[Maine-birds] Bailey Island, 11/17 (BOWA, PIWA, LISP, other seasonally uncommon things).

Hi all,

Especially considering the relative dearth of "late/lingering" migrants and so-called "half-hardies" this fall, Pat Moynahan and I had a fantastic morning birding Bailey Island. Besides being pleasantly birdy overall, we had a long list of seasonal highlights:

- 1 BOHEMIAN WAXWING (First of fall; Early. Especially noteworthy and surprising given the lack of an irruption this year due to plentiful mountain-ash crops to our north and west).

- 3 PINE WARBLERS - together in a flock.

- 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW

- 33 Red-winged Blackbirds (flock of 30 plus 3 with starlings)

- 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglets

- 3 Chipping Sparrows

- 3 Hermit Thrushes

- 2 Pine Siskins (FOF)

- 2 Northern Flickers

- 1 Savannah Sparrow

-Derek

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 Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

 Freeport Wild Bird Supply

 541 Route One, Suite 10

 Freeport, ME 04032

 207-865-6000

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