- RBA
* Maine
* Southcoastal
* November 30, 2006
* MESC0611.30
- Species Mentioned:
**ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER**
Canada Goose
Brant
Northern Pintail
Ruddy Duck
Ring-necked Pheasant
Turkey Vulture
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
American Coot
Black-bellied Plover
White-rumped Sandpiper
Purple Sandpiper
Dunlin
Iceland Gull
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Northern Shrike
TREE SWALLOW
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER
Yellow-rumped Warbler
“Yellow” Palm Warbler
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
Swamp Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
Baltimore Oriole
- Transcript:
Hotline: Southcoastal Maine Rare Bird Alert
(Internet Only).
Date: Thursday, November 30, 2006 compiled at:
6:00pm.
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: A coastal storm produced rain and NE
winds on Thanksgiving. High pressure then dominated
Fri. through Mon, with dry weather and more
above-normal temps (high mostly in the mid to lo 50’s,
normal= 44F). A weak cold front Mon. night - which
produced some light rain - reduced temps (only in the
upper 30’s for highs on Tues) with drizzle and light
rain on gusty NE winds that persisted through Wed am.
Milder air on SW followed a warm front on Thurs,
producing a record high of 61F in Portland. It was a
productive week of birding, either due to the mild
weather – that got more birders out and about, and/or
due to a more active weather pattern getting birds on
the move.
An **ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER** was discovered in Saco
on 11/26. The bird was foraging on fruit and
flycatching from a scrubby hillside under the
powerline, as well as from riverside trees, in the
area known to birders as the “Saco Yacht Club.”
However, the Yacht Club (and a Public Boat Access) is
actually across the street from the hillside. From
downtown Saco, turn onto Front Street, bear right to
proceed under the railroad tracks, and proceed to the
boat launch parking lot (Delorme Map 71: B-3). The
bird was seen through 3:35pm today, Thursday the 30th.
It occasionally is seen behind the yacht club
building, it can dissapear towards the water treatment
plant, and it can remain hidden for long periods at a
time, especially on cold and wet days. In other
words, be patient, and search the entire area,
especially near the large apple tree (with yellow
fruit) behind the yellow building.
This is only the 8th record of this species (plus four
November “Myiarchus sp” reports) for Maine. Other
species noted at the “Yacht Club” area this week
included one YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER on 11/26 and 11/28,
1 CAROLINA WREN 11/28-29, and one RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
also on 11/28-29. A walk further east along the
powerline cut on the 29th produced a YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT (in shrubs located between two patched of
evergreens, just after a sharp angle of the cut to the
left), two more CAROLINA WRENS, and a tardy SWAMP
SPARROW.
The Thornhurst Farm, North Yarmouth (off of Rte 115;
Delorme Map 5: D-5) CANADA GOOSE flock had grown to
574 birds as of 11/25. Single BRANT were at Biddeford
Pool on 11/25, and in Portland Harbor (off of the SE
end of the Eastern Promenade multipurpose trail) on
11/27.
A single hen NORTHERN PINTAIL was at Freeport’s
Winslow Park (Delorme Map 6: D-1) on the 25th.
Meanwhile, 26 RUDDY DUCKS were in Prout’s Pond (behind
“The Food Guy” restaurant, on Pleasant Hill Rd in
Scarborough; Delorme Map 3: A-4) on the 27th.
A male RING-NECKED PHEASANT was along Pine Point Rd in
Scarborough on 11/27.
A tardy TURKEY VULTURE was over the USM Campus in
Gorham on the 28th.
Single MERLINS were at Evergreen Cemetery on 11/25 and
Portland’s Deering Oaks Park (Delorme Map 73: E-3) on
11/26, while a PEREGRINE FALCON was over the Fore
River on the Portland/South Portland border on 11/20.
12 AMERICAN COOTS were in Grondin Pond (off of
Clearwater Rd; Delorme Map 3: B-4) on 11/27.
Lingering BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS included 3 at
Biddeford Pool on the 26th, two there on the 27th, two
at Pine Point in Scarborough on the 27th, and one at
Laudholm Farms in Wells on the 30th. A WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER was noted at Popham Beach State Park in
Phippsburg on the 28th. 13 PURPLE SANDPIPERS and a
good local, inshore count of 51 DUNLIN were tallied at
Winslow Park on the 25th, but Biddeford Pool outshined
that: about 300 Purples were off of Ocean Ave on the
27th, while 264 Dunlin were tallied on the 28th.
An ICELAND GULL was noted at the mouth of Goosefare
Brook on the Old Orchard Beach/Saco border (Delorme
Map 3: B-3) on 11/25.
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER visited a River Rd, Topsham
yard on 11/27, while single late NORTHERN FLICKERS
were noted at Evergreen Cemetery on 11/22 and along
Granite Point Rd in Biddeford (Delorme Map 3: D-3) on
11/26.
NORTHERN SHRIKES were found along the entrance road
to Brunswick High School on 11/26; Freeport’s Hedgehog
Mountain Park (off Pownal Rd; Delorme Map 6: C-1) on
11/26; and at Scarborough’s Fuller Farm (off Broadturn
Rd; Delorme Map 3: B-2) on 11/30.
A TREE SWALLOW was spotted over the Eastern Rd Trail
through Scarborough Marsh at sunset on the 26th.
A tardy WINTER WREN was reported from Evergreen
Cemetery on 11/22.
A late RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET visited a Topsham yard on
the 23rd.
A lingering HERMIT THRUSH was near Head Beach in
Phippsburg (Delorme Map 6: E-3) on 11/24.
A very late male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was found
in the Biddeford Pool neighborhood on the 26th, along
with two YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS. Meanwhile, a
“YELLOW” PALM WARBLER was noted along Warren Avenue in
Portland (Delorme Map 73: D-1) on the 27th.
A single LAPLAND LONGSPUR was over Small Point in
Phippsburg on 11/24.
A very late BALTIMORE ORIOLE was reported from
Biddeford Pool on the 27th.
- End transcript
_______________________________________________________________________
Jeannette and Derek Lovitch
Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth
500 Route One, Yarmouth, Maine
207-846-8002
www.yarmouthbirds.com
_______________________________________________________________________
* Maine
* Southcoastal
* November 30, 2006
* MESC0611.30
- Species Mentioned:
**ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER**
Canada Goose
Brant
Northern Pintail
Ruddy Duck
Ring-necked Pheasant
Turkey Vulture
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
American Coot
Black-bellied Plover
White-rumped Sandpiper
Purple Sandpiper
Dunlin
Iceland Gull
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Northern Shrike
TREE SWALLOW
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER
Yellow-rumped Warbler
“Yellow” Palm Warbler
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
Swamp Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
Baltimore Oriole
- Transcript:
Hotline: Southcoastal Maine Rare Bird Alert
(Internet Only).
Date: Thursday, November 30, 2006 compiled at:
6:00pm.
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: A coastal storm produced rain and NE
winds on Thanksgiving. High pressure then dominated
Fri. through Mon, with dry weather and more
above-normal temps (high mostly in the mid to lo 50’s,
normal= 44F). A weak cold front Mon. night - which
produced some light rain - reduced temps (only in the
upper 30’s for highs on Tues) with drizzle and light
rain on gusty NE winds that persisted through Wed am.
Milder air on SW followed a warm front on Thurs,
producing a record high of 61F in Portland. It was a
productive week of birding, either due to the mild
weather – that got more birders out and about, and/or
due to a more active weather pattern getting birds on
the move.
An **ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER** was discovered in Saco
on 11/26. The bird was foraging on fruit and
flycatching from a scrubby hillside under the
powerline, as well as from riverside trees, in the
area known to birders as the “Saco Yacht Club.”
However, the Yacht Club (and a Public Boat Access) is
actually across the street from the hillside. From
downtown Saco, turn onto Front Street, bear right to
proceed under the railroad tracks, and proceed to the
boat launch parking lot (Delorme Map 71: B-3). The
bird was seen through 3:35pm today, Thursday the 30th.
It occasionally is seen behind the yacht club
building, it can dissapear towards the water treatment
plant, and it can remain hidden for long periods at a
time, especially on cold and wet days. In other
words, be patient, and search the entire area,
especially near the large apple tree (with yellow
fruit) behind the yellow building.
This is only the 8th record of this species (plus four
November “Myiarchus sp” reports) for Maine. Other
species noted at the “Yacht Club” area this week
included one YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER on 11/26 and 11/28,
1 CAROLINA WREN 11/28-29, and one RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
also on 11/28-29. A walk further east along the
powerline cut on the 29th produced a YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT (in shrubs located between two patched of
evergreens, just after a sharp angle of the cut to the
left), two more CAROLINA WRENS, and a tardy SWAMP
SPARROW.
The Thornhurst Farm, North Yarmouth (off of Rte 115;
Delorme Map 5: D-5) CANADA GOOSE flock had grown to
574 birds as of 11/25. Single BRANT were at Biddeford
Pool on 11/25, and in Portland Harbor (off of the SE
end of the Eastern Promenade multipurpose trail) on
11/27.
A single hen NORTHERN PINTAIL was at Freeport’s
Winslow Park (Delorme Map 6: D-1) on the 25th.
Meanwhile, 26 RUDDY DUCKS were in Prout’s Pond (behind
“The Food Guy” restaurant, on Pleasant Hill Rd in
Scarborough; Delorme Map 3: A-4) on the 27th.
A male RING-NECKED PHEASANT was along Pine Point Rd in
Scarborough on 11/27.
A tardy TURKEY VULTURE was over the USM Campus in
Gorham on the 28th.
Single MERLINS were at Evergreen Cemetery on 11/25 and
Portland’s Deering Oaks Park (Delorme Map 73: E-3) on
11/26, while a PEREGRINE FALCON was over the Fore
River on the Portland/South Portland border on 11/20.
12 AMERICAN COOTS were in Grondin Pond (off of
Clearwater Rd; Delorme Map 3: B-4) on 11/27.
Lingering BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS included 3 at
Biddeford Pool on the 26th, two there on the 27th, two
at Pine Point in Scarborough on the 27th, and one at
Laudholm Farms in Wells on the 30th. A WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER was noted at Popham Beach State Park in
Phippsburg on the 28th. 13 PURPLE SANDPIPERS and a
good local, inshore count of 51 DUNLIN were tallied at
Winslow Park on the 25th, but Biddeford Pool outshined
that: about 300 Purples were off of Ocean Ave on the
27th, while 264 Dunlin were tallied on the 28th.
An ICELAND GULL was noted at the mouth of Goosefare
Brook on the Old Orchard Beach/Saco border (Delorme
Map 3: B-3) on 11/25.
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER visited a River Rd, Topsham
yard on 11/27, while single late NORTHERN FLICKERS
were noted at Evergreen Cemetery on 11/22 and along
Granite Point Rd in Biddeford (Delorme Map 3: D-3) on
11/26.
NORTHERN SHRIKES were found along the entrance road
to Brunswick High School on 11/26; Freeport’s Hedgehog
Mountain Park (off Pownal Rd; Delorme Map 6: C-1) on
11/26; and at Scarborough’s Fuller Farm (off Broadturn
Rd; Delorme Map 3: B-2) on 11/30.
A TREE SWALLOW was spotted over the Eastern Rd Trail
through Scarborough Marsh at sunset on the 26th.
A tardy WINTER WREN was reported from Evergreen
Cemetery on 11/22.
A late RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET visited a Topsham yard on
the 23rd.
A lingering HERMIT THRUSH was near Head Beach in
Phippsburg (Delorme Map 6: E-3) on 11/24.
A very late male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was found
in the Biddeford Pool neighborhood on the 26th, along
with two YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS. Meanwhile, a
“YELLOW” PALM WARBLER was noted along Warren Avenue in
Portland (Delorme Map 73: D-1) on the 27th.
A single LAPLAND LONGSPUR was over Small Point in
Phippsburg on 11/24.
A very late BALTIMORE ORIOLE was reported from
Biddeford Pool on the 27th.
- End transcript
_______________________________________________________________________
Jeannette and Derek Lovitch
Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth
500 Route One, Yarmouth, Maine
207-846-8002
www.yarmouthbirds.com
_______________________________________________________________________