Hi all,
I just completed my biennial 10-day tour (with eight full days of birding) for WINGS. We covered just over 1300 miles in Maine and about 24 hours in New Hampshire. Lots of weather impacted birdfinding and limited our success at a couple of hotspots, but we managed just about all of the major target birds from Saltmarsh Sparrow and Roseate Tern to Bicknell's Thrush and Spruce Grouse to Atlantic Puffin and Razorbill. 19 species of warblers was a little below average, and we missed a few things here and there to sweep various families, nonetheless, we managed 157 species in this comprehensive tour!
The following is a list of some of the unexpected species we encountered throughout the trip:
- 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS and 1 Greater Yellowlegs, Eastern Road Trail, Scarborough Marsh, 6/17.
- 1 Black Scoter, Old Orchard Beach, 6/17.
- 19+ Red Crossbills, Trudeau Road, New Hampshire, 6/19.
- 12++ Red Crossbills, Boy Scout Road area, Rangeley, 6/20 (with Kirk Betts).
- 1 immature GREAT CORMORANT, Quoddy Head State Park, 6/21.
- 2 drake BUFFLEHEADS, behind Becky's Seafood, Lubec, 6/21.
- 1 Northern Fulmar, Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co, 6/23.
-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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