[Maine-birds] Sandy Point Morning Flight, 8/17

Hi all,

 

A very light flight passed over and through Sandy Point Beach, Cousin's Island, Yarmouth this morning.  The flight was lighter than I expected from the overnight radar images.  Perhaps a good portion of that return were shorebirds and species that do not partake in the morning redetermined migration.  

 

Meanwhile, I continue to work with CMP (and now the Town of Yarmouth) to finalize a resolution from this spring's over-cutting at the point.  Two trees will soon be planted at the terminus of the point to replace the "Magic Birch" that was taken down.  I hope to have the final details sorted out soon, and will report back as soon as possible.

 

Here's this morning's scorecard:

5:46-7:05am

Light W, mostly cloudy (high cirrus), 58F.

 

11 Yellow Warblers

8 Tree Swallows

7 Cedar Waxwings

6 American Robins

6 Unidentified

2 Veeries

2 Northern Parulas

2 American Redstarts

2 Black-and-white Warblers 

1 Barn Swallow

1 Eastern Kingbird

1 Eastern Phoebe

1 Least Flycatcher

1 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

 

T= 54

 

-Derek

1 Red-breasted Nuthatch

1 Blackburnian Warbler

1 Common Grackle

 

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