Name: Maine Audubon Bird Alert
Date: June 30, 2006
Area: State of Maine
Number: (207) 781-2332
Compilers: Judy Walker, Kay Gammons, Luke Seitz
Transcriber: Maine Audubon (birdalert@maineaudubon.org)
Highlights
An adult CASPIAN TERN was seen at Laudholm Beach in Wells on June 29.
A BLACK VULTURE was seen at Kennebunk Plains, by the powerline sub-station
along Maguire Road. A female BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, and CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS
continue to be seen at the Kennebunk Plains.
An AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER nest was found in New Sweden.
York County
An adult CASPIAN TERN was seen at Laudholm Beach in Wells on June 29 and a
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER was at Wells Harbor.
Eight UPLAND SANDPIPERS were performing their flight displays over Kennebunk
Plains. Also seen were a BLACK VULTURE, 12 BROWN THRASHERS, a female
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, 34 PRAIRIE WARBLERS, 40 FIELD SPARROWS, 31 VESPER
SPARROWS, 6 GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, and 19 BOBOLINKS. Two of the CLAY-COLORED
SPARROWS linger. One was seen and heard on the north side of the plains near
the edge of the woods, while another was seen near the powerline sub-station
along Maguire Road. Five GLOSSY IBIS were on Arundel Road in Kennebunk.
A male HARLEQUIN DUCK is lingering in the surf off East Point in Biddeford.
Also seen here were 13 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS, a HOUSE WREN, 2 LEAST
SANDPIPERS, a lingering GREAT CORMORANT, and a HOUSE WREN.
Scarborough Marsh Area
AMERICAN COOTS, COMMON MOORHENS, NORTHERN SHOVELERS, 60 LEAST TERNS,
OYSTERCATCHERS, SORA, and over 80 pairs of ROSEATE TERNS were on Stratton
Island off Pine Point.
Greater Portland and Western Maine
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER chick was peering out of its nest hole in
Hinckley Park in South Portland.
A female ORCHARD ORIOLE was at Portland's Dragon Field on June 24.
A female RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER graced a feeding station on Highland Lake in
Windham.
The American Birding Association trip to Saddleback Mountain in Rangeley on
Sunday, June 25 had great sightings of BICKNELL'S THRUSHES, SWAINSON'S
THRUSHES, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, BOREAL CHICKADEES, and
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS.
Midcoast
At Popham Beach State Park in Phippsburg, 4 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 2 RED
KNOTS, and 2 PIPING PLOVERS were seen.
Nearby at Reid State Park in Georgetown, there were 2 ROSEATE TERNS, several
PIPING PLOVERS, LEAST TERNS, and 8 BONAPARTE'S GULLS.
A RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen in Bath.
A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO and a BROWN THRASHER were on Monhegan Island.
A STILT SANDPIPER was at Weskeag Marsh in South Thomaston, along with two
NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS.
At Clarry Hill in Union, there were three UPLAND SANDPIPERS and 1 VESPER
SPARROW.
Central Maine
A wandering CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen in Augusta.
In the Moosehead Lake area there were two foraging BLACK TERNS on Seboomook
Lake, a pair of BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS on the Budworm Brook Road, and a
singing TENNESSEE WARBLER off the Golden Road near Hannibals's Crossing.
GRAY JAYS were seen throughout the area, all accompanied by juveniles.
Eastern Maine
Several good birds were seen on Mount Desert Island, including a
PHILADELPHIA VIREO at Sieur de Monts Springs, and 1, possibly 2, KING EIDERS
off Southwest Harbor.
Birds at Schoodic Peninsula this week included SWAINSON'S THRUSH,
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, 1 GREATER SHEARWATER, 3 SOOTY SHEARWATERS, and 8 MANX
SHEARWATERS.
A possible BLACK-TAILED GULL was seen at the Rim Road Bridge in Machiasport.
Along Burn Road in Topsfield, there were several BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS,
GRAY JAYS, RED CROSSBILLS, BAY-BREASTED and MOURNING WARBLERS, SPRUCE
GROUSE, and OLIVE-SIDED and YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS.
A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER with young about to leave the nest was seen in
Jonesboro, along with a family group of GRAY JAYS.
Northern Maine
At Baxter State Park, there was a pair of BOREAL CHICKADEES entering a nest
hole, along with a pair of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, CAPE MAY and BAY-BREASTED
WARBLERS, 1 GRAY JAY, 1 FOX SPARROW, and 3 EVENING GROSBEAKS.
NORTHERN SHOVELER and AMERICAN WIGEON broods have been observed on Lake
Josephine in Easton, along with several pairs of RUDDY DUCKS and GADWALLS,
and a single REDHEAD.
AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS were feeding young in New Sweden, and a
family group of GRAY JAYS is regular in the area. Other notables in the New
Sweden woodlot are YELLOW-BELLIED and OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS, BOREAL
CHICKADEES, BROWN CREEPERS, SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, and WHITE-WINGED
CROSSBILLS. Warblers have been well represented with 17 species seen in the
area, with CAPE MAY, BAY-BREASTED, TENNESSEE being heard in New Sweden.
A bird walk at Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge in Limestone yielded over
50 species, including several UPLAND SANDPIPERS, winnowing WILSON'S SNIPE,
SORA, and a COMMON GOLDENEYE visiting a nest box. MOURNING, BLACKBURNIAN and
WILSON'S WARBLERS were singing.
A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen in Ludlow.
Date: June 30, 2006
Area: State of Maine
Number: (207) 781-2332
Compilers: Judy Walker, Kay Gammons, Luke Seitz
Transcriber: Maine Audubon (birdalert@maineaudubon.org)
Highlights
An adult CASPIAN TERN was seen at Laudholm Beach in Wells on June 29.
A BLACK VULTURE was seen at Kennebunk Plains, by the powerline sub-station
along Maguire Road. A female BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, and CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS
continue to be seen at the Kennebunk Plains.
An AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER nest was found in New Sweden.
York County
An adult CASPIAN TERN was seen at Laudholm Beach in Wells on June 29 and a
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER was at Wells Harbor.
Eight UPLAND SANDPIPERS were performing their flight displays over Kennebunk
Plains. Also seen were a BLACK VULTURE, 12 BROWN THRASHERS, a female
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, 34 PRAIRIE WARBLERS, 40 FIELD SPARROWS, 31 VESPER
SPARROWS, 6 GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, and 19 BOBOLINKS. Two of the CLAY-COLORED
SPARROWS linger. One was seen and heard on the north side of the plains near
the edge of the woods, while another was seen near the powerline sub-station
along Maguire Road. Five GLOSSY IBIS were on Arundel Road in Kennebunk.
A male HARLEQUIN DUCK is lingering in the surf off East Point in Biddeford.
Also seen here were 13 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS, a HOUSE WREN, 2 LEAST
SANDPIPERS, a lingering GREAT CORMORANT, and a HOUSE WREN.
Scarborough Marsh Area
AMERICAN COOTS, COMMON MOORHENS, NORTHERN SHOVELERS, 60 LEAST TERNS,
OYSTERCATCHERS, SORA, and over 80 pairs of ROSEATE TERNS were on Stratton
Island off Pine Point.
Greater Portland and Western Maine
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER chick was peering out of its nest hole in
Hinckley Park in South Portland.
A female ORCHARD ORIOLE was at Portland's Dragon Field on June 24.
A female RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER graced a feeding station on Highland Lake in
Windham.
The American Birding Association trip to Saddleback Mountain in Rangeley on
Sunday, June 25 had great sightings of BICKNELL'S THRUSHES, SWAINSON'S
THRUSHES, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, BOREAL CHICKADEES, and
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS.
Midcoast
At Popham Beach State Park in Phippsburg, 4 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 2 RED
KNOTS, and 2 PIPING PLOVERS were seen.
Nearby at Reid State Park in Georgetown, there were 2 ROSEATE TERNS, several
PIPING PLOVERS, LEAST TERNS, and 8 BONAPARTE'S GULLS.
A RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen in Bath.
A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO and a BROWN THRASHER were on Monhegan Island.
A STILT SANDPIPER was at Weskeag Marsh in South Thomaston, along with two
NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS.
At Clarry Hill in Union, there were three UPLAND SANDPIPERS and 1 VESPER
SPARROW.
Central Maine
A wandering CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen in Augusta.
In the Moosehead Lake area there were two foraging BLACK TERNS on Seboomook
Lake, a pair of BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS on the Budworm Brook Road, and a
singing TENNESSEE WARBLER off the Golden Road near Hannibals's Crossing.
GRAY JAYS were seen throughout the area, all accompanied by juveniles.
Eastern Maine
Several good birds were seen on Mount Desert Island, including a
PHILADELPHIA VIREO at Sieur de Monts Springs, and 1, possibly 2, KING EIDERS
off Southwest Harbor.
Birds at Schoodic Peninsula this week included SWAINSON'S THRUSH,
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, 1 GREATER SHEARWATER, 3 SOOTY SHEARWATERS, and 8 MANX
SHEARWATERS.
A possible BLACK-TAILED GULL was seen at the Rim Road Bridge in Machiasport.
Along Burn Road in Topsfield, there were several BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS,
GRAY JAYS, RED CROSSBILLS, BAY-BREASTED and MOURNING WARBLERS, SPRUCE
GROUSE, and OLIVE-SIDED and YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS.
A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER with young about to leave the nest was seen in
Jonesboro, along with a family group of GRAY JAYS.
Northern Maine
At Baxter State Park, there was a pair of BOREAL CHICKADEES entering a nest
hole, along with a pair of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, CAPE MAY and BAY-BREASTED
WARBLERS, 1 GRAY JAY, 1 FOX SPARROW, and 3 EVENING GROSBEAKS.
NORTHERN SHOVELER and AMERICAN WIGEON broods have been observed on Lake
Josephine in Easton, along with several pairs of RUDDY DUCKS and GADWALLS,
and a single REDHEAD.
AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS were feeding young in New Sweden, and a
family group of GRAY JAYS is regular in the area. Other notables in the New
Sweden woodlot are YELLOW-BELLIED and OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS, BOREAL
CHICKADEES, BROWN CREEPERS, SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, and WHITE-WINGED
CROSSBILLS. Warblers have been well represented with 17 species seen in the
area, with CAPE MAY, BAY-BREASTED, TENNESSEE being heard in New Sweden.
A bird walk at Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge in Limestone yielded over
50 species, including several UPLAND SANDPIPERS, winnowing WILSON'S SNIPE,
SORA, and a COMMON GOLDENEYE visiting a nest box. MOURNING, BLACKBURNIAN and
WILSON'S WARBLERS were singing.
A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen in Ludlow.