[Maine-birds] Washington County Weekend, 9/1-3 (SAGU, 3 LIGU, BASA, shorebirds, seabirds, etc).

Hi all,

Beth Edmonds, Dan Nickerson, Jeannette, and I spent a wonderful "weekend" in Washington County Sunday through Tuesday.

Some of our highlights included:

9/1:

• 1 Black-crowned Night-Heron, Essex Marsh, 9/1 (with Jeannette pointed out to us by Steve M.)
• 1 fly-over Red Crossbill, Airline Rest Area (with Jeannette).
• 1 Great Cormorant, Quoddy State Park (now with Dan and Beth).
• Lubec Bar and Flats:

1 juv BAIRD'S SANDPIPER (FOY)

1 ad American Golden-Plover

1 Dunlin (FOF)

1 Lesser Black-backed Gull

2 Great Egrets

6 Surf and 2 Black Scoters

6/2: Eastport.

• AM charter with Eastport Windjammers and joined by Chris Bartlett:

1 ad. SABINE'S GULL

2 ad, 1 juv LITTLE GULL

6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls

Only 3 Great Shearwaters and 2 Razorbills

3-4,000 Bonaparte's Gulls.

• PM whale watch with Eastport Windjammers.

5-7 Pomarine Jaegers

15 Great Shearwaters

Incredible experience with 3 Fin Whales

6/3:

• 2 White-winged Crossbills, Boot Head Preserve.
• 1 juv BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, Mowry Beach, Lubec
• 6 Blue-winged Teal, pond behind Riverside Take-Out.
• 3 Great and 3 Snowy Egrets, Addison Marsh (with Jeannette).
• 1 hen Spruce Grouse, 18 Common Nighthawks, and 16 Surf Scoters, Petit Manan Point (with Jeannette).  Laughing Gulls there were our 10th species of gull for the weekend! 

- Derek

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 Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

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