Name: Maine Audubon Bird Alert
Date: May 19, 2006
Area: State of Maine
Number: (207) 781-2332
Compilers: Judy Walker and Kay Gammons
Transcriber: Maine Audubon (birdalert@maineaudubon.org)
Highlights
A LITTLE GULL was roosting on Pine Point Beach in Scarborough on May 16.
Two BLUE GROSBEAKS were seen in Portland on the Western Prom on May 19.
SUMMER TANAGERS were reported in Portland, Falmouth, and on Monhegan Island.
A BLUE-WINGED WARBLER has been seen at the Fuller Farm in Scarborough, and a
MOURNING WARBLER was singing at Winslow Park in Freeport.
HOUSE WRENS, BROWN THRASHERS, LEAST FLYCATCHERS, SCARLET TANAGERS, BALTIMORE
ORIOLES, VEERYS, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS and
many species of warblers, vireos and sparrows were widely reported
throughout the state.
EASTERN KINGBIRDS, YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS, BLACKBURNIAN, BLACKPOLL and CAPE
MAY WARBLERS were reported in a few areas.
Shorebird reports have started to increase throughout the state.
York County
Sixty PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were roosting on the beach at Drake's Island in
Wells.
There are 2 PIPING PLOVER nests on Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunk.
SPOTTED SANDPIPERS have returned to Vines Landing in Biddeford.
A SCARLET TANAGER was seen in Biddeford.
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS were reported from several areas.
Scarborough Marsh Area
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER appears to be building a nest along Pine Point Road
in Scarborough.
A LITTLE GULL was roosting on Pine Point Beach on May 16 along with 100
SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, and 4 BONAPARTE'S GULLS.
A pair of GADWALL and 2 NORTHERN HARRIERS were behind Pelreco, on Route 9 on
May 16.
Fifty LONG-TAILED DUCKS in breeding plumage were in Jones Creek in
Scarborough.
At Fuller Farm in Scarborough, a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER was seen and heard
singing it's alternate song.
On Carter Brook Lane in Scarborough, young from a COMMON RAVEN nest have
fledged. A WINTER WREN was also heard.
Greater Portland and Western Maine
A WILSON'S PHALAROPE was found at the Spurwink Marsh in Cape Elizabeth on
May 14. A single female RED PHALAROPE and a single female RED-NECKED
PHALAROPE were side-by-side in the cove at Fort Williams Park (Portland Head
Light) in Cape Elizabeth on May 13. Twenty four LAUGHING GULLS were at
Kettle Cove.
At Hinckley Park in South Portland there were YELLOW-THROATED VIREO,
BLACKPOLL WARBLER, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, and BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
among other birds.
Two BLUE GROSBEAKS were seen in a yard in Portland on May 19.
VIRGINA RAILS, ORCHARD ORIOLES, WARBLING VIREOS, and a host of warblers were
seen at Capisic Pond Park in Portland.
Birds at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland included WINTER WRENS, SUMMER
TANAGER, BLACKBURNIAN, WILSON'S, CANADA, BLACKPOLL, and CAPE MAY WARBLERS,
RED-EYED VIREO, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, and BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERONS.
A RED PHALAROPE was seen from a boat between Long Island and Little
Chebeague.
A SUMMER TANAGER was feeding in a yard in Falmouth.
One, maybe 2 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES continue to be seen off of Hurricane
Road in Falmouth, at least through May 19, along with a WILSON'S and
MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, EASTERN KINGBIRD, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, and LEAST and GREAT
CRESTED FLYCATCHER.
On Mountfort Road in North Yarmouth, an AMERICAN BITTERN was observed.
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was seen on Burnham Road in Gorham.
At Winslow Park in Freeport, a singing MOURNING WARBLER was found on May 18,
along with RUDDY TURNSTONES, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, and LEAST and
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS.
A PRAIRIE WARBLER was at Hedgehog Mountain Park in Freeport.
In the Intervale area of Gray/New Gloucester there were AMERICAN BITTERN,
GREEN HERON, 2 VIRGINIA RAILS, 3 SORAS, BOBOLINK, many WILSON'S SNIPE, and
MARSH WRENS. Many of the same species were found in Gray Meadow.
Brownfield Bog was relatively flooded so birders canoed the area. LEAST
BITTERN, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, PIED-BILLED GREBE, EASTERN KINGBIRD, LEAST
FLYCATCHER, VEERY, and 12 species of warblers were among the birds recorded.
Midcoast
A WHIMBREL was seen on the Merrymeeting Chapter Birdathon at Dodge Point in
Maquoit Bay, Brunswick. A VESPER SPARROW was seen at Crystal Spring Farm in
Brunswick. An ORCHARD ORIOLE stopped by a feeder in Brunswick.
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, 3 RED-THROATED LOONS, 1 GLOSSY IBIS, GREAT CRESTED
FLYCATCHER, and a NORTHERN GOSHAWK were reported in Phippsburg. An AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVER, rare in spring, was seen on Popham Beach in Phippsburg.
A SANDHILL CRANE was flying over Route 1 in Woolwich.
The birding on Monhegan this past week is reported to be a bit slow.
Seventeen species of warbler were reported, but there has not been an
abundance of individuals. Notable were 4 CAPE MAY WARBLERS, PINE WARBLERS,
WOOD THRUSH, SCARLET and SUMMER TANAGER, INDIGO BUNTING, PEREGRINE FALCON,
CLAY-COLORED and FIELD SPARROW, BOBOLINK, VEERY, BROWN THRASHER, BLUE-WINGED
TEAL, LEAST FLYCATCHER, and 1 ICELAND GULL.
Three RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were seen at the Weskeag Marsh in South
Thomaston.
A near adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was on the athletic fields at Rockland
Middle School.
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was seen in a yard in Camden on May 13.
Central Maine
A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was calling at the Pine Tree Arboretum in Augusta
amidst a frenzy of songbirds including BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER and BOBOLINKS.
A FIELD SPARROW was observed in Winterport.
PURPLE MARTINS have returned to the Messalonskee Lake area in Belgrade.
A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was sighted in Gardiner, along with 80-100 CHIMNEY
SWIFTS.
Several EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in South Unity.
A FISH CROW perched and calling near the corner of Division and Prentiss
Streets in Bangor.
AMERICAN BITTERN, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, and EASTERN KINGBIRDS were seen in
Dover-Foxcroft.
Eastern Maine
A walk on Sears Island, just north of Searsport on May 17 yielded 42 species
of birds including BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, VEERY,
BLACKBURNIAN and BLACKPOLL WARBLERS.
A late COMMON REDPOLL was seen at a feeder in Bar Harbor.
A CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen with 11 other species of warbler in Tomhegan
Township.
Northern Maine
In Fort Kent there were WOOD THRUSH and MAGNOLIA WARBLER on May 9.
Date: May 19, 2006
Area: State of Maine
Number: (207) 781-2332
Compilers: Judy Walker and Kay Gammons
Transcriber: Maine Audubon (birdalert@maineaudubon.org)
Highlights
A LITTLE GULL was roosting on Pine Point Beach in Scarborough on May 16.
Two BLUE GROSBEAKS were seen in Portland on the Western Prom on May 19.
SUMMER TANAGERS were reported in Portland, Falmouth, and on Monhegan Island.
A BLUE-WINGED WARBLER has been seen at the Fuller Farm in Scarborough, and a
MOURNING WARBLER was singing at Winslow Park in Freeport.
HOUSE WRENS, BROWN THRASHERS, LEAST FLYCATCHERS, SCARLET TANAGERS, BALTIMORE
ORIOLES, VEERYS, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS and
many species of warblers, vireos and sparrows were widely reported
throughout the state.
EASTERN KINGBIRDS, YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS, BLACKBURNIAN, BLACKPOLL and CAPE
MAY WARBLERS were reported in a few areas.
Shorebird reports have started to increase throughout the state.
York County
Sixty PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were roosting on the beach at Drake's Island in
Wells.
There are 2 PIPING PLOVER nests on Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunk.
SPOTTED SANDPIPERS have returned to Vines Landing in Biddeford.
A SCARLET TANAGER was seen in Biddeford.
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS were reported from several areas.
Scarborough Marsh Area
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER appears to be building a nest along Pine Point Road
in Scarborough.
A LITTLE GULL was roosting on Pine Point Beach on May 16 along with 100
SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, and 4 BONAPARTE'S GULLS.
A pair of GADWALL and 2 NORTHERN HARRIERS were behind Pelreco, on Route 9 on
May 16.
Fifty LONG-TAILED DUCKS in breeding plumage were in Jones Creek in
Scarborough.
At Fuller Farm in Scarborough, a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER was seen and heard
singing it's alternate song.
On Carter Brook Lane in Scarborough, young from a COMMON RAVEN nest have
fledged. A WINTER WREN was also heard.
Greater Portland and Western Maine
A WILSON'S PHALAROPE was found at the Spurwink Marsh in Cape Elizabeth on
May 14. A single female RED PHALAROPE and a single female RED-NECKED
PHALAROPE were side-by-side in the cove at Fort Williams Park (Portland Head
Light) in Cape Elizabeth on May 13. Twenty four LAUGHING GULLS were at
Kettle Cove.
At Hinckley Park in South Portland there were YELLOW-THROATED VIREO,
BLACKPOLL WARBLER, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, and BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
among other birds.
Two BLUE GROSBEAKS were seen in a yard in Portland on May 19.
VIRGINA RAILS, ORCHARD ORIOLES, WARBLING VIREOS, and a host of warblers were
seen at Capisic Pond Park in Portland.
Birds at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland included WINTER WRENS, SUMMER
TANAGER, BLACKBURNIAN, WILSON'S, CANADA, BLACKPOLL, and CAPE MAY WARBLERS,
RED-EYED VIREO, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, and BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERONS.
A RED PHALAROPE was seen from a boat between Long Island and Little
Chebeague.
A SUMMER TANAGER was feeding in a yard in Falmouth.
One, maybe 2 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES continue to be seen off of Hurricane
Road in Falmouth, at least through May 19, along with a WILSON'S and
MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, EASTERN KINGBIRD, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, and LEAST and GREAT
CRESTED FLYCATCHER.
On Mountfort Road in North Yarmouth, an AMERICAN BITTERN was observed.
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was seen on Burnham Road in Gorham.
At Winslow Park in Freeport, a singing MOURNING WARBLER was found on May 18,
along with RUDDY TURNSTONES, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, and LEAST and
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS.
A PRAIRIE WARBLER was at Hedgehog Mountain Park in Freeport.
In the Intervale area of Gray/New Gloucester there were AMERICAN BITTERN,
GREEN HERON, 2 VIRGINIA RAILS, 3 SORAS, BOBOLINK, many WILSON'S SNIPE, and
MARSH WRENS. Many of the same species were found in Gray Meadow.
Brownfield Bog was relatively flooded so birders canoed the area. LEAST
BITTERN, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, PIED-BILLED GREBE, EASTERN KINGBIRD, LEAST
FLYCATCHER, VEERY, and 12 species of warblers were among the birds recorded.
Midcoast
A WHIMBREL was seen on the Merrymeeting Chapter Birdathon at Dodge Point in
Maquoit Bay, Brunswick. A VESPER SPARROW was seen at Crystal Spring Farm in
Brunswick. An ORCHARD ORIOLE stopped by a feeder in Brunswick.
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, 3 RED-THROATED LOONS, 1 GLOSSY IBIS, GREAT CRESTED
FLYCATCHER, and a NORTHERN GOSHAWK were reported in Phippsburg. An AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVER, rare in spring, was seen on Popham Beach in Phippsburg.
A SANDHILL CRANE was flying over Route 1 in Woolwich.
The birding on Monhegan this past week is reported to be a bit slow.
Seventeen species of warbler were reported, but there has not been an
abundance of individuals. Notable were 4 CAPE MAY WARBLERS, PINE WARBLERS,
WOOD THRUSH, SCARLET and SUMMER TANAGER, INDIGO BUNTING, PEREGRINE FALCON,
CLAY-COLORED and FIELD SPARROW, BOBOLINK, VEERY, BROWN THRASHER, BLUE-WINGED
TEAL, LEAST FLYCATCHER, and 1 ICELAND GULL.
Three RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were seen at the Weskeag Marsh in South
Thomaston.
A near adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was on the athletic fields at Rockland
Middle School.
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was seen in a yard in Camden on May 13.
Central Maine
A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was calling at the Pine Tree Arboretum in Augusta
amidst a frenzy of songbirds including BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER and BOBOLINKS.
A FIELD SPARROW was observed in Winterport.
PURPLE MARTINS have returned to the Messalonskee Lake area in Belgrade.
A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was sighted in Gardiner, along with 80-100 CHIMNEY
SWIFTS.
Several EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in South Unity.
A FISH CROW perched and calling near the corner of Division and Prentiss
Streets in Bangor.
AMERICAN BITTERN, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, and EASTERN KINGBIRDS were seen in
Dover-Foxcroft.
Eastern Maine
A walk on Sears Island, just north of Searsport on May 17 yielded 42 species
of birds including BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, VEERY,
BLACKBURNIAN and BLACKPOLL WARBLERS.
A late COMMON REDPOLL was seen at a feeder in Bar Harbor.
A CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen with 11 other species of warbler in Tomhegan
Township.
Northern Maine
In Fort Kent there were WOOD THRUSH and MAGNOLIA WARBLER on May 9.