[Maine-birds] Record-breaking Sandy Point Morning Flight, 10/25

Hi all,

Well, that was fun!  An exceptional flight passed over and through Sandy Point Beach, Cousin's Island, Yarmouth this morning.

7:07-10:00.

36F, partly cloudy, lt WNW to W 4.9mph and then gusty.

2128 American Robins (*new record. Old record was 1075).

622 Dark-eyed Juncos (*new record. Old record was 290).

267 Yellow-rumped Warblers

255 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (*3rd highest)

213 unidentified kinglets (*new record)

165 Golden-crowned Kinglets (*2nd highest)

135 unidentified

24 Brown Creepers (*new record. Old record was 6!)

17 Pine Siskins

15 White-throated Sparrows

13 Hermit Thrushes (*new record)

13 American Goldfinches

12 Rusty Blackbirds

9 Northern Flickers

7 Palm Warblers

3 Chipping Sparrows

2 Sharp-shinned Hawks

2 Purple Finches

2 Common Grackles

2 unidentified blackbirds

1 Northern Harrier

1 Hairy Woodpecker

1 Eastern Phoebe

1 Blue Jay

1 Red-breasted Nuthatch

1 Savannah Sparrow

1 Swamp Sparrow

1 Common Yellowthroat

1 Blackpoll Warbler

1 Red-winged Blackbird

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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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