[Maine-birds] Additional Highlights This Week and New Arrivals, 5/18-23

Hi all,

My observations of note over the past 6 days included the following:

- 16 species of warblers led by 17 Common Yellowthroats and 11 American Redstarts, Florida Lake Park, Freeport, 5/18 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

- 16 species of warblers, led by 26 Common Yellowthroats and 22 American Redstarts, Florida Lake Park, 5/19.

- 10 species of shorebirds, led by 900+ Ruddy Turnstones and 400+ Black-bellied Plovers, and including 2 White-rumped Sandpipers, Pine Point, Scarborough, 5/19.

- 36 Brant, Pine Point, 5/19.

- 20 species of warblers as previously reported, Florida Lake Park, 5/20 (with Jeannette).

- 17 species of warblers led by 50+ Northern Parulas and 40+ American Redstarts, Sears Island, Searsport, 5/21 (with Jeannette).

- 5 female/imm Buffleheads, Sears Island Causeway, 5/21 (with Evan Obercian and Jeannette).

- 17 species warblers, Florida Lake Park, led by 21 Common Yellowthroats and 10 each of Magnolia, Blackpoll, and American Redstart, 5/23.

And my personal FOY's this week were:

- 2 Cape May Warblers,  Florida Lake Park, Freeport, 5/18 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

- 1 Blackpoll Warbler,  Florida Lake Park,  5/18 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

- 1 ARCTIC TERN, Pine Point, Scarborough, 5/19 (rare inshore and even rarer sitting on a sandbar off the co-op!).

- 2 Tennessee Warblers, Sears Island, Searsport, 5/21 (with Evan Obercian and Jeannette).

- 1 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Sears Island, 5/21 (with Evan Obercian and Jeannette).

- 1 Common Nighthawk, our yard in Pownal, 5/22.

-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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