Sorry for the extra post. I accidentally sent an early draft. Please disregard the last post, this one has been updated with today's sightings.
Hi all,
Some other observations of note over the past seven days included:
-Cape May Warblers in a wide range of places, more than I usually encounter, perhaps suggesting an increase due to the eastward spread of a Spruce Budworm cycle.
- 1 early hen Northern Pintail, Sanford Lagoons, Sanford, 8/28 (with Jeannette).
- 162 Common Nighthawks, over the store, 5:40-6:35pm, 8/30.
- 18 (!) species of warblers (led by lots of local Common Yellowthroats and 11+ Magnolia Warblers, but also including 3 Bay-breasted and 1 Cape May), Morgan Meadow WMA, Raymond, 8/31.
- 2 adult SANDHILLS CRANES, Pineland Farms fields along Mayall Road, Gray/New Gloucester, 8/31.
- 500+ Tree Swallows, Biddeford Pool area, 9/1 (with Marion Sprague).
- Northern Shoveler, Sanford Lagoons, 9/1 (with Marion Sprague).
Meanwhile, my shorebird high counts for the week:
Black-bellied Plover: 152, The Pool, Biddeford Pool, 9/1 (with Marion Sprague).
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER (FOY): 2 ad, Pine Point, Scarborough, 8/29.
Semipalmated Plover: 242, Pine Point, 8/29.
Killdeer: 12, Mayall Road, Gray/New Gloucester, 8/31.
Spotted Sandpiper: 2, Sanford Lagoons, 8/28 (with Jeannette).
Solitary Sandpiper: 2, Sanford Lagoons, 8/28 (with Jeannette).
Greater Yellowlegs: 26, Wharton Point, Brunswick, 8/30.
"Eastern" Willet: 4, Pine Point, 8/29.
"WESTERN" WILLET: 1, Pine Point, 8/29.
Lesser Yellowlegs: 146, Sanford Lagoons, 9/1 (with Marion Sprague).
Ruddy Turnstone: 2, Pine Point Beach, 8/29 and Hill's Beach, Biddeford, 9/1 (with Marion Sprague).
Red Knot: 3, The Pool, Biddeford Pool, 9/1 (with Marion Sprague) and 1 juv, Pine Point, 8/29.
Sanderling: 2, Hill's Beach, 9/1 (with Marion Sprague).
Semipalmated Sandpiper: 300+, Pine Point, 8/29.
Least Sandpiper: 40+, Eastern Road, Scarborough Marsh, 8/29.
White-rumped Sandpiper: 94, Pine Point, 8/29.
Pectoral Sandpiper: 6, Sanford Lagoons, 8/28 (with Jeannette).
Dunlin (FOF): 1, The Pool, 9/1 (with Marion Sprague).
STILT SANDPIPER: 2 juv, Sanford Lagoons, 8/28 (with Jeannette) and still present on 9/1 (with Marion Sprague).
Short-billed Dowitcher: 9, The Pool, 9/1 (with Marion Sprague).
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE: 2 juv, Sanford Lagoons, 8/28 (with Jeannette as previously reported. One documentation photo at: (https://www.facebook.com/Freeportwildbird/photos/a.1516486505047965.1073741853.198877036808925/1776605965702683/?type=3&theater) and _7_ juv there on 9/1 (with Marion Sprague; photos).
Meanwhile, just across the border in New Hampshire, the Common Shelduck of unknown provenance continues near Odiorne State Park. We visited it on Tuesday:
Further afield, here's my blog from our recent visit to the head of the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick for the Semipalmated Sandpiper migration:
-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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