Phippsburg, me map 6, Hermit Island entrance
on the access road before the entrance to Hermit Island (Head Beach Road) is a very precocious whimbrel. I think it's the same bird I reported a few weeks or so ago. It seems oddly tame and approached me unabashedly. It did fly a couple of times and did not seem to be impaired. I do mean like a broken wing or something, not sobriety. It passed the finger to nose test easily.
A lovely lady from Kennebunk was there. We both were able to get fab photos (I'm assuming she did as the bird was so close). If anyone is looking for a Whimbrel, that's the place to go. The Kennebunk lady thought maybe somebody was feeding it bread crumbs or something since it was so unafraid. If you go there, tell Willy Whimbrel I sent you. He'll know who you mean.
non avian: around 25 Mourning cloaks in a few low lying shrubs on dunes. Lovely!
Alliquippa Road (right on Rt 216 also called Small Point Rd)
There are loads of apple trees, winterberry, a mountain ash, honeysuckles, sumac etc along the road before the town landing. This road is public and a terrific birding place. Parking and turn arounds are good. It's right on the ocean looking west, very scenic but this also brings in sea birds quite close. There is a tidal mud flat which draws a different crowd.
Cedar Waxwings easily 75-100 feeding in bushes. Lots of juvs in the mix.
Am robins
Cat Birds,
Redstarts
Eastern Phoebe
Juncos
Bluejays
Am crows
Canada geese
Snowy egret 2
Great Blue heron 2
Herring gulls
White Winged scoters
Common Loons
Belted Kingfishers
Northern Flickers 6!
Pileated woodpecker
and probably others
whimbrel photos at link below
Robin R Robinson
http://robinrobinsonmaine.com
on the access road before the entrance to Hermit Island (Head Beach Road) is a very precocious whimbrel. I think it's the same bird I reported a few weeks or so ago. It seems oddly tame and approached me unabashedly. It did fly a couple of times and did not seem to be impaired. I do mean like a broken wing or something, not sobriety. It passed the finger to nose test easily.
A lovely lady from Kennebunk was there. We both were able to get fab photos (I'm assuming she did as the bird was so close). If anyone is looking for a Whimbrel, that's the place to go. The Kennebunk lady thought maybe somebody was feeding it bread crumbs or something since it was so unafraid. If you go there, tell Willy Whimbrel I sent you. He'll know who you mean.
non avian: around 25 Mourning cloaks in a few low lying shrubs on dunes. Lovely!
Alliquippa Road (right on Rt 216 also called Small Point Rd)
There are loads of apple trees, winterberry, a mountain ash, honeysuckles, sumac etc along the road before the town landing. This road is public and a terrific birding place. Parking and turn arounds are good. It's right on the ocean looking west, very scenic but this also brings in sea birds quite close. There is a tidal mud flat which draws a different crowd.
Cedar Waxwings easily 75-100 feeding in bushes. Lots of juvs in the mix.
Am robins
Cat Birds,
Redstarts
Eastern Phoebe
Juncos
Bluejays
Am crows
Canada geese
Snowy egret 2
Great Blue heron 2
Herring gulls
White Winged scoters
Common Loons
Belted Kingfishers
Northern Flickers 6!
Pileated woodpecker
and probably others
whimbrel photos at link below
Robin R Robinson
http://robinrobinsonmaine.com
> Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 13:47:51 -0400
> From: do-not-reply@ebird.org
> To: rrrobinson2010@hotmail.com
> Subject: eBird Report - Hermit Island, Phippsburg, Sep 19, 2013
>
> Hermit Island, Phippsburg, Sagadahoc, US-ME
> Sep 19, 2013
> Protocol: Incidental
> 1 species (+1 other taxa)
>
> Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 1 bird is feeding in tall dune grass on either side of the access road before the entrance to Hermit Island. Very gregarious, precocious bird that does not seem to be afraid of people <a href="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/20888035_sMnHPp#!i=2776644653&k=SpgvdZj&lb=1&s=A" title=""><img src="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/i-SpgvdZj/0/L/_MG_2861-L.jpg" alt="" /></a>
> peep sp. (Calidris sp. (peep sp.)) 3
>
> View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15207557
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
> From: do-not-reply@ebird.org
> To: rrrobinson2010@hotmail.com
> Subject: eBird Report - Hermit Island, Phippsburg, Sep 19, 2013
>
> Hermit Island, Phippsburg, Sagadahoc, US-ME
> Sep 19, 2013
> Protocol: Incidental
> 1 species (+1 other taxa)
>
> Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 1 bird is feeding in tall dune grass on either side of the access road before the entrance to Hermit Island. Very gregarious, precocious bird that does not seem to be afraid of people <a href="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/20888035_sMnHPp#!i=2776644653&k=SpgvdZj&lb=1&s=A" title=""><img src="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/OTHER-AND-MISCELLANEOUS/eBird/i-SpgvdZj/0/L/_MG_2861-L.jpg" alt="" /></a>
> peep sp. (Calidris sp. (peep sp.)) 3
>
> View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15207557
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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