[Maine-birds] Sandy Point Morning Flight, 10/6

Hi all,

A moderate flight passed over and through Sandy Point Beach, Cousin's Island, Yarmouth this morning. A steady trickle (despite a fairly high flight on the light wind) allowed for a high rate of identification, but a hunting Merlin wreaked havoc on crossing birds, and made keeping track of individual counts a little challenging.

6:41-9:05
43F, clear, W 3.5mph to NW 3.1 to calm.

115 Blue Jays (* new record high count)
89 Yellow-rumped Warblers
73 Blackpoll Warblers
61 Palm Warblers
54 unidentified
21 Ruby-crowned Kinglets
13 Chipping Sparrows
10 White-throated Sparrows
8 Golden-crowned Kinglets
4 Northern Parulas
3 Common Loons
3 Eastern Phoebes
3 Dark-eyed Juncos
2 Merlins
2 Black-throated Green Warblers
1 Northern Harrier
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Blue-headed Vireo
1 Cedar Waxwing
1 American Redstart
1 Nashville Warbler
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler
1 White-crowned Sparrow
1 Purple Finch
x Gray Catbirds

-Derek

 

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 Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

 Freeport Wild Bird Supply

 541 Route One, Suite 10

 Freeport, ME 04032

 207-865-6000

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