[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights and Shorebird High Counts, 9/18-14.

Hi all,

My non-Sandy Point observations of note over the past seven days also included:

- 13 SANDHILL CRANES and 1 AMERICAN BITTERN, West Fryeburg Rd, Fryeburg Harbor, 9/9 (with Birds on Tap - Roadtrip! tour group).

- 1 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, Popham Beach State Park, Phippsburg, 9/10 (with Jeannette).

And my shorebird high counts this week were as follows: 

Black-bellied Plover: 2, Wharton Point, Brunswick, 9/12.

Semipalmated Plover: 64, Popham Beach State Park, 9/10 (with Jeannette).

Killdeer: 28, Mayall Road, Gray/New Gloucester, 9/13.

Spotted Sandpiper: 1, Eastern Rd Trail, Scarborough Marsh, 9/14 (with Erin Walter).

Greater Yellowlegs: 29, Eastern Rd Trail, 9/14 (with Erin Walter).

Lesser Yellowlegs: 22, Eastern Rd Trail, 9/14 (with Erin Walter).

Whimbrel: 2, Popham Beach State Park, 9/10 (with Jeannette).

Sanderling: 29, Popham Beach State Park, 9/10 (with Jeannette).

Semipalmated Sandpiper: 182, Popham Beach State Park, 9/10 (with Jeannette).

Least Sandpiper: 60+, Eastern Rd Trail, 9/14 (with Erin Walter).

White-rumped Sandpiper: 2, Popham Beach State Park, 9/10 (with Jeannette).

BAIRD'S SANDPIPER: 2 juvs, Popham Beach SP, 9/10 (with Jeannette).

BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (FOYs): 1 juv, River Road, Fryeburg Harbor, 9/9 (with Birds on Tap - Roadtrip! tour group) and 1 juv, Mayall Road, Gray/New Gloucester, 9/13.

-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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