Hi all,
Jeannette and I enjoyed an outstanding morning of birding at Fort Foster in Kittery today. After a couple of quick stops, we didn't arrive until 7:50, but didn't depart until 12:55.
Although every concentration of warblers is not necessarily a fallout, this event certainly fit the bill. I need to go back and look at the overnight weather info, but I have a feeling this grounding may not have been due to precip or fog, but rather the interface where light southerly tailwinds met an increasing easterly crosswind. Most of the Swainson's Thrushes were foraging in treetops, and the brush was just crawling with yellowthroats. The entrance road was deafening with birdsong.
The highlight, obviously, was the ACADIAN FLYCATCHER (ACFL). Jeannette got some excellent photos, while I managed a voice recording. The bird was very cooperative, allowing close study. The large bill and long primary projection were particularly evident, especially with multiple Leasts and 1 Alder nearby for comparison. I'll post photos later. The bird sang twice, but was calling repeatedly. We first saw it at about 9:00, and was still present as of 12:30.
The ACFL was in the southwestern corner of the park. From the gated entrance road, walk straight towards the water. The treeline curves to the west, around a lawn, and joins the fence that marks the park's boundary, leading towards Battery Chapin.
The roster of migrants this morning included (with very conservative counts, based on how birds were moving, many of these numbers could easily be doubled):
95 Common Yellowthroat
88 American Redstart
38 Swainson's Thrush
33 Magnolia Warbler
25+ Gray Catbird
22 Black-throated Green Warbler
21 Yellow Warbler
19 Red-eyed Vireo
19 Northern Parula
12 Black-and-white Warbler
12 Blackpoll Warbler
11 Wilson's Warbler
9 Yellow-rumped Warbler
9 Canada Warbler
9 Chestnut-sided Warbler
8 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
8 Lincoln's Sparrows
7 Least Flycatcher
7 Black-throated Blue Warbler
7 Northern Waterthrush
5 Ovenbird
4 Warbling Vireo
4 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER
4 Nashville Warbler
4 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
4 White-crowned Sparrow
3 Scarlet Tanager
3 Indigo Bunting
3 White-throated Sparrow
2 Eastern Wood-Pewee (FOY)
2 Great-crested Flycatcher
2 Veery
2 Bay-breasted Warbler
2 Tennessee Warbler
2 Pine Warbler
2 Baltimore Oriole
1 Eastern Kingbird
1 ACADIAN FLYCATCHER
1 Alder Flycatcher
1 Blue-headed Vireo
1 Wood Thrush
1 Blackburnian Warbler
-Derek
Sent from my iPhone
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