[Maine-birds] excellent migration at Evergreen sand Capisic this morning

Don Mairs, Louis Bevier and I joined Nat Wheelwright's Bowdoin College Ornithology class at Evergreen this morning - great activity: dozens of N. Parulas, Yellow-rumps, plus lesser numbers of  B-t Greens, B-t Blue, Magnolia, Ovenbird, B and W warbler, Pine, Am Redstart, and single Blackpoll and N. Waterthrush.  It was actually a spring migration!

Also Wood Thrush, Veery and more.

Later on Capisic was much the same but we added: Blackburnian, Yellow, Common Yellowthroat, Palm (yellow), Baltimore Orioles, House Wrens, etc...

We were impressed by the substantial Blue Jay migration taking place. These migrants fly in loose groups of 10 - 30 birds well over the tree canopy, heading N - NE.  Birders in New Brunswick are noting the same thing.

Very good activity compared to the insipid prior 10 days..

Fun morning after a near birdless morning at Green Point yesterday.

Best, Peter

Peter Vickery

P. O. Box 127

Richmond, ME 04357 USA

petervickery@roadrunner.com

207 737-2958