[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights and Shorebird High Counts, 8/4-10

Hi all,

 

Here are some highlights for me from the past seven days:

- 1 juvenile Peregrine Falcon, Wharton Point, Brunswick, 8/4 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

- 1 juvenile Peregrine Falcon continues, Eastern Road Trail, Scarborough Marsh, 8/5.

- 1 SOUTH POLAR SKUA (juv/1st year), 2.5 to 2.7 miles southeast of Monhegan Island (within island's lobster territory), 8/6 with Laura Kennedy.

- Monhegan Island, 8/6-8/7. (with Laura Kennedy):

1 ROCK PIGEON (unbanded) - actually a very "good" bird out here!

14++ Red Crossbills (one flock of that number each day.  Were scattered 1's and 2's part of this group.  If not, there were A LOT of RECR on the island).

5+ singing Carolina Wrens

1 Killdeer - actually an "Island Bird" for me, vocalizing as it flew overhead after sunset on 8/6.

6 Great Cormorants, 8/7.

1 Olive-sided Flycatcher, 8/7.

1 WHITE-EYED VIREO, 8/7.

- 1 Carolina Wren, Shoreline Road, Falmouth, 8/9.

- 1 Red-necked Grebe, Ocean Avenue, Biddeford Pool, 8/10 (with clients).

 

And my shorebird high counts this week were as follows:

Black-bellied Plover: 15, Pine Point, Scarborough 8/5.

Semipalmated Plover: 183, Pine Point, 8/5.

Piping Plover: 3 including 2 juveniles, Pine Point Beach, Scarborough, 8/5.

Killdeer: 4, Highland Road, Brunswick, 8/4 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk Group).

AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER: 5 including 1 juvenile (year high count), Pine Point, 8/5.  Two at Hill's Beach, Biddeford, 8/10 (with clients).

Greater Yellowlegs: 18, Back Cove, Portland, 8/9.

Lesser Yellowlegs: 33, Eastern Road Trail, 8/5.

Solitary Sandpiper: 1, Monhegan Island, 8/7.

"Eastern" Willet: 9, Pine Point, 8/5.

"WESTERN" WILLET: First of year juvenile, Eastern Road Trail, 8/5.  Photo here: http://maineoutdoorjournal.mainetoday.com/blogentry.html?id=112026

Spotted Sandpiper: 4, Monhegan Island, 8/6 (with Laura Kennedy).

Whimbrel: 3, Pine Point, 8/5.

Ruddy Turnstone: 17, Ocean Avenue, 8/10 (with clients).

Sanderling: 1, Biddeford Pool Beach, Biddeford, 8/10 (with clients).

Semipalmated Sandpiper: 330, Pine Point, 8/5.

Least Sandpiper: 45+, Eastern Road Trail, 8/5 (many juveniles)

White-rumped Sandpiper: 4, Eastern Road Trail, 8/5.

STILT SANDPIPER: 3 adults, Eastern Road Trail, 8/5.

Short-billed Dowitcher: 35, Hill's Beach, 8/10 (with clients).

 

Other migrants noted this week:

Green-winged Teal

American Kestrel

Chimney Swift

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Eastern Kingbird

Tree Swallow

Bank Swallow

Barn Swallow

Cliff Swallow

Yellow Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

Northern Waterthrush

Bobolink

 

Upcoming Events:

1) Pledge to Fledge, August 24-26.  More information on our 8/25 event and the P2F intiative here:

http://maineoutdoorjournal.mainetoday.com/blogentry.html?id=112026

 

2) Steve Howell Book Signing, Thursday 8/30, 4-6pm here at the store.  More information here: http://www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com/bird_news.asp?id=1636#1636

 

-Derek

 

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Freeport Wild Bird Supply
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