[Maine-birds] Re: This Week's Highlights and New Arrivals, 5/12-18

I went to scout out Florida Lake... but to no avail, where is the entrance?  Thanks so much!  Aletha Boyle

On Friday, May 18, 2018 at 6:47:41 PM UTC-4, D Lovitch wrote:

Hi all,

My observations of note over the past seven days included:

- 15 species of warblers, led by 14 Yellow-rumped and 12 Black-and-white, Florida Lake Park, Freeport, 5/12 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

- 18 species of warblers, led by 18 Black-throated Blue Warblers, 17 Ovenbirds, and 17 Common Yellowthroats, Florida Lake Park, 5/14.

- 17 species of warblers, led by 14 Yellow-rumped, 14 Common Yellowthroats, and 12 Ovenbirds, Florida Lake Park, 5/15 (with Jeannette).

- 1 Glossy Ibis, Bradbury Mountain Spring Hawkwatch, 5/15 - my 135th patch bird for the count site!

- 1 continuing CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, Bowdoin Sand Plain, Brunswick, 5/17. 

And my personal first-of-years were as follows:

- 1 Canada Warbler, Florida Lake Park, 5/12.

- 2 Scarlet Tanagers, Morgan Meadow WMA, 5/13 (with Marion Sprague).

- 3 YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS, Morgan Meadow WMA, 5/13 (with Marion Sprague).

- 1 Green Heron, Florida Lake Park, 5/14. 

- 3 Bay-breasted Warblers, Florida Lake Park, 5/15 (with Jeannette).

- 1 Swainson's Thrush, our yard in Pownal, 5/16.

- 1 Winter Wren, Hedgehog Mountain Park, Freeport, 5/16  - incredibly late for my FOY, but they have been conspicuously absent at my usual springtime haunts.

- 1 Black-billed Cuckoo (on the early side), Runaround Pond, Durham, 5/17.

- 11 Laughing Gulls, Simpson's Point, Brunswick, 5/17.

- 1 UPLAND SANDPIPER, Brunswick Landing, 5/17.

-Derek

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 Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

 Freeport Wild Bird Supply

 541 Route One, Suite 10

 Freeport, ME 04032

 207-865-6000

 www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com  

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