Maine birds And MOAC mountainbiking

Friday, 20 September 2019

[Maine-birds] Additional Highlights This Week, 9/14-20

Hi all,

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

- 6 Black-crowned Night-Herons, Royal River, Yarmouth, 9/14 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

- 2 juvenile WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 3 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, 1 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, etc, Hill's Beach, Biddeford, 9/15.

- 1 CLOUDLESS SULFUR (my second of the summer), Hill's Beach, Biddeford, 9/15 (with Pat Moynahan).

- 1 juvenile WESTERN SANDPIPER, Biddeford Pool Beach, 9/15 (with Pat Moynahan; in hindsight, this was likely one of the individuals that I had at Hill's Beach earlier).

- 2 ad. LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, Pine Point Beach, Scarborough, 9/16 (with Jeannette).

- 10 species of warblers in our Pownal yard on 9/17.

- 2 adult and 1 juvenile SANDHILL CRANES, Mayall Rd, Gray/New Gloucester, 9/19. Pair have been frequenting these fields in the fall for at least 6 years but were late in arriving this year. Now, we know why. This is the first year they showed up with a juvenile.

-Derek

*****************************************

Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

Freeport Wild Bird Supply

541 Route One, Suite 10

Freeport, ME 04032

207-865-6000

www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com

****************************************

Thursday, 19 September 2019

[Maine-birds] Large backyard warbler fallout

After last night's borderline frost, a warm morning and sun on the backyard hillside brought out a large, active wave of warblers that included 1 Orange-crowned and 3 Tennessee, and lasted for at least 35 minutes. To be honest I was somewhat overwhelmed by the numbers, which reminded me of an Evergreen Cemetery fallout. I tried mostly to follow and get a good handle on individual birds rather than see them all, which would have been impossible for one person anyway. 3 or 4 birders could definitely have handled the job better. The birds seemed to especially like the wild grape bushes on the hillside, which have plenty of Japanese beetles.

List: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59924405

Sean Smith

--
Maine birds mailing list
maine-birds@googlegroups.com
http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds
https://sites.google.com/site/birding207
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Maine birds" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to maine-birds+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/maine-birds/CABipT0zdTg_xP%3D4VDW4qxUOtipaPLwEHLu7wjX%3D9Q%3D6JW6r6Kw%40mail.gmail.com.

[Maine-birds] Sears Island

There has been some consistently good days lately for observing migration on Sears Island, Waldo Co. A good number of vireos this morning with five species, including Yellow-throated Vireo (YTVI). 14-20 species of warblers per day have been my counts over the past week. A dozen other birders besides myself enjoyed the show today. I'd encourage anyone who can to be there at dawn following a night with northerly winds.

Good Birding,

John

[Maine-birds] Black Skimmers Hills Beach

Correction 9 Skimmers!!!

--
Maine birds mailing list
maine-birds@googlegroups.com
http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds
https://sites.google.com/site/birding207
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Maine birds" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to maine-birds+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/maine-birds/35722612-d6e3-4472-bae5-5cdd514ac421%40googlegroups.com.

[Maine-birds] Black Skimmers Hills Beach

Currently 5 skimmers on causeway

--
Maine birds mailing list
maine-birds@googlegroups.com
http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds
https://sites.google.com/site/birding207
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Maine birds" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to maine-birds+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/maine-birds/c11d1f45-5b78-406c-84c4-bae9c108e0fa%40googlegroups.com.

[Maine-birds] 1 skimmer, pine point fisherman’s co op

1 black skimmer currently preening on sand bar across from fisherman's wharf

--
Maine birds mailing list
maine-birds@googlegroups.com
http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds
https://sites.google.com/site/birding207
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Maine birds" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to maine-birds+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/maine-birds/CAGeEyoQOtLy%3Du%2BiQhJrpziePpOeBnVopqWk1yR7mhZ_6X%2BjQVQ%40mail.gmail.com.

[Maine-birds] Sandy Point Morning Flight, 9/19

Hi all,

A good flight passed over and through Sandy Point Beach, Cousin's Island, Yarmouth, this am.

6:23-9:00

39F, clear, NW 1.3-3 to 4.1-5.1 before diminishing.

271 Northern Parulas

138 Unidentified

27 Northern Flickers

21 American Redstarts

15 Black-throated Green Warblers

14 Black-and-white Warblers

13 American Goldfinches

12 Cape May Warblers

7 Tennessee Warblers

7 Yellow Warblers

7 Yellow-rumped Warblers

7 Savannah Sparrows

4 Red-eyed Vireos

4 Magnolia Warblers

3 Ospreys

3 Eastern Phoebes

2 Eastern Wood-Pewees

2 Swainson's Thrushes

2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets

2 Black-throated Blue Warblers

2 Cedar Waxwings

1 Common Loon

1 Sharp-shinned Hawk

1 Least Flycatcher

1 unidentified flycatcher

1 Blue-headed Vireo

1 Nashville Warbler

1 Chipping Sparrow

1 White-throated Sparrow

x Common Yellowthroats

T=569