[Maine-birds] Additional Highlights This Week and New Arrivals, 4/8-14

Hi all,

A few more observations of note for me (mostly they have been previously reported in Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch reports) over the past seven days included:

- 1 FISH CROW, 750 American Black Ducks, 250 Mallards, 210 Green-winged Teal, 124 Ring-necked Ducks, 10 Northern Pintails, 2 American Wigeon, 2 Lesser Scaup, etc, Mouth of the Abby, Bowdoinham, 4/9 (with Pat Moynahan).

- 1 pair Gadwall, Florida Lake Park, Freeport, 4/12 (with Katrina Fenton. My 160th Patch Bird here!).

- 3 drake Northern Shoveler, 6 Northern Pintails, 2 Lesser Scaup, etc, Mouth of the Abby, 4/13.

And my personal FOYs this week also included:

1 American Kestrel, Wolfe's Neck Farm, Freeport, 4/8 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

1 Chipping Sparrow, feeders here at the store, 4/9.

2 Pine Warblers, Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch, 4/10.

4 "Yellow" Palm Warblers, Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch, 4/10.

28 Broad-winged Hawks, Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch, 4/10.

7 Northern Flickers, Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch, 4/11.

2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch, 4/11

1 Barn Swallow, Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch, 4/11.

1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch, 4/11.

3 Yellow-rumped Warblers, Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch, 4/11.

1 Pine Siskin, Florida Lake Park, Freeport, 4/12 (with Katrina Fenton).

2 Swamp Sparrows, Florida Lake Park, Freeport, 4/12 (with Katrina Fenton)

1 Winter Wren, Florida Lake Park, Freeport, 4/12 (with Katrina Fenton).

1 Wilson's Snipe, Pineland Farm, New Gloucester (with Woodcocks Gone Wild tour group).

-Derek

 

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 Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

 Freeport Wild Bird Supply

 541 Route One, Suite 10

 Freeport, ME 04032

 207-865-6000

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