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Author Archives: Bob Duchesne, Good Birding

Bob Duchesne serves as vice president of Maine Audubon’s Penobscot Valley Chapter. He developed the Maine Birding Trail, with information at mainebirdingtrail.com. He can be reached at duchesne@midmaine.com.

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Maine is weird and that makes it a wicked good place for birds

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding January 12, 2023January 16, 2023
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Wintering birds are disappearing from Acadia National Park

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding January 5, 2023January 5, 2023
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The top 10 rare birds that visited Maine in 2022

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding December 29, 2022December 29, 2022
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A giant murder of crows is gathering along the Kenduskeag Stream every night

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding December 22, 2022December 22, 2022
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Even experienced birders still have a lot to learn

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding December 15, 2022December 15, 2022
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The unique woodpecker moving into Maine’s suburbs

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding December 8, 2022December 8, 2022
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Snowy owls are too sexy for their own good

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding December 1, 2022December 1, 2022
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42 birding tips and jokes that I thought of this year

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding November 24, 2022November 23, 2022
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These are the best spots for winter birding in Maine

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding November 17, 2022November 17, 2022
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You can go birding this winter without getting out of your car

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding November 10, 2022November 10, 2022
Autumn is the season to rake leaves, tidy the garage and clean the bird feeders. The first two chores can wait, but the last can’t.
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Now is the time to clean your bird feeders

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding November 3, 2022November 3, 2022
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Sightings of 2 rare owls in Maine may be an omen

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding October 27, 2022October 27, 2022
Northern saw-whet owls — the tiniest in eastern North America — have few rivals when it comes to cuteness.
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Maine’s cutest owl is really good at hiding

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding October 20, 2022October 20, 2022
If God had sent a plague of chickadees instead of locusts into Egypt, it would look like Schoodic Point today.
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Plague of chickadees in Acadia could mean a frigid winter in Maine

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding October 13, 2022October 13, 2022
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Why you hear owls hooting more in October

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding October 8, 2022October 8, 2022
If you want a real challenge, try photographing birds against the fall foliage.
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It’s wicked hard photographing birds against the fall foliage

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding October 6, 2022October 6, 2022
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I witnessed 2 bird migration phenomena collide in my yard

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding September 29, 2022September 29, 2022
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The odds of finding this bird spotted in Dover-Foxcroft are astronomically low

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding September 22, 2022September 22, 2022
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You’d be shocked by how some Maine birds behave during the winter

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding September 16, 2022September 16, 2022
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Birds sleep in bizarre ways

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding September 12, 2022September 9, 2022

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