Wednesday, 31 May 2017

[Maine-birds] Monhegan Island Highlights, 5/26-30

Hi all,

I enjoyed five wonderful days (even when it was cold and raw, it's Monhegan, so it was still wonderful) on the island from Saturday through Tuesday. I had a tour group Friday-Sunday, a private tour followed by some birding with friends on Monday, and then Jeannette and I enjoyed a relaxing Tuesday. These are the birds of note for each of my five days out there, with a total of  96 species , but only 17 species of warblers.

5/26:
2 Atlantic Puffins (Monhegan Boat from Port Clyde, FOY)
3 continuing CATTLE EGRETS
1 Philadelphia Vireo (FOY)
1 Sora that didn't stop calling all weekend.

5/27:
3 continuing CATTLE EGRETS
1 female SUMMER TANAGER (FOY)
1 immature male Orchard Oriole
1 White-eyed Vireo
1 Mourning Warbler

5/28:
2 continuing CATTLE EGRETS in the am; departed by mid-day ferry arrivals.
1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER (lots of photos and well-documented voice recordings)
2 White-eyed Vireos
2 Tennessee Warblers (FOY)
16 species of warblers

5/29:
1 continuing ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
2 continuing SUMMER TANAGERS (1 female, one immature male).
1 Mourning Warbler
2 Olive-sided Flycatchers

5/30:
1 continuing ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
2 continuing SUMMER TANAGERS
1 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (FOY)
1 continuing Mourning Warbler
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (my first woodpecker of any kind this whole weekend!)
5 species of swallows including 1 Cliff and 3 Bank Swallows; 1 continuing Northern Rough-winged and a smattering of  Tree and Barns)
1 Roseate Tern (Monhegan Boat back to Port Clyde)

I'll have a blog with a complete list and plenty of photos posted in the coming days, hopefully.

-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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