- RBA
* Maine
* Southcoastal
* September 28, 2006
* MESC0609.28
- Species Mentioned:
***WESTERN REEF-HERON***(GONE)
*GOLDEN EAGLE*
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER
STILT SANDPIPER
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Carolina Wren
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
- Transcript:
Hotline: Southcoastal Maine Rare Bird Alert
(Internet Only).
Date: Thursday, September 28, 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 reports can be found at
www.yarmouthbirds.com.
Weather Summary: Another good passerine flight
occurred Thurs. night on clear skies and light NW
winds. Rain on Sat. and thunderstorms on Sun, along
with southerly winds, were thanks to a pair of low
pressure systems. Clearing skies and light winds Sun.
night through Wed. allowed passerine migration to
proceed. A southerly flow returned for Wed. and
Thurs.
The ***WESTERN REEF-HERON*** was last observed at
6:00pm on Thursday the 21st from the Goat Island
Saltwater Fishing Access pull-off along Rte 1B in New
Castle, NH. A number of birders searched the area
this weekend, to no avail. If any further reports are
received, they will be posted immediately at
www.yarmouthbirds.com/bird_news.asp.
A *GOLDEN EAGLE* was reported, without details, from
Mount Agamenticus in York on 9/25.
Raptors migration was well-observed this week. 826
raptors, including 702 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 2
RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, 1 NORTHERN GOSHAWK, and 3
PEREGRINE FALCONS over York’s Mount Agamenticus on the
21st. 167 raptors over the Wild Bird Center of
Yarmouth in two hours on the 22nd included 148
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and one PEREGRINE FALCON.
Meanwhile, a Peregrine has once again returned to the
Andros Mill on the Androscoggin River between
Brunswick and Topsham (Delorme Map 6: B-3) this week,
and one was spotted at the Kennebunk Plains on the
26th.
125 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were reported from Hill’s
Beach in Biddeford on the 26th. An AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVER was at Seawall Beach in Phippsburg
(Delorme Map 6: E-5) on the 21st, a juvenile was on
Ferry/Western Beach in Scarborough (Delorme Map 3:
B-4) on the 24th, and a juvenile in the salt pannes on
the east side of the north end of the Eastern Rd Trail
through Scarborough Marsh on the 25th.
Two adult AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were spotted on
Ferry/Western Beaches on 9/24.
Two STILT SANDPIPERS were still at the Sanford
Sewerage facility (Delorme Map 2: C-4) on 9/21, and 5
were in the Eastern Rd salt pannes on 9/25. A single
juvenile BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was noted at
Phippsburg’s Seawall Beach on 9/21.
A smattering of RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD reports were
still being received this week.
60-70 NORTHERN FLICKERS were observed at South
Portland’s Wainright Farm Recreation Area (off of
Highland Rd, Delorme Map 3: A-4) in only 15 minutes on
the morning of the 21st.
A CAROLINA WREN was singing at Fort William’s Park in
Cape Elizabeth (Delorme Map 3: B-5) on 9/22, one was
singing in Portland’s Western Cemetery on 9/28, and
one was singing from what is left of the vegetation on
the site of the new Mercy Hospital along the
Commercial Street Extension in Portland (Delorme Map
73: F-3) on 9/28.
Warbler diversity and volume was down this week, but
increasing numbers of YELLOW-RUMPED and PALM WARBLERS
(of both subspecies) were reported.
28 VESPER SPARROWS were tallied at Kennebunk Plains on
the 26th. Increasingly large numbers of SAVANNAH
SPARROWS are now arriving, while numerous NELSON’S and
SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS are still being
observed throughout Scarborough Marsh.
- End transcript
_______________________________________________________________________
Jeannette and Derek Lovitch
Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth
500 Route One, Yarmouth, Maine
207-846-8002
www.yarmouthbirds.com
_______________________________________________________________________
* Maine
* Southcoastal
* September 28, 2006
* MESC0609.28
- Species Mentioned:
***WESTERN REEF-HERON***(GONE)
*GOLDEN EAGLE*
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER
STILT SANDPIPER
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Carolina Wren
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
- Transcript:
Hotline: Southcoastal Maine Rare Bird Alert
(Internet Only).
Date: Thursday, September 28, 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 reports can be found at
www.yarmouthbirds.com.
Weather Summary: Another good passerine flight
occurred Thurs. night on clear skies and light NW
winds. Rain on Sat. and thunderstorms on Sun, along
with southerly winds, were thanks to a pair of low
pressure systems. Clearing skies and light winds Sun.
night through Wed. allowed passerine migration to
proceed. A southerly flow returned for Wed. and
Thurs.
The ***WESTERN REEF-HERON*** was last observed at
6:00pm on Thursday the 21st from the Goat Island
Saltwater Fishing Access pull-off along Rte 1B in New
Castle, NH. A number of birders searched the area
this weekend, to no avail. If any further reports are
received, they will be posted immediately at
www.yarmouthbirds.com/bird_news.asp.
A *GOLDEN EAGLE* was reported, without details, from
Mount Agamenticus in York on 9/25.
Raptors migration was well-observed this week. 826
raptors, including 702 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 2
RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, 1 NORTHERN GOSHAWK, and 3
PEREGRINE FALCONS over York’s Mount Agamenticus on the
21st. 167 raptors over the Wild Bird Center of
Yarmouth in two hours on the 22nd included 148
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and one PEREGRINE FALCON.
Meanwhile, a Peregrine has once again returned to the
Andros Mill on the Androscoggin River between
Brunswick and Topsham (Delorme Map 6: B-3) this week,
and one was spotted at the Kennebunk Plains on the
26th.
125 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were reported from Hill’s
Beach in Biddeford on the 26th. An AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVER was at Seawall Beach in Phippsburg
(Delorme Map 6: E-5) on the 21st, a juvenile was on
Ferry/Western Beach in Scarborough (Delorme Map 3:
B-4) on the 24th, and a juvenile in the salt pannes on
the east side of the north end of the Eastern Rd Trail
through Scarborough Marsh on the 25th.
Two adult AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were spotted on
Ferry/Western Beaches on 9/24.
Two STILT SANDPIPERS were still at the Sanford
Sewerage facility (Delorme Map 2: C-4) on 9/21, and 5
were in the Eastern Rd salt pannes on 9/25. A single
juvenile BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was noted at
Phippsburg’s Seawall Beach on 9/21.
A smattering of RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD reports were
still being received this week.
60-70 NORTHERN FLICKERS were observed at South
Portland’s Wainright Farm Recreation Area (off of
Highland Rd, Delorme Map 3: A-4) in only 15 minutes on
the morning of the 21st.
A CAROLINA WREN was singing at Fort William’s Park in
Cape Elizabeth (Delorme Map 3: B-5) on 9/22, one was
singing in Portland’s Western Cemetery on 9/28, and
one was singing from what is left of the vegetation on
the site of the new Mercy Hospital along the
Commercial Street Extension in Portland (Delorme Map
73: F-3) on 9/28.
Warbler diversity and volume was down this week, but
increasing numbers of YELLOW-RUMPED and PALM WARBLERS
(of both subspecies) were reported.
28 VESPER SPARROWS were tallied at Kennebunk Plains on
the 26th. Increasingly large numbers of SAVANNAH
SPARROWS are now arriving, while numerous NELSON’S and
SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS are still being
observed throughout Scarborough Marsh.
- End transcript
_______________________________________________________________________
Jeannette and Derek Lovitch
Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth
500 Route One, Yarmouth, Maine
207-846-8002
www.yarmouthbirds.com
_______________________________________________________________________