From: "Linda Woodard" <lwoodard@MAINEAUDUBON.ORG>
To: <BIRDEAST@listserv.arizona.edu>
Subject: [BIRDEAST] Maine Bird Alert 8/28/02
Date: Saturday, August 31, 2002 5:13 PM
Name: Maine Audubon Bird Alert
Date: August 28, 2002
Area: State of Maine
Number: (207) 781-2332
Compilers: Steve Pollock and Kay Gammons
Transcriber: Maine Audubon (birdalert@maineaudubon.org)
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An AMERICAN AVOCET was seen in the marshes at Laudholm Farm in Wells, as
well as in other marshes in Wells.
York County
EVENING GROSBEAKS and COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen flying south in North
Berwick.
There was an out of season ICELAND GULL at Wells Harbor.
At Parson's Beach in Kennebunk there were 3 COMMON LOONS, 1 MERLIN, 1 BAIRD'S
SANDPIPER, 1 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, along with BLACK-
BELLIED and SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS.
The following birds were seen at Biddeford Pool, behind Hattie's 1 MARBLED
GODWIT, 60 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, YELLOWLEGS, LITTLE BLUE HERON, and 10
SHORT-BILLED DOWICHERS.
At East Point there was a PEREGRINE FALCON and a SURF SCOTETR. On 8/27, a
count at Biddeford Pool included the following birds: COMMON LOON, WILSON'S
STORM-PETREL, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, NOTHERN HARRIER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER,
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, SANDERLING,
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, CHIMNEY SWIFT, GRAY CATBIRD, and BOBOLINK.
At the Sanford Sewage Works there were roughly 350 shorebirds of 7 species
including:
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, ~400
swallows of 5 species, GREEN HERON and 2 RUDDY DUCKS.
Scarborough Marsh Area
A WILSON'S PHALAROPE was seen in the pannes in Scarborough Marsh. By Pelreco
there were GREAT and SNOWY EGRETS, 15 GLOSSY IBIS, 1 TRICOLORED HERON, 1
PECTORALSANDPIPER, and 3 LITTLE BLUE HERONS. A MERLIN, 3 PEREGRINE FALCON,
several NORTHERN HARRIER, OSPREY, 14 GREAT and several SNOWY EGRETS were
seen from the Scarborough Marsh Nature Center. At Pine Point there were
SANDERLINGS, SEMIPLAMETD PLOVERS and SANDPIPERS, along with BONAPARTE'S
GULLS. Two OYSTERDATCHERS were seen flying to the mussel beds exposed at low
tide Sunday evening.
Greater Portland and western Maine
At Kettle Cove the GLAUCOUS GULL that has been hanging around was still
present. WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS, BALD EAGLE, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, WHIMBREL,
CHIMNEY SWIFT, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, BROWN CREEPER, HOUSE WREN, CAROLINA
WREN, PRAIRIE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAK, and SCARLET TANAGER.
Central Maine
In Turner WHIP-POOR-WHILLS and 2 COPPER'S HAWKS were seen.
Four SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, NORTHERN PARULA, YELLOW WARBLER, 4
EASTERN WOOD-PEEWEE, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, 2
HERMIT THRUSH, 2 KINGFISHERS, and a GREEN HERON were seen at the Bangor City
Forest.
On Saturday August 24 an AMERICAN BITTERN, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 4 LEAST
SANDPIPERS, and 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS were noted at Taylor Bait Farm in
Orono.
In Dixmont there was a VEERY and 3 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS.
Midcoast
At Weskeag Marsh there were: NORTHERN HARRIER, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK,
AMERICAN KESTREL, GREAT BLUE HERON, several GREAT EGRETS, 2 SNOWY EGRETS,
NORTHERN HARRIER, and 4 NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS. Still lots of GREATER
and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS,
SEMIPALMATEDSANDPIPERS, and LEAST SANDPIPERS.
Several adult BLACK GUILLEMOTS could be seen from the trail out to Owls Head
Light State Park.
Eastern Maine
A SPRUCE GROUSE, RUDDY TURNSTONES were seen in Jonesport.
By Great Wass Island there were BLACK GUILLEMOTS, GOLDEN-CROWNED
KINGLETS, BOREAL CHICKADEE, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE
WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, along with MAGNOLIA WARBLERS.
Several COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen in the Ellsworth area.
Northern Maine
On Thursday August 22, 4 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL and a NORTHERN GOSHAWK were
noted at Baxter State Park.
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