Tuesday, 3 May 2016

[Maine-birds] York County sightings (Apr 27 - May 3)...

Here are some bird happenings from around York (and Cumberland) County:

4/27 (Wednesday)
...7 Canada Goose goslings (with parents), 2 Blue-winged Teal, 3 Lesser Scaup, 2 Spotted Sandpipers, 2 Wilson's Snipe, Blue-headed Vireo, Northern Rough-winged Swallow and 4 singing Louisiana Waterthrush at Sanford Lagoons

4/28 (Thursday)
...2 Willet (FOY) near mouth of Mousam River, Kennebunk

4/30 (Saturday)
...12 Black-bellied Plovers (FOY) on mudflat viewed from Mile Stretch Rd., Biddeford Pool
...continuing White-eyed Vireo (FOY) at Timber Point Trail, Biddeford [see 30 Apr email for more details]
...continuing Little Egret (FOY) at Gilsland Farm, Falmouth [thanks to Evan Glynn for spotting the bird in flight]

5/1 (Sunday)
...Black-and-white Warbler (FOY) and Black-throated Green Warbler (FOY) at Batson River along Guinea Rd., Kennebunkport
...Great Horned Owl, 3 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers (FOY), and Gray Catbird (FOS) at Emmons Preserve, K'port
...American Bittern (FOY) on West St. near Wild Acres Dr., Biddeford [Thanks to Kevin Couture for finding this bird!]

5/2 (Monday)
...Eastern Phoebe nest with 2 eggs at York County Community College, Wells

5/3 (Tuesday)
...5 Ovenbirds (FOY) on Guinea Rd., K'port
...35 Glossy Ibis at West Brook Skating Rink, 234 Pool St., Biddeford
...2 American Oystercatchers on Hills Beach, Biddeford
...15 Black-bellied Plovers, 9 Ruddy Turnstones, and 4 Dunlin in "the pool" viewed from Hills Beach Rd., Biddeford
...continuing White-eyed Vireo at Timber Point Trail, Biddeford [with Bob Crowley]

--Josh

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

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