[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights and New Arrivals, 4/21-27

Hi all,

My observations of note over the past seven days, as the migratory floodgates finally opened, included:

- 6 Dunlin, Winslow Park, Freeport, 4/21 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

- 7 Lesser Scaup, Sabattus Pond, Sabattus, 4/23 (with Zane Baker).

- 125+ Yellow-rumped Warblers, 60+ Palm Warblers, 15+ Swamp Sparrows, 8+ Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 1 Great Egret, etc, Florida Lake Park, Freeport, 4/24.

- Wharton Point, Brunswick, 4/25.

1 continuing imm. SNOW GOOSE

2 drakes and 1 hen NORTHERN SHOVELERS continuing 

200+ White-winged Scoter

~100 Scaup (~45 Greater, ~35 Lesser, ~25 too far)

- 5 species of warblers, Florida Lake Park, Freeport, 4/26: 250+ Yellow-rumped, 100+ Palm, 4+ Pine, 1 Black-and-white (FOY), and 1 Black-throated Green (FOY); 20+ Ruby-crowned Kinglets, etc.

And my other personal FOY's this week were:

- 1 Barn Swallow, Florida Lake Park, 4/22.

- 1 Spotted Sandpiper, Florida Lake Park, 4/24.

- 1 Rusty Blackbird, Florida Lake Park, 4/24.

- 1 Snowy Egret, Wharton Point, 4/25.

- 1 PURPLE MARTIN, Florida Lake Park, 4/26.

- 4 Northern Rough-winged Swallows, Florida Lake Park, 4/26.

- Eastern Towhee, Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch, 4/27: my 134th Patch Bird! 

And don't forget about Feathers Over Freeport this weekend (see yesterday's post). The full schedule is here: www.maine.gov/feathersoverfreeport

-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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