From: "Linda Woodard" <lwoodard@MAINEAUDUBON.ORG> To: <BIRDEAST@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU> Subject: [BIRDEAST] Maine Bird Alert 8/25/01 Date: Thursday, August 30, 2001 6:00 PM
Name: Maine Audubon Bird Alert
Date: August 25, 2001
Area: State of Maine
Number: (207) 781-2332
Compilers: Kay Gammons and Steve Pollock
Transcriber: Maine Audubon (birdalert@maineaudubon.org)
The fall migration this week is marked by large numbers of BONAPARTE'S GULLS along the coast. Numerous species of SHOREBIRDS are well represented in large numbers along the coast as well. WARBLERS and COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were noted as migrating out of the state from several localities. Notable this week was an out of range PIPING PLOVER which was seen downeast in Lubec, plus six early HARLEQUIN DUCKS which were flying west to east off the mouth of Frenchman Bay near Mount Desert Island on 8/25.
York County Along the beach at Biddeford Pool this week there were 3 WHITE -WINGED and 1 SURF SCOTER, numerous RUDDY TURNSTONES, SANDERLINGS, several hundred SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 3 - 4 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, 1 WESTERN and 1 LEAST SANDPIPER, a few BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 8 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, and about 2 dozen BONAPARTE'S GULLS. An AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, a FORSTER'S TERN and a HUDSONIAN GODWIT were seen at the Hills Beach section of Biddeford Pool
Greater Portland and western Maine At Pine Point in Scarborough there were 2 AMERICAN OYSTER CATCHERS, 1 FORSTER'S, 1 ARCTIC and several ROSEATE and COMMON TERNS, 1 WESTERN and 35 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, a CAROLINA WREN and 300 BONAPARTE'S GULLS. RAPTORS over Scarborough marsh included: MERLIN, PERGRINE FALCON and a out of season ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. Other birds at Scarborough marsh included TRI-COLORED HERON, LITTLE BLUE HERON, GREAT EGRET, and several species of SHOREBIRDS. A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was seen along Eastern Road in Scarborough.
A MERLIN was seen at the Portland jetport. A CAROLINA WREN was seen at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland.
Over in Bridgeton there was a migrating flock of WARBLERS which included BLACK and WHITE, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, and AMERICAN REDSTART.
Central Maine In Turner VEERIES were seen migrating and a WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard. Also in Turner was a SOLITARY SANDPIPER, a MERLIN, and a ROSE BREASTED GROSBEAK.
An EVENING GROSBEAK and a SHARP SHINNED HAWK were seen in Dixmont.
Midcoast A STILT SANDPIPER was seen at Reid State Park in Georgetown.
A NASHVILLE WARBLER was seen in shrubs between two parking lots near Bay Bridge Landing in Brunswick.
A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was on the Thomaston flats and at Westkeag marsh there were PECTORAL SANDPIPER, GREAT EGRET and MERLIN.
Five WILSON'S STORM PETRELS were seen at Pemaquid Point.
Several species of WARBLERS and a BROWN THRASHER were seen on Monhegan Island.
Eastern Maine The report from Bar Harbor area covering the period 8/21 - 27 included: a HORNED GREBE seen at sea south of Egg Rock, Frenchman Bay; 21 GREAT SHEARWATER seen east of Mt. Desert Rock plus 102 seen from CAT ferry; a SOOTY SHEARWATER seen 25 miles south of Schoodic Pt.; WILSON'S PETRELS were common in waters east and south of Mt. Desert Rock; 12 LEACH'S PETRELS were counted at dusk on 8/23 within 3 miles south of Great Duck Island; NORTHERN GANNETS were seen daily east and south of Mt. Desert Rock; 6 GREAT CORMORANTS were seen flying south of Turtle Island in Frenchman Bay; a SNOWY EGRET was present at Bass Harbor Marsh this week; 8 TURKEY VULTURES were seen circling above Day Mountain in Acadia NP 3 WHITE WINGED SCOTERS were seen at Egg Rock, in Frenchman Bay; forty plus COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen feeding on insects over Eagle Lake in Acadia NP at dusk on 8/25; and 6-8 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen at Ship Harbor in Acadia NP on 8/25.
Down in Lubec there were 250 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 1500 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 8 RED KNOTS, 1 BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, SANDERLINGS, and a DUNLIN.
In Little Machias Bay there were 8 WHIMBREL.
At Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge there were NORTHERN HARRIER, KESTREL, MERLIN, HOODED MERGANSER, RING-NECKED DUCKS, WOOD DUCKS, BLUE-WINGED and GREEN-WINGED TEAL, and a SOLITARY SANDPIPER..
Along the Burn Road in Topsfield there were 16 GRAY JAYS, 6 SPRUCE GROUSE-1 adult male, 1 hen and 4 nearly full grown juveniles, plus COMMON RAVENS and RED CROSSBILLS.
Northern Maine Along the Aroostook River in Ashland there were 9 BALD EAGLES and 50 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS, plus several species of WARBLERS.
In Houlton this week there were RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS and a KESTREL.
Six RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS were at a feeder in Fort Kent.
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