- RBA
* Maine
* Southcoastal
* October 19, 2006
* MESC0610.19
- Species Mentioned:
*BLACK SKIMMER*
Common Eider
White-winged Scoter
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Snowy Egret
Turkey Vulture
Broad-winged Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
American Coot
Hudsonian Godwit
Pectoral Sandpiper
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
Wilson’s Snipe
Red-eyed Vireo
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
American Pipit
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
Nashville Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
Grasshopper Sparrow
“Ipswich” Savannah Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
DICKCISSEL
Rusty Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
- Transcript:
Hotline: Southcoastal Maine Rare Bird Alert
(Internet Only).
Date: Thursday, October 19, 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 reports can be found at
www.yarmouthbirds.com.
Weather Summary: A cold front early Fri am ushered in
unseasonably cool air for the weekend through Mon. –
including widespread frost and freezes – as high
pressure dominated. Clear nights, with light, mostly
westerly winds, allowed migrants to proceed unimpeded
and days were simply beautiful. A southerly flow –
and much warmer temps – ahead of an approaching warm
front produced showers Tues night and Wed. morning,
before the passage of a weak cold front Wed. pm.
A juvenile *BLACK SKIMMER* was discovered on the
sandbar at Hill’s Beach in Biddeford Pool on 10/17.
Hill’s Beach is the northern shore of Biddeford Pool,
public access to the beach is possible from a trail
just west of Bufflehead’s Restaurant. No further
reports have been received.
Seaducks, especially WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and
RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS increased significantly this
week, and approximately 4,000 COMMON EIDERS massing
off of Popham Beach State Park on 10/15 was a very
good mid-October count. About 50 RUDDY DUCKS were at
the Sanford Sewerage facility (off of Rte 4; Delorme
Map 2: C-4) on 10/14.
Two SNOWY EGRETS were still in Scarborough Marsh, off
of the Eastern Rd. Trail, as of the 15th.
A PEREGRINE FALCON passed the Eastern Promenade in
Portland on 10/15, and one was over the Casco Bay
Bridge on 10/19. Meanwhile, the very unofficial
hawkwatch (1 hour per day, mid-Sept. through mid-Oct)
here at the Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth concluded its
second “season” with 353 raptors of 12 species (incl.
TURKEY VULTURE, a non-raptor) including 275
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and two PEREGRINE FALCONS in only
27.5 hours of observation.
One AMERICAN COOT was at the Sanford Sewerage facility
on the 14th.
A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was discovered at Popham Beach
State Park in Phippsburg on 10/15.
Good numbers of PECTORAL SANDPIPERS continue,
including 36 at the Sanford Sewerage facility on the
14th and 26 in the salt pannes on the east side of the
northern end of the Eastern Road Trail in Scarborough
Marsh on the 15th. One juvenile LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
was at the Sanford Sewerage facility on the 14th.
Portland’s Capisic Pond Park hosted 4 WILSON’S SNIPE
on the 13th.
Single CAROLINA WRENS were noted at Fort Foster in
Kittery on 10/17, in the neighborhood near The Nubble
Light in Cape Neddick on the same day. Two were seen
in Cape Elizabeth on 10/19: One along Fessenden Road
(Delorme Map 3: B-5) and the other in Two Lights State
Park.
Small migrant flocks of EASTERN BLUEBIRDS were widely
reported this week.
Numerous AMERICAN PIPITS are passing overhead,
including a good count of 25+ from the Eastern Road
Trail through Scarborough Marsh on 10/15.
An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, and a NASHVILLE WARBLER,
shared a bush at the edge of Great Pond, at the 90
degree curve of 1st Street on the pond’s northern
side, on 10/16. Another ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was
found at Cape Elizabeth’s Crescent Beach State Park on
10/19. Meanwhile, a nice total for the date of 11
BLACKPOLL WARBLERS was made along the Cliff Walk in
York Harbor (Delorme Map 1: B-5) on 10/17.
Other tardy Neotropical migrants also included a male
BALTIMORE ORIOLE at Portland’s Capisic Pond Park on
10/13, a SCARLET TANAGER at Portland’s Eastern
Promenade on 10/15, and multiple RED-EYED VIREOS and
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS.
Maxwell’s Farm in Cape Elizabeth (between Sawyer Rd
and Spurwink Avenue, Delorme Map 3: A-4) hosted a
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW on the 15th and it continues
through the 19th. Single GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were
found at Bug Light Park, behind the fence along the
park’s western boundary and at Crescent Beach State
Park on the 19th. “IPSWICH” SAVANNAH SPARROWS are on
the move, with this week’s high count of three coming
from Seapoint Beach in Kittery on the 17th.
Single LAPLAND LONGSPURS were noted at East Point
Sanctuary in Biddeford Pool on the 16th and at
Kittery’s Seapoint Beach on the 17th.
Another DICKCISSEL has appeared at the feeders here at
the Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth, with an adult
female-type dropping by on 10/18 and continuing
through today.
Kittery’s Fort Foster hosted one RUSTY BLACKBIRD on
the 17th, while 100+ BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS had amassed
along Fessenden Road in Cape Elizabeth on the 19th.
NOTE: The results of our survey on the Economic Impact
of the Western Reef-Heron on Kittery, Maine is now
available on our website:
http://www.yarmouthbirds.com/pdf/W-Reef-Heron-Economics-Report.pdf
- End transcript
_______________________________________________________________________
Jeannette and Derek Lovitch
Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth
500 Route One, Yarmouth, Maine
207-846-8002
www.yarmouthbirds.com
_______________________________________________________________________
* Maine
* Southcoastal
* October 19, 2006
* MESC0610.19
- Species Mentioned:
*BLACK SKIMMER*
Common Eider
White-winged Scoter
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Snowy Egret
Turkey Vulture
Broad-winged Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
American Coot
Hudsonian Godwit
Pectoral Sandpiper
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
Wilson’s Snipe
Red-eyed Vireo
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
American Pipit
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
Nashville Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
Grasshopper Sparrow
“Ipswich” Savannah Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
DICKCISSEL
Rusty Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
- Transcript:
Hotline: Southcoastal Maine Rare Bird Alert
(Internet Only).
Date: Thursday, October 19, 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 reports can be found at
www.yarmouthbirds.com.
Weather Summary: A cold front early Fri am ushered in
unseasonably cool air for the weekend through Mon. –
including widespread frost and freezes – as high
pressure dominated. Clear nights, with light, mostly
westerly winds, allowed migrants to proceed unimpeded
and days were simply beautiful. A southerly flow –
and much warmer temps – ahead of an approaching warm
front produced showers Tues night and Wed. morning,
before the passage of a weak cold front Wed. pm.
A juvenile *BLACK SKIMMER* was discovered on the
sandbar at Hill’s Beach in Biddeford Pool on 10/17.
Hill’s Beach is the northern shore of Biddeford Pool,
public access to the beach is possible from a trail
just west of Bufflehead’s Restaurant. No further
reports have been received.
Seaducks, especially WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and
RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS increased significantly this
week, and approximately 4,000 COMMON EIDERS massing
off of Popham Beach State Park on 10/15 was a very
good mid-October count. About 50 RUDDY DUCKS were at
the Sanford Sewerage facility (off of Rte 4; Delorme
Map 2: C-4) on 10/14.
Two SNOWY EGRETS were still in Scarborough Marsh, off
of the Eastern Rd. Trail, as of the 15th.
A PEREGRINE FALCON passed the Eastern Promenade in
Portland on 10/15, and one was over the Casco Bay
Bridge on 10/19. Meanwhile, the very unofficial
hawkwatch (1 hour per day, mid-Sept. through mid-Oct)
here at the Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth concluded its
second “season” with 353 raptors of 12 species (incl.
TURKEY VULTURE, a non-raptor) including 275
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and two PEREGRINE FALCONS in only
27.5 hours of observation.
One AMERICAN COOT was at the Sanford Sewerage facility
on the 14th.
A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was discovered at Popham Beach
State Park in Phippsburg on 10/15.
Good numbers of PECTORAL SANDPIPERS continue,
including 36 at the Sanford Sewerage facility on the
14th and 26 in the salt pannes on the east side of the
northern end of the Eastern Road Trail in Scarborough
Marsh on the 15th. One juvenile LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
was at the Sanford Sewerage facility on the 14th.
Portland’s Capisic Pond Park hosted 4 WILSON’S SNIPE
on the 13th.
Single CAROLINA WRENS were noted at Fort Foster in
Kittery on 10/17, in the neighborhood near The Nubble
Light in Cape Neddick on the same day. Two were seen
in Cape Elizabeth on 10/19: One along Fessenden Road
(Delorme Map 3: B-5) and the other in Two Lights State
Park.
Small migrant flocks of EASTERN BLUEBIRDS were widely
reported this week.
Numerous AMERICAN PIPITS are passing overhead,
including a good count of 25+ from the Eastern Road
Trail through Scarborough Marsh on 10/15.
An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, and a NASHVILLE WARBLER,
shared a bush at the edge of Great Pond, at the 90
degree curve of 1st Street on the pond’s northern
side, on 10/16. Another ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was
found at Cape Elizabeth’s Crescent Beach State Park on
10/19. Meanwhile, a nice total for the date of 11
BLACKPOLL WARBLERS was made along the Cliff Walk in
York Harbor (Delorme Map 1: B-5) on 10/17.
Other tardy Neotropical migrants also included a male
BALTIMORE ORIOLE at Portland’s Capisic Pond Park on
10/13, a SCARLET TANAGER at Portland’s Eastern
Promenade on 10/15, and multiple RED-EYED VIREOS and
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS.
Maxwell’s Farm in Cape Elizabeth (between Sawyer Rd
and Spurwink Avenue, Delorme Map 3: A-4) hosted a
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW on the 15th and it continues
through the 19th. Single GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were
found at Bug Light Park, behind the fence along the
park’s western boundary and at Crescent Beach State
Park on the 19th. “IPSWICH” SAVANNAH SPARROWS are on
the move, with this week’s high count of three coming
from Seapoint Beach in Kittery on the 17th.
Single LAPLAND LONGSPURS were noted at East Point
Sanctuary in Biddeford Pool on the 16th and at
Kittery’s Seapoint Beach on the 17th.
Another DICKCISSEL has appeared at the feeders here at
the Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth, with an adult
female-type dropping by on 10/18 and continuing
through today.
Kittery’s Fort Foster hosted one RUSTY BLACKBIRD on
the 17th, while 100+ BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS had amassed
along Fessenden Road in Cape Elizabeth on the 19th.
NOTE: The results of our survey on the Economic Impact
of the Western Reef-Heron on Kittery, Maine is now
available on our website:
http://www.yarmouthbirds.com/pdf/W-Reef-Heron-Economics-Report.pdf
- End transcript
_______________________________________________________________________
Jeannette and Derek Lovitch
Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth
500 Route One, Yarmouth, Maine
207-846-8002
www.yarmouthbirds.com
_______________________________________________________________________