[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights and New Arrivals, 3/26-4/1

Hi all,

Sightings of note for me over the past seven days included:

- 4 Fox Sparrows are now present at our home feeders in Pownal through week's end.

- 5 Bohemian Waxwings here at the store on 3/26.

- 28 Sanderlings, Reid State Park, 3/27 (with Jeannette).

~200 Bohemian Waxwings, I-95N, just north of Exit 109 in Augusta, 3/29 (with Jeannette).

- 98 Ring-necked Ducks, Carlton Pond, Troy, 3/29 (with Jeannette).

- 1 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, intersection of Rte 3 and Church Hill Road, Augusta, 3/29 (with Jeannette).

- 15 Bohemian Waxwings here at the store on 3/29 (fide Sam Albright). 

- 10 Bohemian Waxwings, Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch, 3/31.

Personal First-of-Years were as followed:

- 2 American Kestrels, Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch, 3/26.

- 1 Winter Wren, Maquoit Bay Conservation Land, Brunswick, 3/28 (with Jeannette).

- 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch, 3/31.

- 2 Tree Swallows, Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch, 3/31.

And finally, I made two visits to Simpson's Point in Brunswick this week to sift through and enjoy the exceptional numbers of diving ducks that continue. I wrote a short blog, including counts from each day:

https://mebirdingfieldnotes.wordpress.com/2016/04/01/2336/

-Derek

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 Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

 Freeport Wild Bird Supply

 541 Route One, Suite 10

 Freeport, ME 04032

 207-865-6000

 www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com  

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