Hi all,
-- First off, many thanks to everyone who responded to my query earlier this week. Although I didn't have time to visit nearly all the spots people recommended, I feel that I now have a good grasp on where to bird along the midcoast.
I arrived at Pemaquid Point around 7:15 a.m. to find a good number of birds. Personal highlights were a large raft of Common Eider, several Black Guillimots, and two Great Cormorants. Long-tailed Ducks, Black Scoters, and White-winged Scoters all put in an appearance, and a large flock of Bonaparte's Gulls fed offshore. Perhaps the most unusual birds of the morning were two Lesser Black-backed Gulls seen well flying over the lighthouse, although unfortunately I didn't realize this was a notable sighting here until I entered the checklist in eBird, so I didn't take any photos. I met Don Reimer, who was kind enough to show me the thicket where the Yellow-breasted Chat has been seen, although the bird did not appear in the brief time we looked for it.
After lunch, I drove down to Reid State Park where, in addition to most of the previously-mentioned species, I added Surf-Scoter, Sanderling, many Red-necked Grebes, and one extremely distant Northern Gannet. Dozens of beautiful Long-tailed Ducks put on a show in great light very close to shore, and both Common and Red-throated Loons plied the waters farther out. Despite careful searching, I was unable to find any Purple Sandpipers or murres, but I nonetheless enjoyed a wonderful day of birding and exploring.
Cheers,
Don Jones
Laramie, WY / Middlebury, VT
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