[Maine-birds] Additional Highlights This Week and Goose Fields Update, 11/16-22

Hi all,

 

Just a couple of additional notes from the past seven days which found me busier than the birding:

- 58+ Horned Larks and 1 Snow Bunting, Mayall Road, Gray/New Gloucester, 11/16 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

- Up to 4 Chipping Sparrows, here at the store, 11/16-present.  One adult arrived on 11/16, grew to FOUR (three adults, 1 first-winter) on 11/18, and one adult continues through this afternoon. 

- 1 continuing female BLACK SCOTER, 1 continuing female SURF SCOTER, 38 Greater Scaup, 31 Lesser Scaup, etc, Lake Auburn, Auburn, 11/21 (with Dan Nickerson).

- 1 Lapland Longspur, 100 Snow Buntings, and 8 Horned Larks, Mayall Road, Gray/New Gloucester, 11/21 (with Dan Nickerson).

- 23 American Coots and 68 Ruddy Ducks Prout's Pond, Scarborough, 11/22.

- 5 American Wigeons, 2 American Coots, 2 Lesser Scaup, and 1 Greater Scaup, Grondin Pond, Scarborough, 11/22.

- 2 Black-bellied Plovers and 5 Snow Buntings, Ferry Beach, Scarborough, 11/22.

- 6 continuing LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 2 continuing WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 1 continuing Greater Yellowlegs, 158 Dunlin, 10 Horned Larks, 1 Peregrine Falcon, etc, Eastern Road Trail, Scarborough Marsh, 11/22.

- scattered Fox Sparrows at various locations this week.

- a handful of scattered Red-winged Blackbirds and Common Grackles.

 

"Greater Yarmouth Goose Fields" Update:

Still no rarities...sigh.  Good numbers of Canada Geese continue however, with a high count this week of 876 on 11/20.  

 

-Derek