- RBA
* Maine
* Southcoastal
* June 14, 2007
* MESC0706.14
- Species Mentioned:
Red-throated Loon
PACIFIC LOON
Common Loon
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER
Greater Yellowlegs
Upland Sandpiper
Red Knot
Purple Sandpiper
LITTLE GULL
Bonaparte’s Gull
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Carolina Wren
Magnolia Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Vesper Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Indigo Bunting
Portland Pelagic Trip: Registrations needed by June
21!
- Transcript:
Hotline: Southcoastal Maine Rare Bird Alert
(Internet Only).
Date: Thursday, June 14, 2007 compiled at:
5:00pm.
To report: (207) 846-8002, or
wbcbirds_AT_yarmouthbirds_dot_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 stalling cold front produced
showers and isolated thunderstorms Sat pm. Scattered
showers and patchy drizzle, along with easterly winds
continued through Sun as a surface low spun well
offshore. The moist maritime air and a series of
shortwaves rotating around that low resulted in widely
scattered showers and thunderstorms Mon pm through
Tues, but high temps were as much as 10 degrees above
normal. A deeper easterly flow Wed produced periods
of drizzle, with below normal temps in the upper 50’s
along the coast – 20 degrees cooler than yesterday
(normal high for Portland is 72F.), before slowly
clearing during the day on Thursday.
A PACIFIC LOON, apparently in 1st-summer plumage, was
described from off of Camp Ellis in Saco (Delorme Map
3: C-3) on 6/9. It was viewed from the beach at the
end of Maine Avenue, between 5:00 and 6:45pm. The
bird was seen again, just a little farther north in
the Bay, from the beach of Ferry Beach State Park in
the morning on the next day, in a group of 12 COMMON
LOONS. 1 basic-plumaged RED-THROATED LOON was also
observed in the area. 4 Red-throated and 31 Common
Loons passed Cape Elizabeth’s Dyer Point (Delorme Map
3: B-5) in an hour on 6/14.
The first WILSON’S STORM-PETREL of the season, a
single bird, was spotted from Dyer Point on the 14th.
An AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER flew past Ferry Beach in
Scarborough (Delorme Map 3: B-4) on 6/11.
With a scattered few shorebirds lingering in favored
coastal locations, a GREATER YELLOWLEGS was lingering
inland at the Sanford Sewerage facility (at the end of
Gavel Rd, off of Rte 4 in Sanford; Delorme Map 2: C-4)
on the 12th and 3 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were heard and
seen at the Kennebunk Plains earlier that day. One
RED KNOT was in Atkin’s Bay in Phippsburg (Delorme Map
6: E-5) on the 8th, while three were on Hill’s Beach
in Biddeford on the 10th. Meanwhile, three lingering
PURPLE SANDPIPERS were seen on Heron Island, off of
Popham Beach State Park on the same day.
A 1st cycle LITTLE GULL joined 175 BONAPARTE’S GULLS
on Hill’s Beach (Delorme Map 3: C-3) in Biddeford on
6/10. The birds had concentrated on the sandbar to
Basket Island at the beach’s East End on the incoming
tide.
Yards on Cousin’s Island in Yarmouth are now hosting a
pair of RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS.
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was at the Bijhouwer
Preserve in Phippsburg (From Rte 209, take Stoneybrook
Rd for 0.6 miles to Devil’s Highway for 0.4 miles to
the preserve; Delorme Map 6: D-5) on 6/8.
A CAROLINA WREN continues to sing at Two Lights State
Park in Cape Elizabeth.
Truant migrant warblers this week included a
smattering of MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, single singing
BLACKPOLL WARBLERS at Freeport’s Florida Lake Park
(off of Rte 125; Delorme Map 6: C-1) on 6/8 and along
Fessenden Rd in Cape Elizabeth (Delorme Map 3: B-5) on
6/14, and a female MOURNING WARBLER at Yarmouth’s
Bayview Preserve (off of Bayview St; Delorme Map 6:
D-1) on 6/8.
As for breeders, 18 PRAIRIE WARBLERS were counted in
the powerline cut between Hurricane and Blackstrap Rds
in Falmouth (Delorme Map 5: D-4) on the 9th, while 29
were tallied at the Kennebunk Plains on the 12th.
15 VESPER and 8 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were tallied in
the Kennebunk Plains on 6/12.
An excellent count of 11 INDIGO BUNTINGS was made in
the powerline cut between Hurricane and Blackstrap Rds
in Falmouth on the 9th.
TRAVEL: PORTLAND PELAGIC.
Join the Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth and See-Life
Paulagics for a ½- DAY PELAGIC out of Portland on
Saturday, July 14th. In order to ensure that this trip
will run, please register by June 21st.
We’ll be seeking Manx, Sooty, Greater, and perhaps
even Cory’s Shearwaters; Wilson’s and Leach’s
Storm-Petrels, Roseate and Arctic Terns, whales and
dolphins, and hopefully such treats as a South Polar
Skua or a (the?) Yellow-nosed Albatross! For more
information, Contact See Life Paulagics
(www_DOT_paulagics_DOT_com) or the Wild Bird Center of
Yarmouth for more information. For reservations,
contact See Life Paulagics at info_AT_ paulagics DOT
com, or by calling 215-234-6805.
- End transcript
_______________________________________________________________________
Jeannette and Derek Lovitch
Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth
500 Route One, Yarmouth, Maine
207-846-8002
www.yarmouthbirds.com
_______________________________________________________________________
* Maine
* Southcoastal
* June 14, 2007
* MESC0706.14
- Species Mentioned:
Red-throated Loon
PACIFIC LOON
Common Loon
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER
Greater Yellowlegs
Upland Sandpiper
Red Knot
Purple Sandpiper
LITTLE GULL
Bonaparte’s Gull
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Carolina Wren
Magnolia Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Vesper Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Indigo Bunting
Portland Pelagic Trip: Registrations needed by June
21!
- Transcript:
Hotline: Southcoastal Maine Rare Bird Alert
(Internet Only).
Date: Thursday, June 14, 2007 compiled at:
5:00pm.
To report: (207) 846-8002, or
wbcbirds_AT_yarmouthbirds_dot_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 stalling cold front produced
showers and isolated thunderstorms Sat pm. Scattered
showers and patchy drizzle, along with easterly winds
continued through Sun as a surface low spun well
offshore. The moist maritime air and a series of
shortwaves rotating around that low resulted in widely
scattered showers and thunderstorms Mon pm through
Tues, but high temps were as much as 10 degrees above
normal. A deeper easterly flow Wed produced periods
of drizzle, with below normal temps in the upper 50’s
along the coast – 20 degrees cooler than yesterday
(normal high for Portland is 72F.), before slowly
clearing during the day on Thursday.
A PACIFIC LOON, apparently in 1st-summer plumage, was
described from off of Camp Ellis in Saco (Delorme Map
3: C-3) on 6/9. It was viewed from the beach at the
end of Maine Avenue, between 5:00 and 6:45pm. The
bird was seen again, just a little farther north in
the Bay, from the beach of Ferry Beach State Park in
the morning on the next day, in a group of 12 COMMON
LOONS. 1 basic-plumaged RED-THROATED LOON was also
observed in the area. 4 Red-throated and 31 Common
Loons passed Cape Elizabeth’s Dyer Point (Delorme Map
3: B-5) in an hour on 6/14.
The first WILSON’S STORM-PETREL of the season, a
single bird, was spotted from Dyer Point on the 14th.
An AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER flew past Ferry Beach in
Scarborough (Delorme Map 3: B-4) on 6/11.
With a scattered few shorebirds lingering in favored
coastal locations, a GREATER YELLOWLEGS was lingering
inland at the Sanford Sewerage facility (at the end of
Gavel Rd, off of Rte 4 in Sanford; Delorme Map 2: C-4)
on the 12th and 3 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were heard and
seen at the Kennebunk Plains earlier that day. One
RED KNOT was in Atkin’s Bay in Phippsburg (Delorme Map
6: E-5) on the 8th, while three were on Hill’s Beach
in Biddeford on the 10th. Meanwhile, three lingering
PURPLE SANDPIPERS were seen on Heron Island, off of
Popham Beach State Park on the same day.
A 1st cycle LITTLE GULL joined 175 BONAPARTE’S GULLS
on Hill’s Beach (Delorme Map 3: C-3) in Biddeford on
6/10. The birds had concentrated on the sandbar to
Basket Island at the beach’s East End on the incoming
tide.
Yards on Cousin’s Island in Yarmouth are now hosting a
pair of RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS.
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was at the Bijhouwer
Preserve in Phippsburg (From Rte 209, take Stoneybrook
Rd for 0.6 miles to Devil’s Highway for 0.4 miles to
the preserve; Delorme Map 6: D-5) on 6/8.
A CAROLINA WREN continues to sing at Two Lights State
Park in Cape Elizabeth.
Truant migrant warblers this week included a
smattering of MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, single singing
BLACKPOLL WARBLERS at Freeport’s Florida Lake Park
(off of Rte 125; Delorme Map 6: C-1) on 6/8 and along
Fessenden Rd in Cape Elizabeth (Delorme Map 3: B-5) on
6/14, and a female MOURNING WARBLER at Yarmouth’s
Bayview Preserve (off of Bayview St; Delorme Map 6:
D-1) on 6/8.
As for breeders, 18 PRAIRIE WARBLERS were counted in
the powerline cut between Hurricane and Blackstrap Rds
in Falmouth (Delorme Map 5: D-4) on the 9th, while 29
were tallied at the Kennebunk Plains on the 12th.
15 VESPER and 8 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were tallied in
the Kennebunk Plains on 6/12.
An excellent count of 11 INDIGO BUNTINGS was made in
the powerline cut between Hurricane and Blackstrap Rds
in Falmouth on the 9th.
TRAVEL: PORTLAND PELAGIC.
Join the Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth and See-Life
Paulagics for a ½- DAY PELAGIC out of Portland on
Saturday, July 14th. In order to ensure that this trip
will run, please register by June 21st.
We’ll be seeking Manx, Sooty, Greater, and perhaps
even Cory’s Shearwaters; Wilson’s and Leach’s
Storm-Petrels, Roseate and Arctic Terns, whales and
dolphins, and hopefully such treats as a South Polar
Skua or a (the?) Yellow-nosed Albatross! For more
information, Contact See Life Paulagics
(www_DOT_paulagics_DOT_com) or the Wild Bird Center of
Yarmouth for more information. For reservations,
contact See Life Paulagics at info_AT_ paulagics DOT
com, or by calling 215-234-6805.
- End transcript
_______________________________________________________________________
Jeannette and Derek Lovitch
Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth
500 Route One, Yarmouth, Maine
207-846-8002
www.yarmouthbirds.com
_______________________________________________________________________