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Sunday, 4 October 2020

[Maine-birds] Frog or Bird?

Morning All

We've been hearing this call for a long time this Summer and at least as late as a few days ago.

It's always down by the water's edge on a small inlet of the Saco called Josie's Brook on River Road in Standish.

We've only heard it for half an hour or so around sunset and not at any other times. A simple two or three peep note call.

A Woodcoock flew over us evening from the general direction but was probably unrelated as we haven't found any of the Woodcock sonograms at the McAuley Library matching this one.

Is it a bird or a frog call?

Thanks for the help.

Naneen & Mike

Saturday, 3 October 2020

[Maine-birds] Large flocks of Siskins

Large flocks of Pine Siskins here in Gardiner today-estimate 125 or more total and we saw a flock of 100 over in Alna yesterday.

Jeff and Allison Wells

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[Maine-birds] Snow Pond Community Trails Sidney

Great morning of birding with my 8th grade birding buddy. We surprised a bittern, then saw a kingfisher, a great blue heron, 4 or 5 wood ducks, two Swainson's thrushes, a robin, some dark eyed juncos, a swamp sparrow, white throated sparrows, 5 yellow rumped warblers, chickadees, white breasted nuthatches (red breasted at his house nearby), and tufted titmice.

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[Maine-birds] Sandy Point Morning Flight, 10/3

Hi all,

Only a moderate flight passed over and through Sandy Point Beach, Cousin's Island, Yarmouth this morning, despite a strong flight last night and very light westerly winds in the morning.

6:41 to 10:10am

44F, partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy, West 3.6-5.3mph

8:20 to 10:10 ground survey with Saturday Morning Birdwalk Group

113 Yellow-rumped Warblers

84 unidentified

52 Ruby-crowned Kinglets

38 American Robins

28 Black-capped Chickadees

28 Northern Parulas

24 White-throated Sparrows

23 Blue-headed Vireos (*3rd highest)

21 American Pipits (*new record)

16 Blackpoll Warblers

14 Blue Jays

14 Red-eyed Vireos

14 Golden-crowned Kinglets

14 Dark-eyed Juncos

12 Eastern Phoebes

12 Savannah Sparrows

9 Black-throated Blue Warblers

8 Magnolia Warblers

7 Hermit Thrushes

7 Palm Warblers

6 Swainson's Thrushes
6 Rusty Blackbirds

5 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers

4 Northern Flickers

4 Red-breasted Nuthatches

4 Chipping Sparrows

3 Black-throated Green Warblers

3 American Redstarts

3 Lincoln's Sparrows

3 Swamp Sparrows

3 Purple Finches

3 American Goldfinches

2 Brown Creepers

2 Tennessee Warblers

2 Nashville Warblers

1 Killdeer

1 RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER - rare crossing early in addition to multiple local birds as usual.

1 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO (7th Morning Flight record)

1 Philadelphia Vireo

1 Tufted Titmouse

1 Cape May Warbler

1 White-crowned Sparrows

1 House Finch

x Common Yellowthroats

T= 566

-Derek

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Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

Freeport Wild Bird Supply

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Freeport, ME 04032

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Friday, 2 October 2020

[Maine-birds] Additional Highlights This Week, 9/25-10/2 (including 5 days on Monhegan)

Hi all,

My additional observations of note over the past 8 days also included the following:

- Monhegan Island, 9/25 (with Monhegan Migration Weekend Tour Group):

1 juvenile Cooper's Hawk

1 DICKCISSEL

2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls

1 Pine Warbler

1 Common Nighthawk

- Monhegan Island, 9/26 (with Monhegan Migration Weekend Tour Group):

1 Wilson's Snipe

- Monhegan Island, 9/27 (with Monhegan Migration Weekend Tour Group):

3 continuing juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS

1 YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (FOY)

1 Marsh Wren

- Monhegan Island, 9/28 (with Monhegan Migration Weekend Tour Group):

2 continuing YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS

1 continuing presumed 2nd Cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull

- Monhegan Island, 9/29 (with client from Connecticut):

1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo

1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

1 Dickcissel

- PM Hardy Boat Ferry to New Harbor, 9/29 (with client from Connecticut):

1 Northern Fulmar (FOF)

1 Cory's Shearwater

Non-Monhegan and Sandy Point:

- 3 Yellow-billed Cuckoos (together!), Old Town House Park, North Yarmouth, 10/1.

-Derek

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Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

Freeport Wild Bird Supply

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Freeport, ME 04032

207-865-6000

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[Maine-birds] Sandy Point Morning Flight, 10/2

Hi all,

Although only a light flight passed over and through Sandy Point Beach, Cousin's Island, Yarmouth this morning, it was a fun one! A little more analysis (as usual) and a few photos of the Red-headed Woodpecker are on the store's Facebook Page.

6:39-8:55am

51 F, Mostly cloudy to overcast, NW 4.0-4.5mph to NNW 6.2 to 7.0mph.

73 Yellow-rumped Warblers

39 Unidentified

25 Dark-eyed Juncos

24 Blackpoll Warblers

16 Northern Parulas

16 Ruby-crowned Kinglets

11 Chipping Sparrows

11 White-throated Sparrows

8 Golden-crowned Kinglets

7 Black-capped Chickadees (*1)

6 Red-breasted Nuthatches

5 Savannah Sparrows

4 Eastern Phoebes

4 Red-eyed Vireos

4 American Redstarts

4 Palm Warblers

3 American Pipits

3 Blue Jays

2 American Robins

2 Blue-headed Vireos

1 Peregrine Falcon

1 juv RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (my 188th Patch Bird!)

1 Northern Flicker

1 unidentified flycatcher

1 Philadelphia Vireo

1 Tufted Titmouse

1 Black-throated Blue Warbler

1 Cape May Warbler

1 Lincoln's Sparrow

1 Purple Finch

x Common Yellowthroats

T= 277

*1 First bird crossed all by itself after only three false-starts. First time I have seen a lone chickadee cross. Flock of 6 were still considering it when I departed.

-Derek

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Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

Freeport Wild Bird Supply

541 Route One, Suite 10

Freeport, ME 04032

207-865-6000

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[Maine-birds] Red-headed Woodpecker, Sandy Point, Cousin’s Island, Yarmouth, 10/2

Hi all,

I'll post the tally from a light morning flight later, but the highlight is a juvenile RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. Despite a few false starts as it attempted to cross, it continues on and off around the parking lot as of 8:40.

-Derek

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