[Maine-birds] Sandy Point Morning Flight, 10/2



Hi all,

Although only a light flight passed over and through Sandy Point Beach, Cousin's Island, Yarmouth this morning, it was a fun one!  A little more analysis (as usual) and a few photos of the Red-headed Woodpecker are on the store's Facebook Page.

6:39-8:55am

51 F, Mostly cloudy to overcast, NW 4.0-4.5mph to NNW 6.2 to 7.0mph.

73 Yellow-rumped Warblers

39 Unidentified

25 Dark-eyed Juncos

24 Blackpoll Warblers

16 Northern Parulas

16 Ruby-crowned Kinglets

11 Chipping Sparrows

11 White-throated Sparrows

8 Golden-crowned Kinglets

7 Black-capped Chickadees (*1)

6 Red-breasted Nuthatches

5 Savannah Sparrows

4 Eastern Phoebes

4 Red-eyed Vireos

4 American Redstarts

4 Palm Warblers

3 American Pipits

3 Blue Jays

2 American Robins

2 Blue-headed Vireos

1 Peregrine Falcon

1 juv RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (my 188th Patch Bird!)

1 Northern Flicker

1 unidentified flycatcher

1 Philadelphia Vireo

1 Tufted Titmouse

1 Black-throated Blue Warbler

1 Cape May Warbler

1 Lincoln's Sparrow

1 Purple Finch

x Common Yellowthroats

T= 277

*1 First bird crossed all by itself after only three false-starts. First time I have seen a lone chickadee cross. Flock of 6 were still considering it when I departed.

-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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