[Maine-birds] Essex Woods, Bangor: shorebirds & others

Lots of birds at Essex Woods late this afternoon, the most unexpected being a small group of shorebirds in the little marsh (where Soras are frequently seen) across the trail from the main body of water, on the Watchmaker Street side.    There were fall warblers already flocking together with Chickadees in the same area.

 

Highlights:

 

6 Solitary Sandpipers

2 Semipalmated Sandpipers

3 Soras (2 adults and one black cotton ball)

3 Green Herons

8 Blue-winged Teal (keeping by themselves way out in the middle of the main marsh, non-breeding so look closely)

1 Pied-billed Grebe

 

Warblers: Northern Waterthrush, Chestnut-sided, Parula, Yellow, Black-and-White, Am. Redstart, C. Yellowthroat

Warbling & Red-eyed Vireos

 

Veery (several)

Flicker (several)

 

Sean Smith