[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights, 7/25-31



Hi all,

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

- 1 Cory's Shearwater (FOY), 17 Wilson's Storm-Petrels, 4 Common Murres, 20+ Razorbills, 100's Atlantic Puffin, etc, Seal Island, 7/25 (with "The Search for Troppy Tour 2" group). Unfortunately, we saw everything but Troppy today.

- 1 White-rumped Sandpiper (first of fall), Hill's Beach, Biddeford, 7/27 (with clients from NYC).

- 1 drake LONG-TAILED DUCK, Biddeford Pool Beach, 7/27 (with clients from NYC).

- 1 continuing LITTLE EGRET, 1 continuing TRICOLORED HERON x SOME COMBO OF SMALL WHITE EGRET hybrid, 4 Little Blue Herons (high count for the year for me), 1 Stilt Sandpiper (FOY), etc, etc, Eastern Road Trail, Scarborough Marsh, 7/31.

-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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