From: "Linda Woodard" <lwoodard@MAINEAUDUBON.ORG> To: <BIRDEAST@listserv.arizona.edu> Subject: [BIRDEAST] Maine Bird Date: Monday, July 22, 2002 3:02 PM
Name: Maine Audubon Bird Alert Date: July 18, 2002 Area: State of Maine Number: (207) 781-2332 Compilers: Steve Pollock and Kay Gammons Transcriber: Maine Audubon (birdalert@maineaudubon.org) --------------------------------------------------------------------------
York County
One SHORT-BILLED DOWICHER, 6 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 6 LEAST TERN,6 PIPING PLOVERS, and 7 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS were at Goose Rocks Beach.
The following birds were seen at the Kennebunk Plains: GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, 4 UPLAND SANDPIPERS, 4 RED-TAILED HAWKS, 4 MEADOWLARKS, 10 VESPER SPARROWS, and a BROWN THRASHER.
In Biddeford Pool there was a GODWIT. By Day's Landing there were 12 SHORT- BILLED DOWICHERS and 1 WHIMBREL.
A CAROLINA WREN was in Saco.
Scarborough Marsh Area
At Pelreco there were 2 COOPER'S HAWK, one SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, 3 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 60 SHORT-BILLED DOWICHERS, 3 WHIMBREL, 2 LEAST SANDPIPERS, and NELSON'S and SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS. At Pine Point there were 40 COMMON TERN and LITTLE BLUE HERSON.
Greater Portland and western Maine
Two TURKEY VULTURES were seen in Westbrook.
At Evergreen Cemetery in Portland there were 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS and 2 PINE WARBLERS.
At Kettle Cove in Cape Elizabeth the GLAUCOUS GULL is still in the parking area.
Good birds in Pownal included: 7 EVENING GROSBEAKS, 7 TURKEY VULTURES, and 3 HOUSE WRENS.
A NORTHERN HARRIER was seen near Thomas Point Beach in Brunswick.
In Bridgton there were ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, AMERICAN REDSTART, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, and SPOTTED SANDPIPERS.
Midcoast
In Georgetown there were: BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, OVENBIRD, INDIGO BUNTING, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, and CHIPPING SPARROW.
One PECTORAL SANDPIPER, a WILLET, 2 LEAST SANDPIPERS, a few DOWICHERS, and 15 NELSON'S and a few SALT-MARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS were at the Weskeag Marsh in South Thomaston.
At Clary Hill in Union there were 4 UPLAND SANDPIPERS, and 6 VESPER SPARROWS.
Eastern Maine
An increased number of COMMON LOONS in immature plumage were seen this week. One RED-THROATED LOON in winter plumage is still being seen in Frenchman Bay. Two CORY'S SHEARWATER were seen within 20 ft. of whale watch boat 40 miles SE of Bar Harbor. Up to 300 GREATER SHEARWATER are seen daily 10 -50 miles off Bar Harbor. 1-2 MANX SHEARWATER are seen in vicinity of Petit Manan Island daily. Two - six WILSON'S STROM-PETREL were seen off town of Bar Harbor on the10th. Offshore 14 BRANT were seen. A single male HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen at Egg Rock in Frenchman Bay on 7/16. PARASITIC JAEGARS were seen off shore on 7/10. Thirteen unidentified PHALAROPES were seen offshore on 7/14. Three Double-crested Cormorant nesting colony on Thrumcap Island in Frenchman Bay all day on the 16th- probably from the nest on Champlain Mt. only 1/2 mile away.
A BALD EAGLES took a young Herring Gull on Long Porcupine Island on 7/1 . Two Black-backed Gulls then took the dead gull away from the eagle. The Sheep Porcupine EAGLET is perching well away from the nest and appears ready to fly at any time. Adults are perching with food some distance away from the nest, a behavior intended to encourage the eaglet to start flying.
A RAZORBILL was seen halfway between Bass Harbor Head and the Northeast corner of Placentia Island, and an ATLANTIC PUFFIN was seen just north of Drum Island.
A white ATLANTIC PUFFIN has been photographed this year at Machias Seal Island.
During a boat trip on Machias Bay there were LAUGHING GULLS, EIDERS, more than 30 BLACK GUILLIMOTS, LEACH'S STORM-PETRELS, CANADA GEESE, and BALD EAGLES.
Central Maine
A MOURNING WARBLER was seen in Turner.
A NORTHERN PARULA, HERMIT THRUSH, BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, and other upland forest birds were still singing at Bangor's Penjajawoc Marsh. Also seen at the marsh were adult PIED-BILLED GREBES and RING-NECK DUCKS with their young.
Birds in Dixmont this week included 2 BLACKBURNIAN, 2 BLACK-THROATED GREEN, and one MAGNOLIA WARBLER.
Northern Maine
Eight RUDDY DUCKS, 14 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, one female PINTAIL with 6 young, BLUE and GREEN-WINGED TEALS, RING-NECKED DUCKS, and SPOTTED SANDPIPERS were seen on Lake Josephine in Easton.
In Houlton this week there were: EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, PILEATED WOODPECKER, PURPLE FINCH, NORHTERN CARDINAL, and GREAT-CREASTED FLYCATHERS.
A SHARP-SHINNED HAWK was seen in Fort Kent.
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