- RBA
>
> * Maine
> * Southcoastal
> * March 30, 2006
> * MESC0603.30
>
> - Species Mentioned:
> Snow Goose
> Gadwall
> American Wigeon
> REDHEAD
> Ring-necked Duck
> Barrow’s Goldeneye
> Common Merganser
> Double-crested Cormorant
> Great Egret
> Snowy Egret
> Rough-legged Hawk
> Merlin
> Belted Kingfisher
> Red-bellied Woodpecker
> Eastern Phoebe
> Carolina Wren
> Northern Shrike
> Blue Jay
> Hermit Thrush
> American Robin
> BOHEMIAN WAXWING
> Cedar Waxwing
> FIELD SPARROW
> Fox Sparrow
> Dark-eyed Junco
> Lapland Longspur
> Common Redpoll
>
> - Transcript:
> Hotline: Southcoastal Maine Rare Bird Alert
> (Internet Only).
> Date: Thursday, March 30, 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: An offshore low produced onshore
> winds and clouds Fri. night through Sat. but no
> precipitation fell all week. Winds then again
> became northerly as high pressure moved into the
> area. By Tues. afternoon, winds finally became
> southerly. Other than afternoon seabreezes along
> the coast, winds were mostly from a south or
> southwest direction Wed. and Thurs. Along with
> warmer temps (reaching the low 60’s on Thurs.), the
> southerly winds also ushered in a wave of migrants.
> As of today, Portland has gone 15 straight days
> without precipitation, a new March record.
>
> Seven SNOW GEESE were still present in Scarborough
> Marsh (at various locations) as of 3/24, while at
> least 5 were still present three days later.
>
> A hen GADWALL continues in the ponds at Fortunes
> Rocks Beach. A drake REDHEAD was still at those
> same ponds, but was seen at Great Pond in Biddeford
> Pool on 3/27. Meanwhile, a pair of BARROW’S
> GOLDENEYES continued at Freeport’s Winslow Park
> (Delorme Map 6: D-1) at least through the 23rd.
>
> Between 1,000 and 1,100 COMMON MERGANSERS was an
> impressive sight in a stretch of the Kennebec River
> as viewed from Shore Rd. in Gardiner, Kennebec
> County. The armada of Mergs, likely feeding on
> smelt, stretched from just south of the
> Sagadahoc/Kennebec County line in Bowdoinham to as
> far north as the observers could see from Shore Rd.
>
> The first SNOWY EGRET of the season arrived at Reid
> State Park in Georgetown on 3/26, with two there by
> the 29th. Meanwhile, a GREAT EGRET arrived in York
> Harbor on 3/29.
>
> A light-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was spotted over
> downtown Brunswick on the 26th, while a MERLIN was
> noted at Fortunes Rocks in Biddeford on 3/25.
>
> A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was at Hinckley Park in
> South Portland (off of Highland Ave, Delorme Map 73:
> G-4) on 3/26.
>
> CAROLINA WRENS were reported from Portland’s Eastern
> Promenade on 3/25, a Hill’s Beach feeder on 3/28,
> while one still continues here at the Wild Bird
> Center of Yarmouth.
>
> A NORTHERN SHRIKE was found along Highland Rd. in
> Brunswick (Delorme Map 6: C-2) on the 26th, while
> another continued in the Scarborough Industrial
> complex off of Route 1/9 (Delorme Map 3: B-3) this
> week.
>
> About 15 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS joined about 60 CEDAR
> WAXWINGS in crabapples in the parking lot of the
> Dunstan Corner Rite-Aid in Scarborough (Intersection
> of Pine Point Rd and Route 1; Delorme Map 3: B-3) on
> 3/22. On the 25th, 23 Bohemians and 5 Cedars were
> present. One Bohemian joined a dozen Cedars along
> Meadow Road in Bowdoin (Delorme Map 6: B-3) on 3/29.
>
> The FIELD SPARROW continues here at the Wild Bird
> Center of Yarmouth. FOX SPARROWS increased this
> week, including an impressive seven in a Brunswick
> yard on 3/29.
>
> Two LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen on Eastern Road in
> Scarborough Marsh on the 26th.
>
> About 75 COMMON REDPOLLS have been frequenting a
> Raymond feeder.
>
> Observations and reports of AMERICAN WIGEON,
> RING-NECKED DUCKS, EASTERN PHOEBE, BLUE JAYS,
> AMERICAN ROBINS, and DARK-EYED JUNCOS also increased
> this week, while new arrivals reported included
> DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, BELTED KINGFISHER, and
> HERMIT THRUSH.
>
- End transcript
>
> * Maine
> * Southcoastal
> * March 30, 2006
> * MESC0603.30
>
> - Species Mentioned:
> Snow Goose
> Gadwall
> American Wigeon
> REDHEAD
> Ring-necked Duck
> Barrow’s Goldeneye
> Common Merganser
> Double-crested Cormorant
> Great Egret
> Snowy Egret
> Rough-legged Hawk
> Merlin
> Belted Kingfisher
> Red-bellied Woodpecker
> Eastern Phoebe
> Carolina Wren
> Northern Shrike
> Blue Jay
> Hermit Thrush
> American Robin
> BOHEMIAN WAXWING
> Cedar Waxwing
> FIELD SPARROW
> Fox Sparrow
> Dark-eyed Junco
> Lapland Longspur
> Common Redpoll
>
> - Transcript:
> Hotline: Southcoastal Maine Rare Bird Alert
> (Internet Only).
> Date: Thursday, March 30, 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: An offshore low produced onshore
> winds and clouds Fri. night through Sat. but no
> precipitation fell all week. Winds then again
> became northerly as high pressure moved into the
> area. By Tues. afternoon, winds finally became
> southerly. Other than afternoon seabreezes along
> the coast, winds were mostly from a south or
> southwest direction Wed. and Thurs. Along with
> warmer temps (reaching the low 60’s on Thurs.), the
> southerly winds also ushered in a wave of migrants.
> As of today, Portland has gone 15 straight days
> without precipitation, a new March record.
>
> Seven SNOW GEESE were still present in Scarborough
> Marsh (at various locations) as of 3/24, while at
> least 5 were still present three days later.
>
> A hen GADWALL continues in the ponds at Fortunes
> Rocks Beach. A drake REDHEAD was still at those
> same ponds, but was seen at Great Pond in Biddeford
> Pool on 3/27. Meanwhile, a pair of BARROW’S
> GOLDENEYES continued at Freeport’s Winslow Park
> (Delorme Map 6: D-1) at least through the 23rd.
>
> Between 1,000 and 1,100 COMMON MERGANSERS was an
> impressive sight in a stretch of the Kennebec River
> as viewed from Shore Rd. in Gardiner, Kennebec
> County. The armada of Mergs, likely feeding on
> smelt, stretched from just south of the
> Sagadahoc/Kennebec County line in Bowdoinham to as
> far north as the observers could see from Shore Rd.
>
> The first SNOWY EGRET of the season arrived at Reid
> State Park in Georgetown on 3/26, with two there by
> the 29th. Meanwhile, a GREAT EGRET arrived in York
> Harbor on 3/29.
>
> A light-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was spotted over
> downtown Brunswick on the 26th, while a MERLIN was
> noted at Fortunes Rocks in Biddeford on 3/25.
>
> A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was at Hinckley Park in
> South Portland (off of Highland Ave, Delorme Map 73:
> G-4) on 3/26.
>
> CAROLINA WRENS were reported from Portland’s Eastern
> Promenade on 3/25, a Hill’s Beach feeder on 3/28,
> while one still continues here at the Wild Bird
> Center of Yarmouth.
>
> A NORTHERN SHRIKE was found along Highland Rd. in
> Brunswick (Delorme Map 6: C-2) on the 26th, while
> another continued in the Scarborough Industrial
> complex off of Route 1/9 (Delorme Map 3: B-3) this
> week.
>
> About 15 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS joined about 60 CEDAR
> WAXWINGS in crabapples in the parking lot of the
> Dunstan Corner Rite-Aid in Scarborough (Intersection
> of Pine Point Rd and Route 1; Delorme Map 3: B-3) on
> 3/22. On the 25th, 23 Bohemians and 5 Cedars were
> present. One Bohemian joined a dozen Cedars along
> Meadow Road in Bowdoin (Delorme Map 6: B-3) on 3/29.
>
> The FIELD SPARROW continues here at the Wild Bird
> Center of Yarmouth. FOX SPARROWS increased this
> week, including an impressive seven in a Brunswick
> yard on 3/29.
>
> Two LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen on Eastern Road in
> Scarborough Marsh on the 26th.
>
> About 75 COMMON REDPOLLS have been frequenting a
> Raymond feeder.
>
> Observations and reports of AMERICAN WIGEON,
> RING-NECKED DUCKS, EASTERN PHOEBE, BLUE JAYS,
> AMERICAN ROBINS, and DARK-EYED JUNCOS also increased
> this week, while new arrivals reported included
> DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, BELTED KINGFISHER, and
> HERMIT THRUSH.
>
- End transcript