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

To: <BIRDEAST@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU>

Subject: [BIRDEAST] Maine Bird Alert 10/2/03

Date: Friday, October 03, 2003 8:39 AM

Name: Maine Audubon Bird Alert

Date: October 2, 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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Monhegan provided a list of rarities. The best were MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD,

PROTHONOTARY, CONNETICUT, YELLOW-THROATED and GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER. But,

other notables included: CLAY COLORED and LARK SPARROWS, BLUE GROSBEAK,

YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, SEDGE WREN, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, RED-BELLIED

WOODPECKER, and DICKCISSEL. Other birds on the island were WHITE-CROWNED

SPARROW, ROSE-BREASTED and EVENING GROSBEAKS, SCARLET TANAGER,

YELLOW-BELLIED and LEAST FLYCATCHERS, and numerous other species.

York County

A late season WHIP-POOR-WILL was singing in the woods down by the Little

Ossipee River on September 29th.

A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER and 4 MERLIN were seen at Laudholm Farm in Wells.

At the Hill's Beach section of Biddeford Pool there were RED KNOTS,

BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, PEREGRINE FALCON, and PARULA, BLACKPOLL and PINE

WARBLERS.

In Laurel Hill Cemetery in Saco there were 6 RED-EYED and 1 BLUE-HEADED

VIREO, 6 AMERICAN WIGEON, and a PINE WARBLER.

Greater Portland and western Maine

There was a DICKCISSEL with House Sparrows at the Pine Point town landing,

Scarborough, on Saturday morning. Also at Pine Point were 3 OYSTERCATCHERS,

75 SANDERLINGS, 5 DUNLIN, and a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER. Elsewhere at Scarborough

marsh last Saturday were 38 PECTORAL and 4 STILT SANDPIPERS and 4 WHIMBREL.

Several SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS provided good views at Scarborough on the

27th. Five SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS and at least six NELSON'S

SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS were seen along with one or two other birds in latter

group, which appeared to be hybrids. SAVANNAH SPARROWS were on the move

through the woods bordering the marsh on Black Point end, also along Eastern

Road just beyond footbridge. A MERLIN and 2 NORTERN HARRIERS were hunting on

the marsh. Six HUDSONIAN GODWITS were at Winnock's Neck. Three RUSTY

BLACKBIRDS were near the None Such River along the Mitchell Hill Road in

Scarborough.

A SOLITARY SANDPIPER was at Maine Audubon's Fore River Sanctuary in

Portland. In Portland at the Dragon Cement Plant there were BROWN THRASHER,

2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, WILSON'S SNIPE, 10 BLACKPOLL and other WARBLERS, and 2

RED-EYED VIREOS.

On Mackworth Island in Falmouth there was an EASTERN PHOEBE and a LINCOLN'S

SPARROW.

Heavy bird traffic through and over Sandy Point on Cousins Island in

Yarmouth included: DICKCISSEL, GRAY-CHEEKED, and SWAINSON'S THRUSH, 13

species of warblers, dominated by PALM & YELLOW-RUMPED, including 1

BLACKBURNIAN, several NASHVILLES & PARULAS, many RED-EYED and BLUE-HEADED

VIREOS, increasing numbers of SPARROWS plus PILEATED WOODPECKER and

YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER.

In Fryeburg Harbor on the Sod Farms on the 26th were 4 GREATER YELLOWLEGS

and 14 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. While on the 28th there were 1 KILLDEER, 1

LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 4 DUNLINS,

and 17 PECTORAL SANDPIPER. On the 30th in Fryeburg Harbor there were 14

KILLDEER, 2 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 14 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 2 GREATER

YELLOWLEGS, and 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS. While in North Fryeburg on the 30th

there were 2 AMERICAN BITTERNS and 1 COOPER'S HAWK.

Central Maine

Seven AMERICAN PIPITS and a GOLDEN PLOVER were in Turner.

In Etna there were 55 TURKEYS, and a RED-TAILED HAWK.

Midcoast

At Seawall Beach in Phippsburg there were 3 PEREGRINE FALCONS, 1 GOLDEN

PLOVER, 30 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 80 SANDERLINGS, and a DUNLIN.

In Georgetown there were AMERICAN WOODCOCK, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS, 35

SNOWY and 1 GREAT EGRETS, and a KINGFISHER.

Another report from Monhegan tallied 84 species. Highlights include 6

POMARINE JAEGER (2 adult light morphs with full tail streamers (1

Burnthead 9/25, 4 Lobster Cove 9/26, 1 ferry to Port Clyde 9/27), BLUE-GRAY

GNATCATCHER, AMERICAN PIPIT, four species of VIREOS including PHILADELPHIA,

18 species of WARBLERS including BLUE-WINGED, 2 LARK SPARROWS, and 3

BOBOLINKS.

Northern Maine

In Easton on Lake Josephine there were 5 SURF SCOTERS, 9 RUDDY DUCKS, 1

STILT SANDPIPER, 1 MERLIN, and a PEREGRINE FALCON.

A DUNLIN and a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHTHERON were at Mars Hill.

A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was in Orient.

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