- RBA
* Maine
* Southcoastal
* May 11, 2006
* MESC0605.11
- Species Mentioned:
**FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER**
*GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER*
*WORM-EATING WARBLER*
Northern Shoveler
KING EIDER
Green Heron
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Common Tern
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO
SNOWY OWL
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Least Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Cliff Swallow
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wood Thrush
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER
Tennessee Warbler
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
Yellow Warbler
Chesnut-sided Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH
Wilson’s Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Lincoln’s Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Indigo Bunting
Bobolink
Rusty Blackbird
ORCHARD ORIOLE
Baltimore Oriole
Evening Grosbeak
- Transcript:
Hotline: Southcoastal Maine Rare Bird Alert
(Internet Only).
Date: Thursday, May 11, 2006 compiled at:
5:00pm.
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 very active week of weather
– and birding! SW winds Thurs. night with light
showers near dawn from the passage of a weak cold
front combined to produce a tremendous flight for Fri.
morning, with many new arrivals. SW winds continued
on Fri. (temps climbed to 80F inland) before another
weak cold front in the evening but still allowed for
another good flight for Sat. Stronger NW winds
followed yet another cold front Sat. evening, slowing
down the pace of new arrivals. High pressure
dominated Sun. through Tues. afternoon, with light
(mostly NE) winds overnight producing at least some
migrant turnover each morning. Rain developed by
Tues. evening as an offshore low moved up the coast.
Onshore winds and showers continued through Thursday,
limiting the passerine migration for the time being.
A **FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER** showed up on Stratton
Island, off of Old Orchard Beach on 5/6, and remained
through the 8th. The bird was discovered by
biologists working on the island; the island is closed
to the public. A photo has been posted at
www.yarmouthbirds.com/maine_rarities.asp. Other notes
from the biologists include a pair of NORTHERN
SHOVELERS, a drake KING EIDER on the 9th, and the
return of COMMON TERNS.
A male *GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER* was discovered near
Portland’s Capisic Pond Park on 5/7. The bird was not
actually in the park, but in a thicket at the corner
of Capisic Street and Macy Street, on the park’s south
end. The bird was seen throughout the day, but has
not been seen since. Other fun stuff at Capisic this
week included a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER on 5/5, one
ORCHARD ORIOLE on the 6th, PRAIRIE WARBLER, and 1-2
ORCHARD ORIOLES on the 7th, and a CAROLINA WREN on
5/8.
A “probable” *WORM-EATING WARBLER* was briefly
observed at Hinckley Park in South Portland (off of
Highland Rd, Delorme Map 73: G-4) on 5/9. It was seen
along the main trail on the west side of the ponds,
roughly opposite that new house and ravaged hillside
on the park’s western edge.
Rare-in-spring, an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER flew by
Kittery’s Fort Foster on 5/7. Another, or perhaps the
same bird, was reported from Biddeford Pool on the
8th.
Two AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were spotted at
Scarborough’s Western Beach (Delorme Map 3: B-4) on
5/5. The first UPLAND SANPIPER report from Kennebunk
Plains was received on 5/7, while one SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER was at Biddeford Pool on 5/8.
A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was reported from the Kennebunk
Plains on 5/4.
A tardy SNOWY OWL was photographed along Granite Point
Rd in Biddeford (Delorme Map 3: D-3) on the 6th.
One RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was seen along Hildreth Rd.
in Harpswell (Delorme Map 6: D-3) on 5/8 and one
continues in a Cousin’s Island, Yarmouth yard.
A CAROLINA WREN was heard in the neighborhood near the
Nubble Light in Cape Neddick on the 7th, while one
continues here at the Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth.
A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER continued at Forest City
Cemetery in South Portland (off Lincoln St; Delorme
Map 73: G-3) through the 6th, with other singles at
Fort Foster in Kittery, Crescent Beach State Park in
Cape Elizabeth, and Evergreen Cemetery on the 7th.
Very rare in spring, an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was
banded on Appledore Island on 5/7. The large flight of
birds on the morning of the 5th at Evergreen Cemetery
included 13 species of warblers, including 200+
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and 27 BLACK-AND-WHITE
WARBLERS. 13 species were also present on the next day
as well A CAPE MAY WARBLER was reported from Saco’s
Laurel Hill Cemetery on 5/5. Two LOUISIANA
WATERTHRUSHES were discovered along Hurricane Road in
Falmouth (Delorme Map 5: D-4) on 5/6. They were in a
steep gulley that parallels the road, just northwest
of a high-tension powerline cut. One bird continued
through at least 5/9. 15 PRAIRIE WARBLERS, a great
local count, were tallied from the aforementioned
powerline cut on the 6th.
300+ WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were estimated to be at
Evergreen Cemetery on the 5th.
Single RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were at Evergreen Cemetery on
the 5th and over a Pownal yard on the 6th. Up to 12
BALTIMORE ORIOLES were visiting a Windham feeding
station this week.
Two EVENING GROSBEAKS passed over Hedgehog Mountain
Park in Freeport on 5/5.
Other new arrivals in this busy week included: GREEN
HERON, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, LEAST
FLYCATCHER, WARBLING VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO, CLIFF
SWALLOW, WOOD THRUSH, TENNESSEE WARBLER, YELLOW
WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE
WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART,
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, WILSON’S WARBLER, SCARLET
TANAGER, LINCOLN’S SPARROW, INDIGO BUNTING, and
BOBOLINK.
EVENTS: The Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth welcomes
award-winning woodturner, Peter Asselyn of Durham, to
our next Maine Artist Feature Day. Peter will be here
on Saturday, May 20th, from 10-4. Peter has created
his own signature style, which he terms Historic
Maine. His fantastic works featuring tree boles
include bowls, vases, and even birdhouse ornaments
that have been a popular item in our store.
- End transcript
* Maine
* Southcoastal
* May 11, 2006
* MESC0605.11
- Species Mentioned:
**FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER**
*GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER*
*WORM-EATING WARBLER*
Northern Shoveler
KING EIDER
Green Heron
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Common Tern
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO
SNOWY OWL
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Least Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Cliff Swallow
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wood Thrush
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER
Tennessee Warbler
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
Yellow Warbler
Chesnut-sided Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH
Wilson’s Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Lincoln’s Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Indigo Bunting
Bobolink
Rusty Blackbird
ORCHARD ORIOLE
Baltimore Oriole
Evening Grosbeak
- Transcript:
Hotline: Southcoastal Maine Rare Bird Alert
(Internet Only).
Date: Thursday, May 11, 2006 compiled at:
5:00pm.
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 very active week of weather
– and birding! SW winds Thurs. night with light
showers near dawn from the passage of a weak cold
front combined to produce a tremendous flight for Fri.
morning, with many new arrivals. SW winds continued
on Fri. (temps climbed to 80F inland) before another
weak cold front in the evening but still allowed for
another good flight for Sat. Stronger NW winds
followed yet another cold front Sat. evening, slowing
down the pace of new arrivals. High pressure
dominated Sun. through Tues. afternoon, with light
(mostly NE) winds overnight producing at least some
migrant turnover each morning. Rain developed by
Tues. evening as an offshore low moved up the coast.
Onshore winds and showers continued through Thursday,
limiting the passerine migration for the time being.
A **FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER** showed up on Stratton
Island, off of Old Orchard Beach on 5/6, and remained
through the 8th. The bird was discovered by
biologists working on the island; the island is closed
to the public. A photo has been posted at
www.yarmouthbirds.com/maine_rarities.asp. Other notes
from the biologists include a pair of NORTHERN
SHOVELERS, a drake KING EIDER on the 9th, and the
return of COMMON TERNS.
A male *GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER* was discovered near
Portland’s Capisic Pond Park on 5/7. The bird was not
actually in the park, but in a thicket at the corner
of Capisic Street and Macy Street, on the park’s south
end. The bird was seen throughout the day, but has
not been seen since. Other fun stuff at Capisic this
week included a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER on 5/5, one
ORCHARD ORIOLE on the 6th, PRAIRIE WARBLER, and 1-2
ORCHARD ORIOLES on the 7th, and a CAROLINA WREN on
5/8.
A “probable” *WORM-EATING WARBLER* was briefly
observed at Hinckley Park in South Portland (off of
Highland Rd, Delorme Map 73: G-4) on 5/9. It was seen
along the main trail on the west side of the ponds,
roughly opposite that new house and ravaged hillside
on the park’s western edge.
Rare-in-spring, an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER flew by
Kittery’s Fort Foster on 5/7. Another, or perhaps the
same bird, was reported from Biddeford Pool on the
8th.
Two AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were spotted at
Scarborough’s Western Beach (Delorme Map 3: B-4) on
5/5. The first UPLAND SANPIPER report from Kennebunk
Plains was received on 5/7, while one SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER was at Biddeford Pool on 5/8.
A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was reported from the Kennebunk
Plains on 5/4.
A tardy SNOWY OWL was photographed along Granite Point
Rd in Biddeford (Delorme Map 3: D-3) on the 6th.
One RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was seen along Hildreth Rd.
in Harpswell (Delorme Map 6: D-3) on 5/8 and one
continues in a Cousin’s Island, Yarmouth yard.
A CAROLINA WREN was heard in the neighborhood near the
Nubble Light in Cape Neddick on the 7th, while one
continues here at the Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth.
A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER continued at Forest City
Cemetery in South Portland (off Lincoln St; Delorme
Map 73: G-3) through the 6th, with other singles at
Fort Foster in Kittery, Crescent Beach State Park in
Cape Elizabeth, and Evergreen Cemetery on the 7th.
Very rare in spring, an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was
banded on Appledore Island on 5/7. The large flight of
birds on the morning of the 5th at Evergreen Cemetery
included 13 species of warblers, including 200+
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and 27 BLACK-AND-WHITE
WARBLERS. 13 species were also present on the next day
as well A CAPE MAY WARBLER was reported from Saco’s
Laurel Hill Cemetery on 5/5. Two LOUISIANA
WATERTHRUSHES were discovered along Hurricane Road in
Falmouth (Delorme Map 5: D-4) on 5/6. They were in a
steep gulley that parallels the road, just northwest
of a high-tension powerline cut. One bird continued
through at least 5/9. 15 PRAIRIE WARBLERS, a great
local count, were tallied from the aforementioned
powerline cut on the 6th.
300+ WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were estimated to be at
Evergreen Cemetery on the 5th.
Single RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were at Evergreen Cemetery on
the 5th and over a Pownal yard on the 6th. Up to 12
BALTIMORE ORIOLES were visiting a Windham feeding
station this week.
Two EVENING GROSBEAKS passed over Hedgehog Mountain
Park in Freeport on 5/5.
Other new arrivals in this busy week included: GREEN
HERON, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, LEAST
FLYCATCHER, WARBLING VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO, CLIFF
SWALLOW, WOOD THRUSH, TENNESSEE WARBLER, YELLOW
WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE
WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART,
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, WILSON’S WARBLER, SCARLET
TANAGER, LINCOLN’S SPARROW, INDIGO BUNTING, and
BOBOLINK.
EVENTS: The Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth welcomes
award-winning woodturner, Peter Asselyn of Durham, to
our next Maine Artist Feature Day. Peter will be here
on Saturday, May 20th, from 10-4. Peter has created
his own signature style, which he terms Historic
Maine. His fantastic works featuring tree boles
include bowls, vases, and even birdhouse ornaments
that have been a popular item in our store.
- End transcript