification usually requires hearing song or call. Thorncrag (450 acres) - Montello St., Lewiston Species of greatest conservation concern, see M Applesass Hill (2 acres) - Pleasant St., Lewiston www.StateoftheBirds.org, 2016 report. Woodbury (400 acres) - Pease Hill Rd., Monmouth, also accessible by Carver Rd. for Mud Pond BREEDS: shading bounds earliest date of first egg to latest date of last fledged, including multiple broods. The Stanton Bird Club is a leading voice of conservation in Confirmed at least once in Lewiston/Auburn area since Central Maine through environmental education for school 1978. Shading design indicates usual location of nest. children, natural history lectures, statewide field trips, and C before shading if colonial nesting. community events. Field trips are held throughout the year mid to high in trees tree cavity or nest box plus the Christmas Bird Count every December. All are free bushes or low trees Manmade structures and open to everyone. For a field trip and monthly meeting schedule, recent sightings, club membership, and more visit on or near ground, marsh vegetation, or burrow BRED Formerly nested in the Lewiston / Auburn area. www.StantonBirdClub.org Change in breeding status in the State of Maine: <YEAR First YEAR known to have regularly bred. YEAR> Last YEAR known to have bred. This Guide is mostly based on reports since the year 2000, with breeding data since 1978, from the following sources. (I) Introduced by man, non-native species. (R) Reintroduced or Released native species. New reports are welcomed for future editions. Atlas of Breeding Birds in Maine 1978-1983, Paul Hab. Identifies habitats in which the species is most Adamus. likely to occur in the Lewiston / Auburn area. See eBird. An online database of bird distribution and “Where to Bird” panel for description of habitats. abundance, www.ebird.org. All species within Order or Family migrate mainly by: Guillemot, a bimonthly newsletter, 1971-date, William day , at night , or both at times continuously. Townsend, ed. Neotropical Migrants move between Maine and Historical data from Birds of Maine, Ora Knight, 1908; Birds of Lewiston - Auburn and vicinity, Carrie Miller, Central / South America usually following: Founded 1919 1 – Atlantic Ocean direct (fall) 1918; and Maine Birds, Ralph Palmer, 1949. 2 – West Indies and Caribbean Sea by Florida 3 BIODIVERSITY HISTORY HISTORY BIODIVERSITY – trans-Gulf chiefly by Yucatan In the Lewiston / Auburn area: 4 – circum-Gulf by land 221 species occur regularly. Species migrating thru or wintering in Maine, most nest: 51 species are casual, accidental, or historical. A – in Arctic tundra 131 species have bred since 1978. www.StantonBirdClub.org B – in Boreal (Taiga) forests and lakes © – circumpolar or Holarctic species, also native to Hypothetical and exotic species are omitted. Be aware parts of Europe and Asia. that escaped domestic and stocked fowl, plus exotic pet Double lines (bb) separate Orders, single lines (uu) birds, are increasingly encountered. separate Families, left margin lines ( | ) group Genus. Ongoing DNA analysis is changing our understanding of Created by 3RD Edition Sequence and names follow the AOS Check-list of the origin and relationships through bird taxonomy. The Stan DeOrsey ([email protected]) August 2018 North American Birds, 7th edition thru supplement 59. sequence of this list will continue to evolve. J F M A M J J A S O N D Hab. J F M A M J J A S O N D Hab. 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