Tuesday, 22 March 2016

[Maine-birds] York County sightings (Mar 16-22)...

Here in York County, the last seven days were filled with first-of-years:

3/16 (Wednesday)
...2 Wilson's Snipes (FOY) and 120 Ring-necked Ducks at the Sanford Lagoons (w/ Andy Aldrich)

3/17 (Thursday)
...Barred Owl (FOY) giving single-hoot calls before 6am along Guinea Rd., Kennebunkport
...Fish Crow flying by York County Community College, Wells

3/18 (Friday)
...4 Piping Plovers (FOY) and 1 "Ipswich" Savannah Sparrow at Goose Rocks Beach, K'port
...140 Purple Sandpipers and 10 Great Cormorants on Beach Island off Ocean Ave., Biddeford Pool
...15 Brant (FOY) and 3 Tree Swallows (FOY) from Vines Landing, Biddeford Pool
...male American Kestrel (FOY) on wire along Irving Rd., Arundel

3/19 (Saturday)
...Northern Shrike and drumming Ruffed Grouse at Emmons Preserve, K'port
...Red-shouldered Hawk (FOY) flying over Guinea Rd., K'port
...continuing overwintering Gray Catbird along Timber Point Trail, Biddeford
...Pied-billed Grebe (FOY) on Lily Pond, Fortunes Rocks Rd., Biddeford

3/20 (Sunday)
...Mute Swan (FOY) at Lords Pond, Biddeford [not present when I checked Monday afternoon]

3/21 (Monday)
...5 Piping Plovers together at Goose Rocks Beach, K'port
...215 Purple Sandpipers and 1 Razorbill from East Point Sanctuary, Biddeford Pool

3/22 (Tuesday)
...Eastern Phoebe (FOY) along Harbor Rd., Wells
...Northern Harrier (gray ghost) and Northern Pintail (drake) at Mousam River marsh near Rt. 9, Kennebunk

Lastly, I'd like to invite you to join me for a free bird walk this Saturday (3/26) along Parsons Way in Kennebunkport. More details here: joshfecteau.com/events/

--Josh

Josh's Journal: New England Natural History and Foraging [joshfecteau.com]

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