From: "Linda Woodard" <lwoodard@MAINEAUDUBON.ORG>

To: <BIRDEAST@listserv.arizona.edu>

Subject: [BIRDEAST] Maine Bird Alert 2/14/03

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2003 7:24 PM

Name: Maine Audubon Bird Alert

Date: February 14, 2003

Area: State of Maine

Number: (207) 781-2332

Compilers: Steve Pollock and Kay Gammons

Transcriber: Maine Audubon (birdalert@maineaudubon.org)

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York County

Maine Audubon's wings of winter trip in Southern Maine produced 31 species,

including 30 HARLEQUIN DUCKS between the Cliff House and Marginal Way in

Ogunquit.

A CAROLINA WREN and a COOPER'S HAWK were seen in York.

Three HORNED LARKS, 3 SANDERLINGS, PURPLE SANDPIPERS and a BARRED OWL were

at Biddeford Pool. In West Biddeford there were 30-40 SNOW BUNTINGS.

A BALD EAGLE and COMMON MERGANSERS have been at the Saco Yacht Club. CEDAR

WAXWINGS have been in the vicinity of Laurel Hill Cemetery and Fairfield

School in Saco.

Greater Portland and western Maine

TURKEYS and a RUFFED GROUSE were along the Broad Turn Road in Scarborough,

and EASTERN BLUEBIRDS were along the Fowler Road.

A HORNED LARK and a BRANT were at Kettle Cove in Cape Elizabeth.

YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were at Two Lights. A CAROLINA WREN and a BALD

EAGLE were near Broad Cove in Cape Elizabeth.

An ICELAND GULL was at Willard Beach in South Portland.

A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen on the Tressel Bridge near the sewage plant

off Marginal Way in Portland. A PEREGRINE FALCON was also seen on the Fleet

Bank building in Portland.

Maine Audubon's Casco Bay field trip on February 8 yielded many species

including RED-THROATED LOON, BALD EAGLE, and BONAPARTE'S GULL.

Two 2 BALD EAGLES were seen flying over Maine Audubon's Fore River

Sanctuary in Portland.

One HUNDRED ROBINS and a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK were seen in Cumberland.

Three COMMON GRACKLES made an off-season or first migrant arrival at

feeders in Freeport. A dozen BARROW'S GOLDENEYES were seen from the dock at

Harraseeket Lobster and Lunch in Freeport on Sunday afternoon.

A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen in Casco.

A BALD EAGLE was seen in Naples.

Seven TURKEYS were in Bridgton.

A COOPERS HAWK and CEDAR WAXWINGS in Wilton.

Central Maine

A CAROLINA WREN was seen in Unity.

In Dixmont this week there were 9 JUNCOS, 4 PURPLE FINCHES, and a NORTHERN

SAW-WHET OWL.

There was a 2nd winter ICELAND GULL at the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

office in Bangor.

On Sunday, a NORTHERN SHRIKE was in a yard in Winterport, and another one

was seen elsewhere in Winterport.

Two BALD EAGLES were seen in Brewer.

150 CEDAR WAXWINGS were seen feeding on crabapples on the University of

Maine campus in Orono.

Northern Maine

Seventy-five GOLDFINCHES and 6 PURPLE FINCHES were seen in Houlton.

Seventy-five GOLDFINCHES and a BALD EAGLE were seen in Fort Kent.

Midcoast

In Georgetown this week there were 12 BALD EAGLES and a TURKEY.

A RAZORBILL and 2 GUILLEMOTS were at Pemaquid.

A SNOWY OWL was at Clary Hill in Union.

The Merrymeeting Audubon field trip at Reid State park on Feb. 8 from 9

am -12:30 pm 25 hearty, bundled up birders saw 25 species of birds.

Species seen included GREAT CORMORANT, 6 HOODED MERGANSERS, 1 BALD EAGLE

(imm) 30 SANDERLINGS, 1 PURPLE SANDPIPER, SHORT-EAREAD OWL, 25 HORNED

LARKS, and 3 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS.

Four and five EASTERN BLUEBIRDS were seen in a bush along Route 144 in

Wiscasset.

A NORTHERN SHRIKE was across from Moody's Diner in Waldoboro.

In Warren there were 30 BALD EAGLES at one time in the sky along Route 131.

In Belfast harbor there were 3 pairs of BARROW'S GOLDENEYES swimming and

displaying around the area of the footbridge.

On Monhegan Island there were 12 ROBINS, JUNCOS, CEDAR WAXWINGS, 1

NORTHERN SHRIKE, 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and a BALD EAGLE.

Eastern Maine

Three BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on Upper Codyville Road in Topsfield.

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