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Bob Duchesne
United States
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Birdwatching in Maine is an adventure. There are so many different places to go and birds to see. This is where the sandy beach becomes the rocky coast. It's where the southern hardwood forest transitions into the northern boreal forest. Tides rise up to 24 feet. Mountains rise up to a mile. Maine is home to Acadia National Park, the only national park in the northeast. The North Maine Woods is uninhabited timberland, with logging roads leading to wild rivers and pristine lakes.
The Gulf of Maine is abnormally cold and nutrient-rich. Whales and birds come from all over the world to feed in late summer. Atlantic puffins breed on five offshore islands. Downeast Maine is home to spruce grouse, black-backed woodpeckers, Canada jays, and boreal chickadees.
Be advised, Maine gets a bit wild. See the adventures, and learn where and how to bird Maine for yourself. Beware of moose. Enjoy the lobsters.
The Gulf of Maine is abnormally cold and nutrient-rich. Whales and birds come from all over the world to feed in late summer. Atlantic puffins breed on five offshore islands. Downeast Maine is home to spruce grouse, black-backed woodpeckers, Canada jays, and boreal chickadees.
Be advised, Maine gets a bit wild. See the adventures, and learn where and how to bird Maine for yourself. Beware of moose. Enjoy the lobsters.
Sabine's, Black-headed, and Little Gulls are hiding among 10,000 Bonaparte's Gulls in this one spot.
Head Harbor Passage separates the U.S. and Canada in Downeast Maine. One of the strongest tides in the world surges through the channel between Eastport, ME and Campobello NB. In late summer, over 10,000 Bonaparte's Gulls flood the channel. Three rare gulls hide among them - Sabine's, Black-headed, and Little Gulls. Here's where to look and how to find them.
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5 Tricks to Identify Shorebirds
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THIS is one of the best OCEAN BIRDING spots in North America.
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Birds and whales from all over the Western Hemisphere congregate in this one spot near Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada. Meet the one Canadian boat that goes out there to watch the whales, dolphins and seals. Enjoy the puffins, razorbills, storm-petrels, phalaropes, shearwaters, and gannets that swarm around Grand Manan Banks.
How To BIRD MAINE Like An Expert
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Birding Maine - Everything you need to know to bird Maine, from the rockbound coast to the North Maine Woods. Atlantic puffins to spruce grouse. Seals to moose. Here's where to go.
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BIRDING on Mountaintops the EASY Way
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Mountaintops are home to unusual birds, and they're often hard to reach. But there's an easy way to get there. We'll explore three peaks in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, especially seeking Bicknell's Thrush and American Pipit.
Identify sparrows by using THIS trick.
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Identifying sparrows is a challenge for beginning birders. But there is one trick that makes it easier. To look at sparrows, know where to look.
ELEVATION: The Birding Secret Behind This VERY Hot Spot
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Elevation greatly influences bird habitat. The variety of birds to be found in an area can change dramatically with just a few hundred yards of altitude change. There's a secret trail in the North Maine Woods that's a real adventure...if you can find it...
Identify birds by making more mistakes.
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The key to make faster bird identifications is to make mistakes. Making mistakes is often the fastest way to learn, and the memory sticks with you. No embarrassment necessary. The more mistakes - the better.
The FIRST thing you NEED to know to identify birds.
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Identifying birds is a lot easier once you know this simple truth. Walk my neighborhood with me, but watch out for the bear that's been hanging around my yard lately.
PIPING PLOVERS being CUTE for 5 minutes.
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Piping plovers are a federally endangered species because they live and nest on beaches. They're vulnerable to habitat loss and human impacts, but they're also used to seeing people on beaches. They can be tame and really cute. Birding is easy if you know where to look.
Unique MATING Sky Dance Ritual of AMERICAN WOODCOCKS
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American woodcock courtship is legendary, and that leads to vigorous mating! From first peent to woodcock whoopie, it's a timberdoodle canoodle.
Birds Come To You If You Sit HERE.
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Hundreds of sea ducks gather around Cape Neddick in York, Maine, every winter. All you have to do is sit there and let them swim up to you. Because it's home to a popular lighthouse called "The Nubble," many people visit the spot, and the birds are used to the company.
BIRDING the FLORIDA EVERGLADES...carefully.
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Everglades National Park is famous for birds and wildlife, if you know where to look. Just avoid the alligators, crocodiles, panthers and snakes. Don't touch the poisonous plants. Be prepared for insects and sunburns.
How To Identify Finches Right Now.
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Finches are among the noisiest birds in the world. Knowing the sounds they make is the easiest way to identify them quickly. Learn how to identify finches in just 12 minutes.
Just SIT and let the birds come to YOU.
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A WEEK of FOG BIRDING on Grand Manan Island - Atlantic Canada
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Birding Oregon is FULL of SURPRISES!
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SEABIRDS pass this one spot by the THOUSANDS
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AMAZING Pelagic Birding Offshore in OREGON
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Awe-inspiring HAWK WATCH - Acadia National Park
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Stuff you might not know about COMMON LOONS.
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Stuff you might not know about COMMON LOONS.
This was the BEST Atlantic Puffin Cruise of the YEAR
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Another winner video. On what date did you take the boat ride?
It was Tuesday, September 17. Good question. It matters. The channel usually has more pelagic species, but many seem to have headed south early this year.
@Bob_Duchesne Thanks. You turn your videos around quickly. There's been Sabines spotted on Lake Ontario near Hamilton this past week.
"Suck it Alaska!"... I'm dying here :)
Great score with the Golden Eagle, Bob! They occasionally are seen migrating over western Vermont, so I did some reading to find out where the go and what their routes are. As I recall, there's a population that winters in southern Chesapeake Bay (MD/VA), then migrates up the Hudson River/Lake Champlain corridor to summer up on Hudson Bay; there's a second population that winters in the Appalachians near the Great Smokey Mountains, and then follow the Appalachians up to the Gaspe. The two patterns form an X over Vermont, but in 30+ years of birding, I've never seen one. I used to be able to follow their tracking on a website, but that data is no longer online. Great find!!
It's only my second sighting in Maine, but I suspect I should have seen more and just wasn't paying enough attention. I've seen plenty in the west, including one on a nest. I saw one up in Cape Breton a couple years ago. There's a study going on in Maine right now to see if they might have returned to nesting here.
how in the world do you report all these birds in ebird!?
I don't. I let my friend, who wasn't filming constantly, do it. The trick was doing separate counts, depending on what side of the border we were on.
Have you seen any Lynx in Maine?
I'm up to five now. Will likely add more to my total this winter. They can be hard to find, but their tracks aren't, and you can figure out where they are.
Great video!!!
Ocean birds are my favorite right now. Such a great adventure seeking amazing birds.
Wow, great camera work. You have inspired me!! Thanks for that video!
Thanks for the video Bob. Enjoyed seeing so many gulls.
Holy c***! Great stuff!
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What incredibly beautiful scenery and just an awesome amount of gulls. Fabulous boat trip Bob! Thanks for posting 😊
I've seen so many birds in there so many times. But this was overwhelming! Simply amazing.
I loved every minute of my trip there! ❤
Fantastic video! The common loon is my absolute favorite bird and I'm so happy for anyone that gets to regularly see/hear them! I've lived in WA my entire life minus the last couple years and the week before moving from WA I decided to visit one of our mountain lakes for the last time. I've never seen a loon in-person before that day and God blessed me with a few loons on the lake that I've NEVER seen there - what an awesome parting memory of WA! I hope to live someplace with loons like this, thank you for the video 🤍
Got that right Bob! They are soo cute. I see them on the beaches and love how fast their feet move. Not sure if they’re the same exact kind. I always called them Sand Pipers. Good job bringing awareness to them. Great camera BTW!
What about Bob?
They are such a beautiful bird. Absolutely stunning. Thanks for sharing
I've watched them catch saw-whets on Kelleys Island in Ohio.
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I really appreciate and enjoy your bird videos! Thank you!
I have a lot of fun making them. I'm probably more amused than anyone.
Great video, very cute little birds! 😊
Was nice meeting you there Bob! And great to see the resulting video, greetings!
What a day! I'm editing now, but I suspect I won't get it done until I do a quick boat trip in Eastport tomorrow. Probably another video.
I've recently got into rail hunting and it's a lot of fun just being out in the marsh and seeing what new birds I can learn about. Just saw my first clapper rail today!
Rails are cool. I've only seen two yellow rails and only heard two black rails. And there's a Ridgway's rail in California I've never seen.
Best yet!...watch too many Duchesnes.
Love your channel, we’re traveling to Maine next week from Michigan. We’ll be staying 2 days in Portland and then 6 days on small lake by Ellsworth & Hancock - any suggestions on places to go birding? Thanks and keep up the great work - both informative and entertaining.
Thanks. You may notice warblers migrating through the lake area. They're on the move, and morning activity can get attention. You won't be far from Schoodic Point. It's quieter than the rest of Acadia National Park. The ocean point can be interesting, but so can the bike paths - easy to walk with good viewing of any birds around. Still a lot of shorebirds moving through. They can even be on the muddy edges of drawn-down lakes. Most will be farther up the coast on the big mudflats, though. If you get on the Bar Harbor Whale Watch boat, it's pelagic birding season offshore. I'm going out on Sunday.
Thanks we just booked the whale watch on Thursday next week.
And yes on Bar Harbor Whale watch. Thanks again for the recommendations
I really enjoy your posts, Bob. Thank you.
So Good!
Nice binos, green with envy.
You should see them up close. I treat my binoculars pretty poorly. What's wrong with me?
Bob is an icon of Maine!!! Keep it up, kind sir 🐦
No as impressive as I had hoped
Any video of snow owl will post in the future？
Believe it or not, it depends on the lemmings. A few snowy owls visit every winter, but they are very irruptive. If there's a lot of food during their arctic breeding season, more come south. If it's a a lean summer, not many come down.
@@Bob_Duchesne Thank you for the info.
Love the advice Bob! As someone who struggles with sparrow identification I am going to employ these tips to try and improve
Yes, it's shorebirds. I let myself out.
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I really enjoyed this video. I live in Montana and for years have heard a song when hiking that I love. I think it’s a hermit thrush, but this causes me to want to study more. Thanks for sharing your expertise and humor!
My pleasure. Birding Montana is great. I hit the Grass Lake NWR west of Billings a few years ago, and it just blew me away!
Nice, good information about shore birds,explained in a unique way.
Love your videos! 😊
Very useful. Thanks!!
Thanks. It's all stuff I wish I had learned earlier in life.
I had some ‘stellar’ birding days as a longline deckhand Gulf of Alaska. Once had all three kinds albatross around the boat consuming guts washing off our deck..
I got offshore a couple of times in Alaska a couple years ago. Unbeatable! Loved it.
Thank you Bob for yet another wonderful video! It's funny that you said Bay-Breasteds like thick stands of Spruce and Fir and yet the one you filmed was on a Tamarack : ) Secondly, we used to live in Eastport and before that West Paris. When we moved to Western MA two years ago I decided to go hiking on Mt. Tom and once I got up along a meandering mountain stream, there were multiple multiple Louisiana Waterthrushes! They were everywhere! And I was so used to almost never seeing them in Maine (but for Monhegan in Spring) that at first I was confused. Also, we were camping at Crooked River State Park in Georgia in late November 2019, and there were at least 100 Pine Warblers walking on the grass and roads around the campground, and at least 60 Palm Warblers hanging out nearby. Lastly, we didn't have Snappers (one of yours seemed to be laying eggs!) but plenty of Gopher Tortoises, who are really great.
Thanks. I certainly have fun doing it. As you know, around Eastport, if it's damp where the spruce is, tamaracks are there, too. I think this Bay-breasted was shot in Moosehorn NWR - Edwards Division. And, yes, the snapper was laying eggs. In fact, I was surrounded by them, all doing it. Kind of weird but fun.
@@Bob_Duchesne So many points of connection! I first spent time in Lubec and environs in 1988 and upon my very first incursion into Moosehorn (the unit closer to Lubec) I stepped out of the car and was greeted among small Spruces by a) 2 Boreal Chickadees and b) 5,000 mosquitoes. On another Moosehorn expedition I was on a narrow trail and a Cape May Warbler was on a low branch stump right by the trail (eye level) and seemed to be in distress. I thought about doing "something" to help it and no sooner did I think this thought and lean toward it, it hissed at me! So I moved on and walked about for an hour. Upon my return, I found that Cape May dead on the ground beneath that Balsam. I concluded that it was its time to die and it wanted to not be interfered with...a kind of wisdom, expressed non-verbally.
Really Captain Obvious? It never ran you off in the video. There wasn't a drop of blood anywhere on you even though you claim you were somehow able to scale the tree to the nest to peak in and mess with babies Question. How did you manage to walk away totally unscathed? I call bologna.
I only look stupid. Every time she took a swipe at me...which was often...I raised my tripod so she'd target that instead. Not my first rodeo with goshawks. I only regret she saw me before I could count the chicks. Oh, and I didn't say I scaled the tree. They nest low, and I was able to see one chick's head above the nest, but no others.
I really enjoy your videos. Love your common-sense approach to shorebird ID. Also, I volunteer to follow behind you to pick up & save those torn-out shorebird pages from your field guide, in case you decide you need them some day.
Thanks. I have fun making the videos. It is hard on my field guides, though.
Congratulations for the teaching! Greeting from South America
I finally found the greatest channel. I'm Japanese though,I could enjoy this video. Thanks for giving me great time.
Thank you. I've got several more videos in mind, coming soon.
Any recommend for photographing snow owl? Thank you
Two things to consider: Snowy owls are very irruptive. Some years are great. Some years are poor. Last year was very quiet in Maine, but this year could be different. It all depends on the arctic food supply. Nowadays, there is a lot of concern for revealing the locations of some rare birds, particularly owls. Even eBird is on that band wagon. But those are speed bumps. Word of owl sightings gets around. And snowy owls do have their favorite places when wandering. Just get plugged into whatever rare bird alerts and FaceBook groups are available. Then...the next step is to photograph them without causing undue stress. In my experience, snowy owls are pretty tolerant when they winter in coastal areas near people. They're more skittish away from human concentrations.
I really appreciate your approach and help in identifying and enjoying the birds! Thank you!!
I wish I could like this video more than once. I’m about as far from shoreline as o can be in the hot dry Plains, but the concepts should carry over at times. Birds are more sparse in most places here. Lord of the usual suspects in cities, but we are just about overrun with at least three types of doves and just about all year. I like them better than the grackles the doves seem to like feeding off the ground from where my sunflowers have leaned forward and dropped seeds. I’ve not been able to identify the small birds that are feeding directly off the plants even hanging upside down picking sunflower seeds straight from the flowers. If you write a book or have written one I’d really like to buy a copy. Your common sense approach to identification is hugely helpful.
I like your birding videos Bob. They are informative about where to go to see birds. Thank you for sharing.
Living in SE AZ, shorebirds have always been a distant nightmare. Glad you lived the nightmare for me. Now I can walk past mud puddles during migration without fear of being ambushed by a shorb. 🤙
I spent the first two weeks of May in SE AZ and didn't see a single shorebird. Maybe I didn't try hard enough.😊
I just saw them today. I’ll just reveal that it’s in one of the provinces of Canada. They are so cute!, and omg they walk sooooo fast
Heading for Kouchibouguac National Park soon. I have a LOT of birding fun in Canada.