[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights and Goose Fields Update, 11/10-16

Hi all,

My observations of note, limited by weather and free time, over the past seven days included:

- 8 species of native sparrows have been at our feeders here at the store this week, including a tardy adult White-crowned Sparrow continuing through 11/12 with a new immature arriving on the 16th; 1 Chipping Sparrow arriving on 11/13, with a second on 11/14 and both continuing through 11/15; and a Fox Sparrow all week. One Swamp Sparrow continuing through 11/12 is an unusual feeder visitor for us here.

- 2 "Yellow" Palm Warblers, 11 Black-bellied Plovers, etc, Wolfe's Neck Center, 11/11.

- Peak's Island, 11/12:

1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER

1 GRAY CATBIRD

2 Winter Wrens

2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets

3 Chipping Sparrows

1 Brown-headed Cowbird

- Sabattus Pond, Sabattus, 11/15:

457 Ruddy Ducks

186 Mallards

100+ Common Mergansers

82 American Black Ducks

64 Hooded Mergansers

55 Greater Scaup

53 Canada Geese

32 Lesser Scaup

15 Buffleheads

5 LONG-TAILED DUCKS

4 Mallard x black duck hybrids

4 Common Goldeneyes

3 Ring-necked Ducks

1 Great Blue Heron

1 Common Loon

Meanwhile, in the Greater Yarmouth Goose Fields, the adult GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE continued through at least the beginning of the week, but there have been no additional sightings of the CACKLING GOOSE I found there last week.  Overall, Canada Goose numbers were down, with a high count of merely 342 on 11/14. I expect another wave to arrive with accumulating snow and ice to our north now.

-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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