From: "Linda Woodard"
<lwoodard@MAINEAUDUBON.ORG>
To: <BIRDEAST@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: [BIRDEAST]
Date:
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Date: March 23, 2004
Area: State of Maine
Number: (207) 781-2332
Compilers: Steve Pollock and Kay Gammons
Transcriber: Maine Audubon (birdalert@maineaudubon.org)
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Two SNOWY OWLS were seen in the vicinity of Pine Point
this past week.
One SNOWY was behind the Clambake Restaurant, while the
other was seen
at the same time in the dunes
near the jetty at Pine Point. Another
SNOWY OWL is still holding court on the roof of a barn on
the Hinkley
Road, just east of the Poverty Flats airport, in Clinton,
as of 3/17/04
A TUNDRA SWAN has been present at the north end of
Scarborough marsh
northbound near the Scarborough
industrial park.
FOX SPARROWS were reported earlier in the reporting
period this past
week. SONG SPARROWS increased in
numbers slightly. KILLDEER seem to be
confined mostly to the
southwestern coastal marshes. WATERFOWL numbers
have increased slightly.
An early GREAT EGRET was seen at Pine Point in
Scarborough.
York County
At the Nubble Light in York
there was a small flock of SNOW BUNTINGS
flying around the parking lot.
A stop at some feeders just south of the Cliff House in
Ogunquit, on
Shore Road, produced nice looks at a FOX SPARROW.
The KING EIDER is still in
At
The river along
DUCKS, and 2 COMMON and 5 HOODED
MERGANSERS. An AMERICAN KESTREL and 20
past week there were about 250
CANADA GEESE, 10 WOOD DUCKS, 4
RING-NECKED DUCKS, and 1 COMMON and 3
HOODED MERGANSERS. Also in
Hill was a flock of approximately 125 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS.
This flock was
also seen near the
cemetery. A flock of 200 CEDAR
WAXWINGS were along the
the woods off the ferry road
there was a small flock of PINE SISKINS.
Greater
Seen around
couple of juvenile birds), a
partial albino CANADA GOOSE (body entirely
off-white on the tannish side, neck and head as usual) who was keeping
the TUNDRA SWAN company. A KILLDEER was seen at the Clambake
Restaurant. A NORTHERN FLICKER
was heard at the Clambake, as were a
couple of singing Song Sparrows.
At Pine Point there were 21 BRANT, 1
NORTHERN RAVEN, 1 dark morph
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and a FOX SPARROW. The
SNOWY OWL was seen regularly on its usual perch out
behind the Clambake
Restaurant near the duck blind.
Elsewhere in the marsh the following
birds were seen: AMERICAN Coot,
3-Red-tailed HawkS, 2 Killdeer, 26 Snow
Geese, 6 Northern Pintail, and 2 Wild
Turkey. A SHORT EARED OWL was seen
along
there were 3 WOOD DUCKS. At the Rite Aid on Route One in
there were 100 BOHEMIAN
WAXWINGS. At Grondin
Pond in
were singing EASTERN BLUEBIRDS.
About 15 HORNED LARKS remain in the strawberry fields on
the Two Lights
Road in
A very early OSPREY was seen flying in
green-winged teal was seen at
the pond in
PEREGRINE FALCON took a pigeon on Munjoy
Hill in
In
Flying over Broadway in
A FOX SPARROW was seen in
In
Approximately 15 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were on the University
of Southern
Two american
woodcocks were in a yard in Gray.
There was a pair of EASTERN BLUEBIRDS in Casco.
Over in
course of the
In Bridgton there were a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK and a BARRED
OWL.
In
Thirteen male and 8 female Hooded Mergansers were seen in
Messalonski
Stream across from
In Turner there were 1 PEREGRINE FALCON and I BALD EAGLE.
In
NORTHERN GOSHAWK.
There were 75 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, 5 BALD EAGLES, and
TURKEY VULTURES in
One NORTHERN SHRIKE and a SAW-WHET OWL were seen in Dixmont.
In
Fifty COMMON REDPOLLS were in
Midcoast
There was a BALD Eagle sitting on the ice on the
In
BLUEBIRDS, lots of DARK-EYED JUNCOS,
and a pair of PINE SISKINS.
Elsewhere in
WAXWINGS.
An "
A GREAT BLUE HERON flew over in
Birds seen on
small flock of BOHEMIAN WAXINGS,
RUDDY TURNSTONES, and SONG SPARROWS.
On
1 GOSHAWK, 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and
AMERCIAN ROBINS.
In Cutler there were over 50+ WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS
feeding on the
seeds of the Black Spruces along
the Western Head Trail. In North
Cutler, viewing Cutler tower fields from
South there were 3 Dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS.
Near Great Pond in
In Machias there were 19 BALD
EAGLE, 1 SONG SPARROW, and DARK-EYED
JUNCO.
In Mars Hills there was a NORTHERN CARDINAL.
Twenty SNOW BUNTINGS were in
There were 12 COMMON and 1 HOARY REDPOOLS in Frenchville.
A Sharp-shinned Hawk was chasing Mourning Doves in
A Northern Goshawk was seen flying near the State Police
barracks in
Houlton.
Bald Eagles were seen in Houlton and Caribou.
The pair of adult BALD eagles is present at the nest in
The season's first Saw-whet Owl was heard late last week
near
State Park in Presque Isle. There was a report of a road killed, first
year Snowy Owl on Route 1 in
Presque Isle.
Boreal Chickadees continue to be seen in
Horned Larks have returned in numbers and 2's and 3's are
being seen in
open fields in Caribou, Presque
Isle and
The first Song Sparrow of the season was reported singing
in Wade.
American Tree Sparrow numbers seem to be increasing and
they are also
starting to sing.
There are still a few flocks of Snow Buntings in the area
(Perham,
seen in Wade and Presque Isle.
The first Common
Grackles were singles seen in
About 15 Common Redpolls are continuing to visit the
thistle feeder here
in
*** A late breaking addition that occurred Wednesday
March 25 is a SNOWY
EGRET next to Route One at the Scarborough Marsh.**
Linda Woodard
207-781-2330 ext 213
lwoodard@maineaudubon.org
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