[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights and New Arrivals, 5/19-24

Hi all,

My sightings of note over the past six days included the following:

- 17 species of warblers led by 40+ American Redstarts and 20+ Magnolia Warblers, but also including one Cape May and 1 Tennessee (FOY), Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, 5/22 (with clients from MA and ME/AZ).

- 15 species of warblers, including 1 Cape May and one Bay-breasted for our 20th species in Portland on the morning and the pair of ORCHARD ORIOLES, Capisic Pond Park, Portland, 5/22 (with clients).

- over 1,000 White-winged Scoters - all except about 50 on the water - in large flocks overhead, heading inland, up the coast, and/or swirling in the bay. Massive "visible migration" day, which was first indicated by 200 over Higgin's Beach in the early am, 5/22 (with clients). 

- continuing WHITE-FACED IBIS (but my FOY), Pelreco Marsh, Scarborough Marsh, 5/22 (with clients).

- 17 species of warblers, led by 18 Common Yellowthroats and 13 American Redstarts, Florida Lake Park, Freeport, 5/23.

- 1 imm. male ORCHARD ORIOLE, Old Town House Park, North Yarmouth, 5/24.

And my other new arrivals this week were as follows:

1 Red-eyed Vireo, Spear Farm Estuary Preserve, Yarmouth, 5/19 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

1 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Spear Farm Estuary Preserve, 5/19 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

1 White-crowned Sparrow, feeders here at the store, 5/19.

1 Eastern Wood-Pewee, Scarborough River Sanctuary, 5/20.

15+ Least Terns, Pine Point Beach, Scarborough, 5/20.

4 Roseate Terns, Pine Point Beach, 5/20 (15+ on 5/22, with clients).

75+ Short-billed Dowitchers, Pine Point, 5/20.

26 Semipalmated Plovers, Pine Point, 5/20.

2 Semipalmated Sandpipers, Pine Point, 5/20 (30 on 5/22 with clients).

1 RED KNOT, Pine Point, 5/20.

1 Olive-sided Flycatcher, Evergreen Cemetery, 5/22 (with clients).

1 Alder Flycatcher, Capisic Pond Park, 5/22 (with clients).

1 Little Blue Heron, Pelreco Marsh, 5/22 (with clients).
2 Willow Flycatchers, Old Town House Park, 5/24.

1 American Bittern, Old Town House Park, 5/24.

-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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