From: "Linda Woodard" <lwoodard@MAINEAUDUBON.ORG> To: <BIRDEAST@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU> Subject: [BIRDEAST] Maine Bird Alert October 22, 2001 Date: Saturday, October 27, 2001 12:23 PM
Name: Maine Audubon Bird Alert
Date: October 23, 2001
Area: State of Maine
Number: (207) 781-2332
Compilers: Steve Pollock and Linda Woodard
Transcriber: Maine Audubon (birdalert@maineaudubon.org)
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York County
In Goose Rocks there were WHITE-CROWNED and WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen several times at Biddeford Pool near the tennis courts of the golf club near the Union Church. On the ocean there were 7 RED-THROATED LOONS, 61 RED-NECKED GREBES, 14 HORNED GREBES, 4 BUFFLEHEADS, and 6 LONG-TAILED DUCKS. Also at Biddeford Pool there was a PINE SISKIN, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, HERMIT THRUSH, COOPER'S HAWK, 100'S of DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, 6 GREAT CROMORANTS, RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, DUNLIN, SANDERLINGS, WHITE-WINGED. and SURF SCOTERS. Behind Hattie's there were 5 AMERICAN PIPITS, HORNED LARKS, several SAVANAH SPARROWS, 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 10 DUNLIN, and 1 GOLDEN and several BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS. Seen in the Hills Beach Section of Biddeford was a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO.
Greater Portland and western Maine
One AMERICAN BITTERN and 5 GREATER YELLOWLEGS were at the Scarborough Marsh Nature Center. On Massacre Pond in Scarborough there were 1 BLACK SCOTER and several BUFFLEHEADS. At Scarborough beach there were 100 SANDERLINGS and 8 HORNED GREBES.
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was along Spear Avenue in South Portland.
The reclaimed landfill in the Graves Hill section of Portland (just south of the Falmouth border along Route 9 and just north of the Dragon cement facility/quarry), has produced quite a few decent birds in the past few weeks. Included here were: ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 7 species of sparrows highlighted by a NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED (appeared to be an "Inland" type); 2 BOBOLINKS, SWAINSON'S and 4 HERMIT THRUSH, PINE SIKIN, RED and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, 2 DICKCISSEL, COMMON SNIPE, and EASTERN MEADOWLARK.
An IPSWICH SPARROW was seen at Basin Point, at the end of South Harpswell.
In Cumberland there was a NASHVILLE WARBLER and 3 days ago there was a ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, and a male EVENING GROSBEAK.
Two hundred CANADA GEESE were in North Yarmouth.
Along Route 115 in Pownal there were 45 TURKEYS.
In Bridgton this week sightings included young and adult COMMON LOONS on the lake, 1 BOREAL CHICKADEE, and 1 EASTERN BLUEBIRD.
Central Maine
In Turner there were 1 LINCOLN SPARROW, YELLOW-RUMPED and PALM WARBLERS, 1 LAPLAND LONGSPUR, 40 AMERICAN PIPETS, and HORNED LARKS.
In Sebattus there were 300 RUDDY DUCKS and 200 SCAUP (both species).
One TREE, 2 WHITE-CROWNED and 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW were found in Waterville along with a BELTED KINGFISHER and GREAT CORMORANT.
Five FOX SPARROWS were sighted in Rome.
One RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was in Belgrade.
An adult male SPRUCE GROUSE made an appearance near the Taylor Bait Farm in Orono, near the edges of the Caribou Bog. On Friday Oct. 19 a FOX SPARROW and a CAROLINA WREN visited an Orono feeder.
On Sunday Oct. 21 a MERLIN was spotted at Lambert Lake.
Midcoast
A BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen in Rockland.
A few NORTHERN GANNETS have been seen off Pemaquid Point.
Eastern Maine
The following birds have been seen around Frenchman Bay: 15 RED-THROATED and 40 COMMON LOONS on the average. RED-NECKED GREBE numbers have also increased this past week from about 5 birds daily to 25+ daily as of 10/22. HORNED GREBES are absent so far. Two GREATER SHEARWATERS were seen at the mouth of Frenchman Bay. Up to 10 NORTHERN GANNETS, mostly immature but an occasional adult were seen daily at the mouth of Frenchman Bay. There was a movement of raptors across Frenchman Bay on 10/22. The total for the day as observed were: 4 NORHTERN HARRIERS, 18 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 6 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS, 2 COOPER'S HAWKS, 6 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, and 4 MERLINS.
PURPLE SANDPIPERS have shown up on Egg Rock with 20+ being seen on 10/18 and daily thereafter.
A SPOTTED SANDPIPER is still present on the west end of Long Porcupine Island. The last winter plumaged LAUGHING GULL to be seen was on 10/20.
A PINE GROSBEAK was in Topsfield on the 19th.
Four SNOW GEESE were at the Bar Harbor airport on 10/19.
Please Join us for the upcoming Greater Portland Naturalists' Forum Following the Breeding Birds of Maine to the Tropics of Ecuador. A program by Bonnie Bochan Monday, October 29, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Gilsland Farm Environmental Center, Falmouth Join us for this multimedia presentation by Bonnie Bochan. Bonnie is the principal investigator at the Jatun Sacha Biological Station in Ecuador, where she has studied biodiversity and the ecology of rain forest birds for fifteen years. Bonnie has also taught ornithology at the Audubon Camp on Hog Island for six years, and is currently writing The Birds of Ecuador. Come hear Bonnie read from selected passages, see slides of tropical birds and listen to their songs and calls. Please join us for a pot-luck supper before the Naturalists' Forum, 5:30-7:00 p.m. Bring a salad, side dish or dessert.
The Portland Naturalists' Forum is an informal monthly program featuring local speakers who share their expertise on a natural history topic. Meetings take place on the last Monday of each month.
Linda Woodard Maine Audubon Society 20 Gilsland Farm Rd Falmouth, Maine 04105 lwoodard@maineaudubon.org
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