[Maine-birds] Sandy Point Morning Flight, 10/21

Hi all,

For a change, it was an unexpectedly good flight. In fact, for the late date, it was a great flight that passed over and through Sandy Point Beach, Cousin's Island, Yarmouth this morning, despite cloudy skies.

315 American Robins

167 Golden-crowned Kinglets (*new record)

162 Dark-eyed Juncos

144 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (*4th highest)

130 unidentified kinglets (many unusually high overhead)

73 Common Grackles

65 Yellow-rumped Warblers

52 unidentified

48 Canada Geese

42 Palm Warblers

12 Purple Finches

10 White-throated Sparrows

7 Chipping Sparrows

6 American Goldfinches

5 Brown Creepers (*2nd highest)

5 Rusty Blackbirds

4 Hermit Thrushes

1 Red-breasted Merganser

1 Eastern Bluebird

1 Peregrine Falcon (hunting very actively)

1 Hairy Woodpecker

1 Snow Bunting (FOF)

1 American Pipit

1 American Tree Sparrow (FOF)

1 Savannah Sparrow

1 Swamp Sparrow

1 BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER (late)

1 Black-throated Green Warbler

1 Blackpoll Warbler

1 Pine Warbler

1 House Finch

T= 1131

-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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