[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights and Shorebird high counts, 9/2-9/8.

Hi all,

My observations of note over the past seven days included:

- scattered small numbers of Common Nighthawks on several nights - best season I have personally had for them here along the southcoast.

- 2 contining adult SANDHILLS CRANES, Pineland Farms fields along Mayall Road, Gray/New Gloucester, 9/2 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

- 3 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, Popham Beach State Park, Phippsburg, 9/3.

- 1 DICKCISSEL, Ledge Road, North Yarmouth, 9/5. 

- 1 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, Pine Point, Scarborough, 9/5.

- 1 Common Tern, Simpson's Point, Brunswick, 9/6.

- 9 continuing Great Egrets, Essex Marsh, Bangor, 9/7.

- 1 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and 2 White-winged Scoters, Seawall, Acadia National Park, 9/8 (with Rich MacDonald).

Meanwhile, my shorebird high counts for the week were as follows:

Black-bellied Plover: 96, Popham Beach State Park, 9/3.

AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER: 1 ad, Mayall Road, Gray/New Gloucester, 9/2 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group). 1 fly-over, Eastern Road Trail, Scarborough Marsh, 9/4 (with Jeannette).

Semipalmated Plover: 164, Pine Point, 9/5 (with Jeannette).

Killdeer: 32, Mayall Road, Gray/New Gloucester, 9/2 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

Solitary Sandpiper: 1, Essex Woods 9/7 and Mount Desert High School ponds, 9/8.

Spotted Sandpiper: 2, Brandon Creek Preserve, MDI, 9/8 (with Rich MacDonald).

Whimbrel: 3 juv, Pine Point, 9/5 (with Jeannette).

Greater Yellowlegs: 6, Pine Point, 9/5 (with Jeannette).

"Eastern" Willet: 3, Pine Point, 9/5 (with Jeannette).

Lesser Yellowlegs: 20, Wharton Point, Brunswick, 9/6.

Ruddy Turnstone: 1, Pine Point Beach, 9/5 (with Jeannette).

Sanderling: 200+, Popham Beach State Park, 9/3.

Semipalmated Sandpiper: 350+, Pine Point, 9/5 (with Jeannette).

Least Sandpiper: 30+, Eastern Road, Scarborough Marsh, 9/4 (with Jeannette).

White-rumped Sandpiper: 34, Pine Point, 9/5 (with Jeannette).

BAIRD'S SANDPIPER: 2, Popham Beach State Park, 9/2.

Pectoral Sandpiper: 1 juv, Essex Marsh, 9/7.

STILT SANDPIPER: 1 juv, Eastern Road Trail, 9/4 (with Jeannette).

BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (FOY): Mayall Road, Gray/New Gloucester, 9/2 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

Short-billed Dowitcher: 7, Wharton Point, 9/6.

-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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