[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights, 10/12-18

Hi all,

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

- 3 Lesser and 4 Greater Yellowlegs, 14 Black-bellied Plovers, 46 Laughing Gulls, etc, Wolfe's Neck Center, Freeport, 10/19 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

~500 Ruddy Ducks, 300 Lesser Scaup, 100 Greater Scaup, 2 American Wigeon, 8 Buffleheads (FOF), etc, Sabattus Pond Sabattus, 10/20 (with Birds on Tap - Roadtrip! tour group).

- 1 AMERICAN REDSTART, 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler, 4 Blackpoll Warblers, etc, Kettle Cove, Cape Elizabeth, 10/21 (with Jeannette).

- 300 TREE SWALLOWS, Crescent Beach State Park, Cape Elizabeth, 10/21 (with Jeannette).

- 2 BOBOLINKS, 1 Tree Swallow, 2 "Western" Palm Warblers, 1 Common Yellowthroat, Private property, Cape Elizabeth, 10/21 (with Jeannette).

- 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER (FOF, finally), 1 Blue-headed Vireo, 150+ Song Sparrows, etc, Eastern Promenade, Portland, 10/22 (with Jeannette).

-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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