This place (Fitzgerald Preserve) is such a great spot to bird, it won't be long before someone suggests building soccer fields there. Sorry for the cynicism, but I'm from NJ, where that is most likely what would happen.
Despite less than advantageous winds overnight, (I think it was Easterly when I started here this A.M.), there were a lot of migrant (and local) birds around. Highlights:
14 Indigo Buntings - at one point looking at several as many others were giving their electric shocks
3 House Wrens - I never see 3 of these at once
Philly Vireo - 2
BH Vireo - 1
RC Kinglets - 6 (many 'cellophane' calls)
Palm Warblers- 16, a few pale white-chested, but maybe not westerns
Prairie Warblers - only 1, a fading adult
Parula Warb - 1
Myrtles and CYTs - several of each
Field Sparrrows - 14
White throats - 5; Song Sparrow - only 1
...and several CWAX, Catbirds, Towhees, No. Flickers, Hairy WP and a TV
Conversely, Potts Point (Harpswell) was nearly a bird-free zone. Strong Northerly wind from 10:30 to 11:15. I found zero passerines on the walk thru the village, until the very end, and then only 1 CYT and 2 Song Sparrows. (But 5 Monarch Butterflies)
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