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

Hi all,

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

Unusually large number of Red-throated Loons in the northwest corner of Casco Bay all week.

1 BOHEMIAN WAXWING and 1 Savannah Sparrow, Wolfe's Neck Center, Freeport, 12/13.

1 RING-NECKED DUCK with about 450 mixed Lesser and Greater Scaup with about 1,000 White-winged Scoters, Wharton Point, Brunswick, 12/14.

425+ mixed Lesser and Greater Scaup, Simpson's Point, Brunswick, 12/14.

1 Hermit Thrush, Harraseeket Yacht Club, Freeport, 12/18.

This Week in Finches:

EVENING GROSBEAK: 12 (flying over our yard in Pownal, 12/13); 2 (Verrill Road, Pownal, 12/13); after a several day absence, up to 4 were in our Pownal yard on 12/15; 1 (Verrill Road, 12/17).

Red Crossbills: 1 (Wolfe's Neck Center, Freeport, 12/14); 4 (Cumberland Town Forest, 12/16);

WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL:  0

PINE GROSBEAK: 6-10 daily (in and around the yard here at the store all week); 4 (Rte 1, Brunswick, 12/14); 10 (Cumberland Town Landing, 12/16); 4 (Rte 88, Cumberland, 12/16).

Purple Finch: 0

Common Redpoll: 5 (Cumberland Town Landing, 12/16).

Pine Siskin High Count This Week: 2 (Cumberland Town Landing, 12/16).

-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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