- RBA
* Maine
* Southcoastal
* August 10, 2006
* MESC0608.10
- Species Mentioned:
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
KING EIDER
Harlequin Duck
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
TRICOLORED HERON
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
Peregrine Falcon
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Killdeer
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
“Eastern” Willet
“WESTERN” WILLET
Spotted Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Hudsonian Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
WESTERN SANDPIPER
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
STILT SANDPIPER
Short-billed Dowitcher
Bonaparte’s Gull
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO
Carolina Wren
Tree Swallow
Prairie Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
- Transcript:
Hotline: Southcoastal Maine Rare Bird Alert
(Internet Only).
Date: Thursday, August 10, 2006 compiled at:
4:30pm.
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: A shortwave produced rain on Fri.
before clearing out for the weekend, with seasonable
temps that were near, or even a little below normal,
on most days this week (normal = 79F in Portland). A
cold front Mon. night produced strong thunderstorms
and pushed out the building humidity and showers
developed ahead of a cold front on Thurs. Otherwise,
the week was sunny, dry, and very pleasant! Northerly
winds on Fri., Sat., Tues., and Wed., helped to usher
in (and through) increasing numbers of shorebirds, and
the earliest passerines as well.
Four BLUE-WINGED and 26 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen in
the Eastern Road Trail salt pannes in Scarborough on
8/6. Meanwhile, a drake KING EIDER has been
oversummering around Stratton Island, while a drake
HARLEQUIN DUCK – now in eclipse plumage – continues at
East Point in Biddeford Pool.
Although no longer hosting the Avocet, the salt pannes
on the east side of the north end of the Eastern Road
Trail through Scarborough Marsh continue to host a
large conglomeration of wading birds. On the 6th, 8
GREAT BLUE HERONS, 50+ GREAT EGRETS, 170+ SNOWY
EGRETS, 19 LITTLE BLUE HERONS, the continuing
TRICOLORED HERON, and 40+ GLOSSY IBIS were tallied.
13 OSPREY over Brunswick’s Wharton Point (Delorme Map
6: C-3) on the 5th could have included some migrants.
Two PEREGRINE FALCONS were menacing shorebirds at
Biddeford Pool on the 5th, and one was doing the same
in Scarborough Marsh on the 6th.
Three AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were roosting on Little
Stratton Island (the breeding pair plus their fledged
juvenile) at high tide on 8/8, while two were seen
near low tide at Scarborough’s Ferry Beach (Delorme
Map 3: B-4) earlier that day. A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was
at Biddeford Pool on 8/5, while one continues in the
salt pannes along Scarborough Marsh’s Eastern Road
Trail, through at least 8/6. One “WESTERN” WILLET
joined 11 “EASTERN” WILLETS on Little Stratton Island
on 8/8. Meanwhile, 7-8 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were noted at
the Kennebunk Plains on 8/5.
A juvenile WESTERN SANDPIPER was roosting on the rocks
at the northeast end of Biddeford Pool Beach on the
10th, while Popham Beach State Park in Phippsburg
hosted one STILT SANDPIPER on the 3rd. Another Stilt
Sandpiper and 16 WHITE-RUMPED SANPIPERS were in the
Eastern Road Trail salt pannes on the 6th. Single
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS of the subspecies hendersoni
were noted along Eastern Road on the 6th, and on
Little Stratton Island on 8/8.
Other shorebirds high counts this week included: 46
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and 361 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS
roosting on Little Stratton Island on 8/8; 1 PIPING
PLOVER on Scarborough’s Western Beach on 7/28; 8
KILLDEER along Highland Rd in Brunswick on 8/5; 30+
GREATER YELLOWLEGS and 100+ LESSER YELLOWLEGS were
along Eastern Road in Scarborough Marsh on 8/6;
solitary SOLITARY SANDPIPER at multiple locations; 4-5
WHIMBREL in Biddeford Pool on 8/5; 4 SPOTTED
SANDPIPERS on Little Stratton Island on 8/8; 101 RUDDY
TURNSTONES on Little Stratton Island on 8/8; 35
SANDERLING on Biddeford Pool Beach on 8/10; and 600+
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 50+ LEAST SANDPIPERS, and
300+ SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS that were all tallied in
the Eastern Road Trail salt pannes on 8/6.
150-200 BONAPARTE’S GULLS were in Phippsburg’s Atkins
Bay (Delorme Map 6: E-5) on the 5th, a good count.
Unexpectedly, a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO has been present,
and vociferous, in a Freeport yard since mid-July.
At least 200 TREE SWALLOWS had amassed off of the
Eastern Road Trail through Scarborough Marsh on the
6th.
A CAROLINA WREN was in a Freeport yard on 8/8, while
possibly the same bird was singing along Verrill Road
in Pownal (Delorme Map 6: C-1) the next day.
Further evidence of the early stages of fall passerine
migration was a PRAIRIE WARBLER on Stratton Island on
the 5th, and a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH on the 7th.
Another migrant Prairie Warbler was at East Point
Sanctuary in Biddeford Pool on the 10th.
EVENTS: Join us here at the Wild Bird Center of
Yarmouth on Saturday for our 5th Maine Artist Feature
Day, when we welcome Cumberland Photographer Judy
Larson. Judy will be here from 10-4 displaying her
wildlife and nature photography from everywhere from
her backyard to Alaska.
Join Derek Lovitch for a suburban expedition at the
Yarmouth Community Garden on Sunday, August 13th.
Derek will identify birds and butterflies in and
around the garden, discuss the upcoming fall
migration, and recommend plants and flowers that will
attract more birds to your yard. Bring binoculars
and a friend to this FREE event. YCG is located on
East Main Street between Estabrook's and the Transfer
Station. Go to www.yarmouthcommunitygarden.org or call
329-7735 for details.
Join us here at the Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth on
Saturday, August 19th for our 2nd Anniversary
Celebration! At 11:00am, we welcome the Center for
Wildlife, who will presenting their “Raptors and
Reptiles” show. With assistance from live raptors and
reptiles, we will examine how these animals use
special “tools” and adaptations for survival. This is
a free program, and everyone is invited. Also, free
iced shade-grown, organic, fair-trade coffee and fresh
popcorn will be served all weekend.
- End transcript
_______________________________________________________________________
Jeannette and Derek Lovitch
Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth
500 Route One, Yarmouth, Maine
207-846-8002
www.yarmouthbirds.com
_______________________________________________________________________
* Maine
* Southcoastal
* August 10, 2006
* MESC0608.10
- Species Mentioned:
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
KING EIDER
Harlequin Duck
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
TRICOLORED HERON
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
Peregrine Falcon
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Killdeer
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
“Eastern” Willet
“WESTERN” WILLET
Spotted Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Hudsonian Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
WESTERN SANDPIPER
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
STILT SANDPIPER
Short-billed Dowitcher
Bonaparte’s Gull
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO
Carolina Wren
Tree Swallow
Prairie Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
- Transcript:
Hotline: Southcoastal Maine Rare Bird Alert
(Internet Only).
Date: Thursday, August 10, 2006 compiled at:
4:30pm.
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: A shortwave produced rain on Fri.
before clearing out for the weekend, with seasonable
temps that were near, or even a little below normal,
on most days this week (normal = 79F in Portland). A
cold front Mon. night produced strong thunderstorms
and pushed out the building humidity and showers
developed ahead of a cold front on Thurs. Otherwise,
the week was sunny, dry, and very pleasant! Northerly
winds on Fri., Sat., Tues., and Wed., helped to usher
in (and through) increasing numbers of shorebirds, and
the earliest passerines as well.
Four BLUE-WINGED and 26 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen in
the Eastern Road Trail salt pannes in Scarborough on
8/6. Meanwhile, a drake KING EIDER has been
oversummering around Stratton Island, while a drake
HARLEQUIN DUCK – now in eclipse plumage – continues at
East Point in Biddeford Pool.
Although no longer hosting the Avocet, the salt pannes
on the east side of the north end of the Eastern Road
Trail through Scarborough Marsh continue to host a
large conglomeration of wading birds. On the 6th, 8
GREAT BLUE HERONS, 50+ GREAT EGRETS, 170+ SNOWY
EGRETS, 19 LITTLE BLUE HERONS, the continuing
TRICOLORED HERON, and 40+ GLOSSY IBIS were tallied.
13 OSPREY over Brunswick’s Wharton Point (Delorme Map
6: C-3) on the 5th could have included some migrants.
Two PEREGRINE FALCONS were menacing shorebirds at
Biddeford Pool on the 5th, and one was doing the same
in Scarborough Marsh on the 6th.
Three AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were roosting on Little
Stratton Island (the breeding pair plus their fledged
juvenile) at high tide on 8/8, while two were seen
near low tide at Scarborough’s Ferry Beach (Delorme
Map 3: B-4) earlier that day. A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was
at Biddeford Pool on 8/5, while one continues in the
salt pannes along Scarborough Marsh’s Eastern Road
Trail, through at least 8/6. One “WESTERN” WILLET
joined 11 “EASTERN” WILLETS on Little Stratton Island
on 8/8. Meanwhile, 7-8 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were noted at
the Kennebunk Plains on 8/5.
A juvenile WESTERN SANDPIPER was roosting on the rocks
at the northeast end of Biddeford Pool Beach on the
10th, while Popham Beach State Park in Phippsburg
hosted one STILT SANDPIPER on the 3rd. Another Stilt
Sandpiper and 16 WHITE-RUMPED SANPIPERS were in the
Eastern Road Trail salt pannes on the 6th. Single
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS of the subspecies hendersoni
were noted along Eastern Road on the 6th, and on
Little Stratton Island on 8/8.
Other shorebirds high counts this week included: 46
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and 361 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS
roosting on Little Stratton Island on 8/8; 1 PIPING
PLOVER on Scarborough’s Western Beach on 7/28; 8
KILLDEER along Highland Rd in Brunswick on 8/5; 30+
GREATER YELLOWLEGS and 100+ LESSER YELLOWLEGS were
along Eastern Road in Scarborough Marsh on 8/6;
solitary SOLITARY SANDPIPER at multiple locations; 4-5
WHIMBREL in Biddeford Pool on 8/5; 4 SPOTTED
SANDPIPERS on Little Stratton Island on 8/8; 101 RUDDY
TURNSTONES on Little Stratton Island on 8/8; 35
SANDERLING on Biddeford Pool Beach on 8/10; and 600+
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 50+ LEAST SANDPIPERS, and
300+ SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS that were all tallied in
the Eastern Road Trail salt pannes on 8/6.
150-200 BONAPARTE’S GULLS were in Phippsburg’s Atkins
Bay (Delorme Map 6: E-5) on the 5th, a good count.
Unexpectedly, a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO has been present,
and vociferous, in a Freeport yard since mid-July.
At least 200 TREE SWALLOWS had amassed off of the
Eastern Road Trail through Scarborough Marsh on the
6th.
A CAROLINA WREN was in a Freeport yard on 8/8, while
possibly the same bird was singing along Verrill Road
in Pownal (Delorme Map 6: C-1) the next day.
Further evidence of the early stages of fall passerine
migration was a PRAIRIE WARBLER on Stratton Island on
the 5th, and a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH on the 7th.
Another migrant Prairie Warbler was at East Point
Sanctuary in Biddeford Pool on the 10th.
EVENTS: Join us here at the Wild Bird Center of
Yarmouth on Saturday for our 5th Maine Artist Feature
Day, when we welcome Cumberland Photographer Judy
Larson. Judy will be here from 10-4 displaying her
wildlife and nature photography from everywhere from
her backyard to Alaska.
Join Derek Lovitch for a suburban expedition at the
Yarmouth Community Garden on Sunday, August 13th.
Derek will identify birds and butterflies in and
around the garden, discuss the upcoming fall
migration, and recommend plants and flowers that will
attract more birds to your yard. Bring binoculars
and a friend to this FREE event. YCG is located on
East Main Street between Estabrook's and the Transfer
Station. Go to www.yarmouthcommunitygarden.org or call
329-7735 for details.
Join us here at the Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth on
Saturday, August 19th for our 2nd Anniversary
Celebration! At 11:00am, we welcome the Center for
Wildlife, who will presenting their “Raptors and
Reptiles” show. With assistance from live raptors and
reptiles, we will examine how these animals use
special “tools” and adaptations for survival. This is
a free program, and everyone is invited. Also, free
iced shade-grown, organic, fair-trade coffee and fresh
popcorn will be served all weekend.
- End transcript
_______________________________________________________________________
Jeannette and Derek Lovitch
Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth
500 Route One, Yarmouth, Maine
207-846-8002
www.yarmouthbirds.com
_______________________________________________________________________