- RBA
>
> * Maine
> * Southcoastal
> * March 23, 2006
> * MESC0603.23
>
> - Species Mentioned:
> Snow Goose
> Brant
> American Wigeon
> Gadwall
> Northern Shoveler
> Northern Pintail
> Green-winged Teal
> REDHEAD
> Greater Scaup
> Pied-billed Grebe
> Osprey
> Red-shouldered Hawk
> Merlin
> American Woodcock
> Iceland Gull
> Northern Shrike
> Carolina Wren
> BOHEMIAN WAXWING
> Cedar Waxwing
> FIELD SPARROW
> Song Sparrow
> Snow Bunting
>
> - Transcript:
> Hotline: Southcoastal Maine Rare Bird Alert
> (Internet Only).
> Date: Thursday, March 23, 2006 compiled at:
> 5:30pm.
> To report: (207) 846-8002, or
> birds@yarmouthbirds.com.
> Coverage: York, Cumberland, and Sagadahoc
> Counties.
>
> This is Derek Lovitch welcoming you to the
> Southcoastal Maine Rare Bird Alert, sponsored by the
> Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth at 500 Route One,
> Yarmouth, Maine. All locations not found in A
> Birder’s Guide to Maine by Pierson, et al. are
> referenced to the Delorme Maine Atlas. Transcripts
> of current and past messages can be found at
> www.yarmouthbirds.com.
>
> Weather Summary: It was a cold and quiet week of
> weather as a broad northwesterly flow persisted
> (thanks to a deep low parked to our north) through
> Thursday, giving us mostly sunny skies but below
> normal temps. Highs rarely reached the mid-30’s and
> overnight lows were in the teens before moderating
> to near normal by Wednesday (normal= 44/27) and even
> reaching 51F on Thursday. Weak disturbances
> rotating around this system produced snow showers on
> Sunday and a few very light rain or snow showers on
> Wednesday. The cold, northwesterly winds have
> slowed the arrival of spring migrants this week.
>
> Seven SNOW GEESE continued behind the Pelreco
> building in Scarborough Marsh through 3/22, while
> two were present on the greens of the Woodlands
> Golfcourse in Falmouth on the 19th and 20th.
>
> The drake AMERICAN WIGEON that has overwintered in
> the Portland area was at Evergreen Cemetery on 3/17.
> An excellent count of 48 NORTHERN PINTAIL was made
> at the mouth of the Abagadasset River in Bowdoinham
> (Delorme Map 6: A-4) on 3/22. One REDHEAD has been
> around Biddeford Pool this week. On the 19th, it
> was in the pond near the convent in Biddeford Pool,
> while likely the same bird was a pond at Fortunes
> Rocks Beach two days later.
>
> A vanguard OSPREY was spotted over the mouth of the
> Fore River at the Falmouth/Portland line on 3/20. A
> RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was spotted at Cape Neddick
> Harbor (Delorme Map 1: A-5) on the 18th, the same
> day that a MERLIN was at Evergreen Cemetery.
>
> One ICELAND GULL was at Long Beach in York (Delorme
> Map 1: B-5) and two were at Fortunes Rocks Beach in
> Biddeford on the 18th.
>
> An EASTERN PHOEBE was foraging in rip-rap at the
> edge of the Scarborough River at the parking lot for
> the Pine Point Lobster Co-op on 3/19.
>
> NORTHERN SHRIKES were found at the Double-T Orchards
> in Cumberland (off of Orchard Road, Delorme Map 5:
> C-4) on 3/18; at Pine Point in Scarborough Marsh on
> 3/18,); at Reid State Park in Georgetown on 3/18;
> along Gray Road in Falmouth (across from Eastern
> Road, Delorme Map 5: D-4 on 3/20; and one was
> singing at Hedgehog Mountain Park in Freeport on the
> 22nd.
>
> The CAROLINA WREN continues here at the Wild Bird
> Center of Yarmouth.
>
> 40 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, along with 20 CEDAR WAXWINGS,
> discovered crabapples near the Yarmouth Town Hall
> and Public Library buildings on Main St. in Yarmouth
> (Delorme Map 5: D-5) on the 18th. 16 Bohemians were
> observed the next day, with 10 still present on the
> 21st. Meanwhile on the 22nd, a Topsham yard hosted
> 23 Bohemians as well.
>
> The FIELD SPARROW has officially overwintered
> successfully here at the Wild Bird Center of
> Yarmouth, where it has been present since December
> 4th and continues through week’s end.
>
> A male SNOW BUNTING was at Portland’s Dragon Field
> (behind the Quarry Run Dogpark, near the
> intersection of Presumpscot and Ocean; Delorme Map
> 73: C-3) on 3/17.
>
> Observations and reports of BRANT, GREEN-WINGED
> TEAL, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, and SONG SPARROW also
> increased this week, while new arrivals reported
> included GADWALL, NORTHERN SHOVELER, GREATER SCAUP,
> and PIED-BILLED GREBE.
>
> EVENTS: “OPTICS TUNE-UP WEEKEND” at the Wild Bird
> Center of Yarmouth. Prepare for spring migration!
> Free external cleaning of spotting scopes and
> binoculars, and tune-ups and repairs of tripods, all
> day Friday through Sunday. “Binocular Basics
> Workshop” covering: the basics of binocular design,
> purchasing the right binocular for you, using
> binoculars in the field, and caring for your
> binoculars: 11:00am Fri., Sat, and Sun. No cost,
> and no registration required. Free organic,
> shade-grown, bird-friendly coffee too!
>
- End transcript
>
> * Maine
> * Southcoastal
> * March 23, 2006
> * MESC0603.23
>
> - Species Mentioned:
> Snow Goose
> Brant
> American Wigeon
> Gadwall
> Northern Shoveler
> Northern Pintail
> Green-winged Teal
> REDHEAD
> Greater Scaup
> Pied-billed Grebe
> Osprey
> Red-shouldered Hawk
> Merlin
> American Woodcock
> Iceland Gull
> Northern Shrike
> Carolina Wren
> BOHEMIAN WAXWING
> Cedar Waxwing
> FIELD SPARROW
> Song Sparrow
> Snow Bunting
>
> - Transcript:
> Hotline: Southcoastal Maine Rare Bird Alert
> (Internet Only).
> Date: Thursday, March 23, 2006 compiled at:
> 5:30pm.
> To report: (207) 846-8002, or
> birds@yarmouthbirds.com.
> Coverage: York, Cumberland, and Sagadahoc
> Counties.
>
> This is Derek Lovitch welcoming you to the
> Southcoastal Maine Rare Bird Alert, sponsored by the
> Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth at 500 Route One,
> Yarmouth, Maine. All locations not found in A
> Birder’s Guide to Maine by Pierson, et al. are
> referenced to the Delorme Maine Atlas. Transcripts
> of current and past messages can be found at
> www.yarmouthbirds.com.
>
> Weather Summary: It was a cold and quiet week of
> weather as a broad northwesterly flow persisted
> (thanks to a deep low parked to our north) through
> Thursday, giving us mostly sunny skies but below
> normal temps. Highs rarely reached the mid-30’s and
> overnight lows were in the teens before moderating
> to near normal by Wednesday (normal= 44/27) and even
> reaching 51F on Thursday. Weak disturbances
> rotating around this system produced snow showers on
> Sunday and a few very light rain or snow showers on
> Wednesday. The cold, northwesterly winds have
> slowed the arrival of spring migrants this week.
>
> Seven SNOW GEESE continued behind the Pelreco
> building in Scarborough Marsh through 3/22, while
> two were present on the greens of the Woodlands
> Golfcourse in Falmouth on the 19th and 20th.
>
> The drake AMERICAN WIGEON that has overwintered in
> the Portland area was at Evergreen Cemetery on 3/17.
> An excellent count of 48 NORTHERN PINTAIL was made
> at the mouth of the Abagadasset River in Bowdoinham
> (Delorme Map 6: A-4) on 3/22. One REDHEAD has been
> around Biddeford Pool this week. On the 19th, it
> was in the pond near the convent in Biddeford Pool,
> while likely the same bird was a pond at Fortunes
> Rocks Beach two days later.
>
> A vanguard OSPREY was spotted over the mouth of the
> Fore River at the Falmouth/Portland line on 3/20. A
> RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was spotted at Cape Neddick
> Harbor (Delorme Map 1: A-5) on the 18th, the same
> day that a MERLIN was at Evergreen Cemetery.
>
> One ICELAND GULL was at Long Beach in York (Delorme
> Map 1: B-5) and two were at Fortunes Rocks Beach in
> Biddeford on the 18th.
>
> An EASTERN PHOEBE was foraging in rip-rap at the
> edge of the Scarborough River at the parking lot for
> the Pine Point Lobster Co-op on 3/19.
>
> NORTHERN SHRIKES were found at the Double-T Orchards
> in Cumberland (off of Orchard Road, Delorme Map 5:
> C-4) on 3/18; at Pine Point in Scarborough Marsh on
> 3/18,); at Reid State Park in Georgetown on 3/18;
> along Gray Road in Falmouth (across from Eastern
> Road, Delorme Map 5: D-4 on 3/20; and one was
> singing at Hedgehog Mountain Park in Freeport on the
> 22nd.
>
> The CAROLINA WREN continues here at the Wild Bird
> Center of Yarmouth.
>
> 40 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, along with 20 CEDAR WAXWINGS,
> discovered crabapples near the Yarmouth Town Hall
> and Public Library buildings on Main St. in Yarmouth
> (Delorme Map 5: D-5) on the 18th. 16 Bohemians were
> observed the next day, with 10 still present on the
> 21st. Meanwhile on the 22nd, a Topsham yard hosted
> 23 Bohemians as well.
>
> The FIELD SPARROW has officially overwintered
> successfully here at the Wild Bird Center of
> Yarmouth, where it has been present since December
> 4th and continues through week’s end.
>
> A male SNOW BUNTING was at Portland’s Dragon Field
> (behind the Quarry Run Dogpark, near the
> intersection of Presumpscot and Ocean; Delorme Map
> 73: C-3) on 3/17.
>
> Observations and reports of BRANT, GREEN-WINGED
> TEAL, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, and SONG SPARROW also
> increased this week, while new arrivals reported
> included GADWALL, NORTHERN SHOVELER, GREATER SCAUP,
> and PIED-BILLED GREBE.
>
> EVENTS: “OPTICS TUNE-UP WEEKEND” at the Wild Bird
> Center of Yarmouth. Prepare for spring migration!
> Free external cleaning of spotting scopes and
> binoculars, and tune-ups and repairs of tripods, all
> day Friday through Sunday. “Binocular Basics
> Workshop” covering: the basics of binocular design,
> purchasing the right binocular for you, using
> binoculars in the field, and caring for your
> binoculars: 11:00am Fri., Sat, and Sun. No cost,
> and no registration required. Free organic,
> shade-grown, bird-friendly coffee too!
>
- End transcript