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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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The key to being great at identifying birds is to make more mistakes

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding September 2, 2021September 14, 2021
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This week is the apex of shorebird season

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding August 29, 2021August 27, 2021
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This is why you should go on a whale watch in Eastport this year — for the birds

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding August 22, 2021August 21, 2021
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Taking a puffin cruise with the Weather Channel 

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding August 11, 2021August 11, 2021
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I look forward to loon calls in April. Come August I wish they would just pipe down at night.

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding August 7, 2021August 7, 2021
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It’s time to welcome back the female hummingbirds to your feeders

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding July 29, 2021July 30, 2021
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Even dead woodpeckers will cling to a tree

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding July 25, 2021July 25, 2021
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It’s scolding season in the bird world as parents protect their nests

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding July 17, 2021July 17, 2021
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For all sorts of Maine birds, nesting can be dramatic and fraught

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding July 8, 2021July 8, 2021
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Beware of the goshawk, one of Maine’s fiercest birds

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding June 28, 2021June 28, 2021
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The birds you see on mountains change as you ascend

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding June 24, 2021June 24, 2021
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It’s big drama in this phoebe nest this season

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding June 17, 2021June 17, 2021
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Now’s the time to head to the coast to see Maine’s puffins

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding June 11, 2021June 11, 2021
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Flycatchers have returned to Maine, and they’re everywhere. Here’s how to spot them.

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding May 26, 2021May 26, 2021
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Now’s the time to learn new bird songs so you can identify them by ear

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding May 19, 2021May 19, 2021
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What this Maine birder learned one Saturday in May

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding May 12, 2021May 12, 2021
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If you want to spot more birds this summer, study your range maps

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding May 5, 2021May 5, 2021
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Maine birders will fight — or, rather, bird — for the top honors in national competition on May 8

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding April 28, 2021April 28, 2021
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Maine moose are in trouble

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding and Bangor Metro April 15, 2021April 16, 2021
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Many birds return to Maine in April. Here’s what to look and listen for.

Avatar photo by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding April 14, 2021April 14, 2021

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