[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights, 6/29-7/5

Hi all,

My observations of note over the past seven days were as follows:

- A few photos of the Brunswick Scissor-tailed Flycatcher from 6/30 can be seen here (link to first of three):

 http://www.facebook.com/Freeportwildbird/photos/ms.c.eJwzMrM0MTWxMDI1MDU3NTQ00jOCChhBBEzhAubmRiaG5uZmAAOcCjI~-.bps.a.2430072337022706/2694548250575112/?type=3&theater

- Monhegan Island, 7/1-2 (with Jeannette):

1 continuing EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE

1 singing TENNESSEE WARBLER

3 Black Scoters

1 continuing Merlin

1 Atlantic Puffin, close to shore off Black Head (multiples on Hardy Boat ferry to and from, which is more regular than from the island in summer).

- Cap'n Fish Whale Watch, Boothbay Harbor, 7/5 (with Pat Moynahan):

314 Wilson's Storm-Petrels

32 Northern Gannets

9 Great Shearwater (FOY)

3 Sooty Shearwater (FOY)

1 Least Tern (oddly feeding 15+ miles off Boothbay Harbor)

1 subadult light morph PARASITIC JAEGER (FOY)

-Derek

-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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