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Recent Sightings
May 25- Phippsburg: The CURLEW
SANDPIPER is still present on Seawall Beach in Phippsburg at this morning.
May 24 - Phippsburg: Doug Suitor reports that the CURLEW SANDPIPER was present on Seawall Beach in Phippsburg at 7:00am this morning.
MAY 24-Topsham:
Saw a CAROLINA WREN singing loud & long in woods next to my yard,
Pinewood Dr., Topsham. Haven't seen one here for about 3 years. Also, a pair of PILEATED WOODPECKERS come & go.
GREEN HERON and a pair of BELTED KINGFISHERS fly over
the river often. Many OSPREY "fishing" & a few BALD EAGLES every day.
Two EASTERN TOWHEES calling in a powerline area off Foreside.
PRARIE WARBLER and FIELD SPARROWS in powerline off Rte. 201.
50+ DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS sit on the rocks daily under
the green bridge at the Brunswick falls. The fishladder by the dam is open Wed-Sun afternoons for viewing of the many fish
that are swimming up the Androscoggin. Reported by Carol Jack
MAY 18-Bowdoinham: In a morning that went from showers
to a totally cloudless sky in a matter of minutes, Browns Pt Road did not provide evidence of a recent flight. Most birds
seemed to be local nesters.
Highlights included
Two 1st spring male Orchard Orioles in an altercation.
10 species of warbler, including singing PrairieWarbler.
Bobolinks in full song.
Indigo Bunting
Mike Fahay
MAY 17-Dresden: Green Point Farm WMA
Overcast, showers; 49-56F; wind nil to N ca 10 briefly. Mostly quiet,
but birdy in upper Orchard near farmhouse. Bay-Breasted in huge Sugar Maple by parking area. 46 Species. Highlights:
Bald Eagle 4
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Veery 1
Nashville Warbler 2
Yellow Warbler 30
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Black-throated Green Warbler 6
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 4
American Redstart 4
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 9
Wilson's Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Baltimore Oriole 4
Purple Finch 2
MAY 16-Phippsburg: Hermit Island. I've been
humbled enough to appreciate the value of a 20-warbler day, and today wasn't it. But 14 warblers, all in multiple numbers
was a rare treat.
Highlights:
Bay-Breasted Warbler
Black-Throated-Green (as many as 55)
Maggie (14)
Chestnut-Sided (4)
Nashville (8)
Black-Throated-Blue (5 together + 6)
Also: 16 Brant, offshore heading E to W (maybe reacting to lobster boat)
53 Com Tern (clicker count)
1 Olive-Sided Flycatcher
7 Least Flycatcher
1 Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher (nice 'patch-bird')
3 Brown Thrasher
1 Scarlet Tanager (male)
2 White-Crowned Sparrows
8 Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks
and 2 Carolina Wrens singing simultaneously, 1 behind the Office, 1 in
the cluster of cottages at Head Beach, 5 AM.
Reported by Mike Fahay
May 15-Brunswick: Forty-seven Chimney Swifts were
seen descending into the chimney at the former Brunswick High School. For more information see Brunswick Swifts.
MAY 12-Brunswick: Driving to work this morning I saw
several swifts along Maine Street b/w town hall and the dry cleaners. Reported by Steve Walker
MAY 10-Phippsburg: At our home in Phippsburg today we
had a beautiful male Indigo Bunting.(He was here yesterday as well.) He was joined mid-day with a male Red-Bellied Woodpecker.
While we were watching them feed on the ground together we were surprised
by a mature Red Tailed Hawk making a brief landing on a branch above them, a mere 5 feet from the window we were looking through!
We think he had an eye on one of our gray squirrels, which I am sure we wouldn't miss.
Warblers seen as of late are: Black-Throated Green, Black and White,
Yellow Rumped, and Parula. We have had 1 imm. Orchard Oriole and 3 Northern Orioles as well as a Catbird , a Great Crested
Flycatcher,2 female Flickers, a Savannah Sparrow and 8 Chipping Sparrows along with White Throated Sparrows, and a Female
Towhee.
Happy Birding from Youngs Lane! Maurice and Cathie Dauphin
MAY 8-Dresden: Mostly territorial birds this A.M. Before
6, a cruising Harrier flushed dozens of Savannahs as he skimmed the fields. Besides 10 spp of warblers, highlights included:
Singing Warbling Vireo E Kingbirds GCFlies WC Sparrow (3) RB Grosbeak (2) and a Red Fox den w/ 5 kits. Reported by Mike Fahay.
MAY 7-Phippsburg: Merrymeeting Audubon had a bird-walk at Hermit Island this
A.M. led by Carol Jack. Not too warblery, but some good birds nonetheless. Highlights scored by 19 observers included:
all 3 scoters
GW Teal
Black-crowned Night Heron (1st summer)
Least sandpiper
BHVireo (several)
Carolina Wren
Brown Thrasher singing
and 5 spp of warblers (mostly Yellow-rumps and Black & White)
Elsewhere in Phippsburg (earlier): In, over or near Center Pond:
a flock of 18 Glossy Ibis heading east
2 Ring-necked ducks & a few Lesser Scaup & Buffleheads
Bald Eagle and Cooper's Hawk
and audible Yellow Warb., No. Parula & Ovenbird
MAY 1 – Topsham: Cathance River Preserve
Cathance was ROARING! Way out of its banks. The Rapids Trail was underwater
for much of its length. Very noisy! Singing FIELD SPARROW, Tee No. 7, was a surprise. 3 Singing EASTERN TOWHEES near the awful
earth moving development going on. BLUE-HEADED VIREOS singing, tho' hard to hear next to rapids. NORTHERN PARULA and BLACK-AND-WHITE
WARBLER singing weakly. Other highlights included
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 5 T
ree Swallow 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Winter Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Hermit Thrush 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Palm Warbler 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Purple Finch 2
MAY 2-Orr's Island: First male humming bird of the season
at the humming bird feeder this morning was a chilly 28 degrees. Reported by Roger Jensen.
APR 30
West Bath: Just had an Orange-crowned Warbler in my
back yard. Checked out our feeders (without feeding) for 30 seconds or so, then split. Reported by Mike Fahay.
Phippsburg: Hermit Island was bright and sunny, but
brisk this morning with a NW wind. Very quiet, birdwise. Highlights:
Scarlet Tanager male
Drumming Rough Grouse
Northern Harrier
American Kestrel bathing in a puddle (Head Beach).
2 Myrtle Warblers (Yellow-rumped) singing weakly were the only warblers
seen or heard
Winter Wren singing in a damp bosky dell
Remaining ducks included 12 Black Scoters, 2 Surf Scoters, and 4 White-winged
Scoters.
APR 26
Freeport
Bradbury Mountain - Luke Seitz just called to report
that 2 BLACK VULTURES passed by the Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch at about 3:00pm. So far today, a very good (for the conditions:
light to moderate East wind) 75 (about) raptors have been tallied. A Purple Martin was also spotted from the watch this afternoon.
Derek Lovitch
Florida Lake: 150+ Yellow-rumped Warblers, 100+ "Yellow"
Palm Warblers, 1 "Western" Palm Warbler (first of spring), 1 Black-and-white Warbler (first of spring), 1 Rusty Blackbird:
Derek Lovitch, Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth
1 Green Heron, flying, over Rte 136, Freeport
Topsham: Cathance River Preserve reported by Mike Fahay
Walked the perimeter of Heath plus trail along Cathance River looking
for Louisiana Waterthrush. Singing Purple finches were young males. Prairie Warbler with small flock of Palms and Yellow-rumps,
high Maples over river. Harrier was Grey Ghost. 1 Broad-winged Hawk apparent resident. Killdeers displaying. Only 25 species.
Highlights
Wood Duck 2
Ruffed Grouse 2
Northern Harrier 1
Broad-winged Hawk 2
Killdeer 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Winter Wren 1
Hermit Thrush 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Prairie Warbler 1
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 13
Purple Finch 2
APR 25
Freeport: 1 Cliff Swallow, first of year, Florida Lake
Park. Derek Lovitch
Phippsburg: Highlights from Hermit Island from Mike
Fahay
E Meadowlark in dune Grass, Head Beach
Carolina Wren singing brushy slope behind Office
16 lingering Oldsquaws, most breeding plumage
3 Surf Scoters
1 White-winged Scoter
Also: Great Egret w/ Great Blue Heron, Rogers Neck Bridge Rt 209 (off
Kennebec R.). Not too common in these parts. Also: Great Egret w/ GBH, Rogers Neck Bridge Rt 209 (off Kennebec R.). Not too
common in these parts.
APR 22-Freeport: 100+ Yellow-rumped Warblers, Florida
Lake Park, Pownal: 1 Blue-headed Vireo, Bradbury Mountain State Park. Derek Lovitch
APR 22-Wiscasset: Had my FOY Brown Thrasher today at
Chewonki Neck near Wiscasset. Becky Marvil.
Brunswick: Old Bath-Brunswick Rd Powerline
Hermit Thrush singing
2 Br Creepers singing
Bay Bridge 15 Com Mergs (all hens)
Bowdoinham: Brown Pt. Rd
Brown Thrasher I
ndigo Bunting singing (early!)
Pine Warbler singing
Palm Warbler singing
Hermit Thrushes
Abby at low tide (ca 10 A.M.): Many Green-wingedTeal, Canada Geese Abby
at higher tide (ca 1:26 P.M.): 26 Lesser Scaup
Dresden-Pittston: (quiet by 11:22 AM)
Broad-winged Hawk
Pileated Woodpecker
Many Tree Swallows
Hermit Thrush
Chipping Sparrows
Reported by Mike Fahay
APR 21-Fownal: An INDIGO BUNTING was spotted on Bradbury
Mountain.
Dresden: Green Point Farm WMA reported by Mike Fahay
The little beaver pond at Green Point is full of warblers with 15 YELLOW-RUMPED
and 12 PALM WARBLERS. Three WILSON’S SNIPE were in the field and two in the marsh. A group of 110 SAVANNAH SPARROWS
were moving together through the habitat. Other highlights included
Northern Pintail 1
Green-winged Teal 24
Osprey 2
Bald Eagle 2
American Kestrel 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 3
FISH CROW 1
Tree Swallow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
APR 20-Phippsburg: Fort Popham reported by Mike Fahay
Six OSPREY were diving for alewives close to shore at the mouth of the Kennebec River. Two BALD EAGLES were present. A HORNED
GREBE was seen in breeding plumage. Eight-four SANDERLINGS were on the beach and 175 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS were off shore.
Cundy’s Harbor: First of year Yellow-rumped and
Pine Warblers in the yard today with the Pine coming to a suet feeder. Reported by John Berry.
APR 18 – Phippsburg: 2 regularly walked roads
near the Basin early this morning were pretty quiet. But singing Purple Finches were present on both, as well as singing Myrtle
Warbler. Ruby-crowned Kinglets are showing up as well. A single Rusty Blackbird was overhead on Stonewall Road. Ruffed Grouse
drumming. Only 2 Hermit Thrushes.
Kayaked Nequasset Brook and Nequasset Lake later, and it appears they
have lost their waterfowl. Only 3 Ring-necked Ducks and a few Woodies remain. Reported by Mike Fahay.
APR 17-Phippsburg: Popham Beach reported by Mike Fahay.
Highlights-22 Red-breasted Mergansers up Morse River, 2 Horned Grebes
in breeding plumage, 51 Double Crested Cormorants on Fox Island, 6 Dunlin perched on Fox Island, more may have been invisible,
2 Wilson’s Snipe on marsh surface, 24 Black Guillemots already positioned in diagonal cracks on Fox Island, FOY Ruby-crowned
Kinglet..
APR 14-Litchfield: On a hike with my dog early this
morning on Dennis Hill in Litchfield, I had a couple f.o.y.: a male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and two singing Brown Creepers.
West Gardiner: I was pleasantly surprised (bordering
on shocked) to find 11 American Kestrels along Indiana Road in West Gardiner this morning along with the consistent adult
female Northern Harrier. The remarkable thing was that 9 of them were in ONE small field on the east side of the road 1.4
miles south of Rt. 126. I am used to seeing kestrels packed in like that in the Mid-Atlantic in fall migration but not up
here. Most were females.
Rt. 126 goes along the north side of Horseshoe Pond and the townline
between W. Gardiner and Litchfield is a bridge. At this bridge I could see ~150 Tree Swallows and one N. Rough-winged Swallow
around noon today. The Osprey pair is back at their little island nest also.
A swarm of about 50 Tree Swallows was whirling over the mouth of Cobbosseecontee
Stream in downtown Gardiner this morning while a Cooper’s Hawk harassed pigeons. Puddle ducks are dropping into melt
water drainage in the area.
Bowdoinham: The mouth of the Abagadasset River in Bowdoinham at 1pm was impressive with great diversity but the numbers were not even close to what was previously reported.
No doubt the numbers fluctuate with tide, time of day, eagle flyovers, boaters, etc. Enjoying spring, Eric
APR 14-Dresden: I stopped by Green Point on my way home this evening and was rewarded with both a SHORT-EARED OWL and a Northern Harrier soaring over the
fields across from Goranson Farm. A flock of about 25 Horned Larks including a single Snow Bunting were feeding in the field
north of the Green Barn. I also heard Woodcocks calling from the field edges. Doug Suitor
Late yesterday afternoon:
Canada Goose: 2
Wood Duck: 1
Am Black Duck: 10+
Mallard: 30+
Green-winged teal: 20
Common Goldeneye: 3
Common Mergs: 30+
Hooded Mergs: 40+
Ring-necked Ducks: 40+
Pied-billed grebes: 3
GBH: 4
Bald Eagles: 2 chasing successful osprey
Osprey: 2
Greater Yellowlegs: 2
Tree Swallows, Hermit Thrushes, Palm Warber, etc.
Reported by Steve Walker
APR 13-Topsham: EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL drake in
the company of 100 GWTeal on the upper Cathance River. All teal (and others) feeding in flooded bottomlands. Snipe winnowing
in flooded corn stubble fields. Also FOY Barn Swallow. Reported by Mike Fahay.
Canada Goose 45 , Wood Duck 38 , American Wigeon 3 , American Black Duck
65 , Mallard 78 , Green-winged Teal 92 , Ring-necked Duck 5 , Hooded Merganser 2 , Wild Turkey 3 , Double-crested Cormorant
2 , Turkey Vulture 3 , Osprey 3 , Bald Eagle 2 , Northern Harrier 2 , Red-tailed Hawk 1 , American Kestrel 5 , Killdeer 2
, Greater Yellowlegs 1 , Wilson's Snipe 8 , Ring-billed Gull X , Herring Gull X , Great Black-backed Gull X , Mourning Dove
X , Hairy Woodpecker X , Northern Flicker X , Eastern Phoebe 6 , American Crow X , Tree Swallow 16 , Barn Swallow 1 , Black-capped
Chickadee X , Eastern Bluebird 2 , American Robin X , Song Sparrow X , Red-winged Blackbird X , Common Grackle X , American
Goldfinch X .
APR 13-Harpswell: Osprey pair back on their nest, High
Head Road, Harpswell, Rough legged hawk over Merrymeeting Bay. Bruce MacDougal.
APR 13-Birding from Bath to Popham Beach: We
encounterd more than 50 Great Blue Herons, including four who were being watched by a Northern Harrier sitting on driftwood
not more than 30 yards away. Reported by John Briggs.
APR 13-Bath: My first of year phoebe was singing at
the Stinson's site in Bath Sunday afternoon also several Common Mergansers were in the New Meadows close to US 1 on the Brunswick
side. Reported by Mark Mahnke.
APR 12-Bowdoinham and Brunswick:
Stella Walsh and I tallied 21 1/2 species of waterfowl this afternoon,
from the Abbagadassett River to Wharton Point on Maquoit Bay. The incredible concentration continues at the Abby, with an
estimated 12,000 ducks. At Maquoit Bay, there were ~2500 birds, most very far. Reported by Luke Seitz.
Abbagadassett:
Snow Goose-36
Canada Goose-500 (estimate)
Wood Duck-10
Mallard-4000 (estimate)
American Black Duck-6000 (estimate)
Gadwall-2 (pair)
Northern Pintail-74
American Wigeon-18
Blue-winged Teal-2 (both drakes)
American Green-winged Teal-450+
COMMON TEAL X AMERICAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL-1 drake
Greater Scaup-60+
Ring-necked Duck-300+
Common Goldeneye-75+
Bufflehead-40+
Hooded Merganser-2 (pair)
Red-breasted Merganser-4
Common Merganser-80+
Wharton Point:
Canada Goose-250
Wood Duck-1 drake
Mallard-200+
American Black Duck-1000+
Northern Pintail-16
American Wigeon-2 (pair)
NORTHERN SHOVELER-1 (drake)
American Green-winged Teal-120+
Lesser Scaup-15+
Greater Scaup-120+
Common Eider-150+
White-winged Scoter-30
Common Goldeneye-130+
Bufflehead-100+
Red-breasted Merganser-300+
Other birds of note:
8 Wilson's Snipe-5 on Browns Point Road
1 Northern Flicker-Wharton Point
40 Horned Lark-Browns Pt Road
APR 11-West Gardiner: I had a Rough-legged Hawk along
Indiana Road, about 1/4 south of Rt. 126 in West Gardiner. This area has been reliable for Northern Harriers and American
Kestrels lately as well. The NOHA and AMKE were present at noon today but no sign of the RLHA. Eric Hynes
APR 10-Bowdoinham: Stopped by the Abby yesterday afternoon,
joined by Nat Wheelwright's ornithology class at Bowdoin, and then again this morning. The students did a more thorough job
of counting ducks and estimated 10,000+ which I think is accurate. There's
just so much activity it's hard to keep track.
Of note:
Canada Goose: 400+
Wood Duck: 6+
Gadwall: 6
Am Wigeon: 12
Black Duck: 7,000+
Mallard: 3,500+
Blue-winged Teal,: 2, new
Northern Shoveler: 6, new
N. Pintail: 50+, fewer than previously
Green-winged Teal: 500+
Ring-necked Duck: 500+
Greater Scaup: 6, new
Com. Goldeneye: 12
Com. Merganser: 10
Eagles standard
Best, Peter Vickery
APR 9-Brunswick: Stopped by the Abby at 5 pm to find 6,000+ ducks:
Black: 3,500+
Mallard: 2,000
Green-winged Teal: 400+
Pintail: 80+
Gadwall: 1
Wood Duck: 60+
Ring-necked: 80+
and lesser numbers of other common ducks The handsome smaller Canada Geese:
300+ migrants
Definitely worth a visit
To reach the mouth of the Abbagadassett River, take rt. 24 orth from Bowdoinham,
turn Right on Brown Point Road, park under the power tower east of the one lane bridge. Click Here for Map.
Be quiet if the birds are close. Peter Vickery
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
Otherwise pretty uneventful. 9 species of waterfowl incl. 16 Wood Ducks
& 34 Common Mergsers., but thet were not nearly as plentiful as over by the Abby. Tree sparrows remain. Wintering Shrike
not seen. Reported by Mike Fahay.
APR 5-6:
Three drake CANVASBACKS and a REDHEAD were seen at Wharton Point in Brunswick
on April 5.
A drake CANVASBACK was in the Kennebec River near the Winnegance Bridge
in Bath on April 6.
On April 6, there were 80 SNOW GEESE on the Beedle Road in Richmond,
just east of the interstate.
Elsewhere in Bowdoinham, a YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON
was reported on April 5 and 6.
Twelve RUDDY TURNSTONES and a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER were seen on Samoset
Road in Boothbay on April 6.
APR 5-Boothbay: We saw about 12 Ruddy Turnstones
on a ledge close to our dock on Samoset Rd. and a Red Bellied Woodpecker as well. Joan Morse
APR 5 - Richmond: There were approx. 80 SNOW GEESE on the
Beedle Road in Richmond, just east of the interstate. Best, Peter Vickery
APR 5-Gardiner: Had a grand birding evening tonight,
did about a ten mile radius around my house in Gardiner for open water.
FOY Northern Harriers(4, including a gray ghost, very cool), GB Herons
(6), Tree Swallows (2), Wilson's Snipe (2), and was surprised to find 2 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS on Indiana Road in West Gardiner.
If anyone lives near Gardiner, Indiana Road branches off of Rt 126/9
on your way to Litchfield. There were 50+ Killdeer, the three gulls you would expect to find, Snipe, Meadowlarks, a Red-tail,
and three Harriers in the fields along the road.
Also seen on various parts of the Cobbossee...
Hooded Mergs
Common Mergs
Red-breasted Mergs
Green-winged Teal
Canada Geese
Common Goldeneye
Ring-necked Ducks
Mallards
Black Ducks
Wood Ducks
lots of muskrats present as well, and about 1.2 billion robins.
Casey Hynes
APR 4-Gardiner-Litchfield:
Plains Road bridge over Cobbosseecontee Stream
4 “Lesser” Canada Geese among a flock of 185 in the field
on the north side of the stream
21 Wood Duck, mostly drakes
62 American Black Duck
51 Mallard 1
2 Green-winged Teal
67 Ring-necked Duck
2 Common Goldeneyes
25 Hooded Mergansers 2
0 Common Mergansers, at the mouth of the stream
1 Northern Harrier, coursing over the field
2 Killdeer heard
40 Ring-billed Gulls
7 American Crow
3 Black-capped Chickadees
60 American Robins
6 European Starlings
1 Song Sparrow
10 Red-winged Blackbirds
3 Common Grackle
3 American Goldfinch
2 House Sparrow
APR 3-Freeport: The first two BROADWING HAWKS were seen
today at the Bradbury Mountain Hawk Watch.
APR 2-Bath: An OSPREY was spotted at Winnegance, south
end of Bath,sitting in the Bald Eagles favorite Oak. Maurice Dauphin.
APR 1- Brunswick and Bath:
Fields, culverts, creek mouths on N Bath Road, Whiskeag Rd., Old Brunswick
Rd., Ridge Rd. etc.
Highlights 8 + 1 Wood ducks 32 Ring-necked ducks 2 Com G-eyes Hooded
mergs Grt Blu Heron TVulture 3 Sharpie snagged a junco No shrike (Hawke's Farm) many Song sparrows few Fox sparrows. Reported
by Mike Fahay.
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March 2008
MAR 31-Woolwich:
Subject: Pleasant Cove, Reported by Mark Mahnke
2 Northern Pintail
2 Green-winged Teal
7 Ring-necked Duck
6 Hooded Merganser 2
Common Merganser
75 Mallard
3 Am. Black Duck
9 Canada Goose
1 Killdeer
MAR 30-APR 1
Pleasant Cove, Woolwich: Seen from Old Bath Rd.,looking
onto the Androscoggin River, many Canada Geese, 3 Wood Ducks, 4 Green-wing Teal, 5 Hooded Mergs, 2 Common Mergsers. The Wood
Ducks were seen at closer range on April 1.
A Sharp Shinned captured a Red Winged Blackbird at our feeders in
Phippsburg. A Mourning Dove met its demise, perhaps by the same bird, on Friday March 28 right by our front window.
On Tuesday, April 1, we had 8 Hooded Mergansers, 10 Black Ducks, 1 Female
Common Goldeneye, and one Ring Neck Duck in the marsh between Sam Day Hill Rd. and Parker Head Rd. in Phippsburg.
Maurice saw our first OSPREY of the season on April 2 at Winnegance,
south end of Bath, sitting in the Bald Eagles favorite oak tree perch. All for now.
Maurice and Cathie Dauphin.
MAR 30-Phippsburg:
Two WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen on Hermit Island.
Other highlights included
1 EASTERN PHOEBE
1 GOLDEN-CROWND KINGLET
1 NORTHERN FLICKER 2 WOODCOCK
Singing DARK-EYED JUNCOS.
Reported by Mike Fahay.
MAR 30-Brunswick: Three CANVASBACK drakes are continue
at Wharton Point with American Black Ducks, Northern Pintails, Green-winged Teal, Red-breasted Mergansers, Common Goldeneye,
Canada Geese and a small assortment of sea ducks. Reported by Stella Walsh.
MAR 29-Topsham: Had an Am. Woodcock peeent-ing in Topsham
last night (7:10pm) and a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Bowdoinham
(Post Rd.) this windy afternoon. Robby Lambert
Cundy's Harbor: Two fox sparrows and one song sparrow
under the feeders this morning. Reported by John Berry.
Brunswick:
4 Killdeer at Wharton Pt., Maquoit Bay in Brunswick (they are there every
year on the shore).
Topsham: Cooper's Hawk - by the falls. I was looking
over a flock of 40 American Robins and the hawk swooped in trying to snatch a robin on the ground. He missed & then sat
in a tree until some crows chased him away. 2 male Wood Ducks and 1 female out back in the Androscoggin River, Topsham. Also,
a few Common & Hooded Mergansers, Ring-necked Ducks, many Canada Geese & Mallards.
Reported by Carol Jack.
March 28-Topsham:
FOX SPARROW under feeder in snow
Great Blue Heron
MERLIN
4 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS
2 Bald Eagles.
Reported by Carol Jack
March 27-Brunswick:
FISH CROWS in pines on Cleaveland Street, near Federal
Topsham:
Killdeer
Ruffed Grouse
Reported by Carol Jack.
MAR 27-Bowdoinham:
Northern Shrike (ad) - Brown Pt Rd
2 Bald Eagles picking at deer carcass, on the ice, Cathance Rd. Reported
by Mike Fahay.
MAR 27-Bath:
Buffalo Ranch on Ridge Rd in North Bath. Marshy field is always worth a stop.
KILLDEER 11
HORNED LARK 11
LAPLAND LONGSPUF 2
RUSTY BLACKBIRD 6
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD X
Winnegance Causeway, Route 209
2 AMERICAN WIGEON
March 27-Brunswick: First GREAT BLUE HERON seen early
tonight flying onto the Coombs Island rookery, a sure sign of spring for me. Reported by Sue Jowett.
MAR 27 – Brunswick: Selected Hightlights from a report by Mike Fahay
Highland Road near Maquoit Bay: AMERICAN KESTREL male
on territory
Wharton Point:
CANVASBACK 3
GREATER SCAUP 4
RED-NECKED GREBE 2
GREAT BLUE HERON 2
KILLDEER X
BELTED KINGFISHER 1
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD X
MAR 26-Parker Head
Canada Goose 4
American Black Duck
6
Green-winged Teal 5
Ring-necked Duck 1
Bufflehead 3
Common Goldeneye 4
Hooded Merganser 4
Common Merganser 2
Red-breasted Merganser
1
Great Cormorant 1
Bald Eagle 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Tree Sparrow
2
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 6
Dark-eyed Junco 8
Common Grackle 1
Brown-headed Cowbird
3
MAR 26-Freeport: First NORTHERN HARRIERS of '08
Bradbury Mountain Hawk Count.
Non-raptor Observations: Nice day for passerine movement;
with Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, and American Robins moving through in sizable numbers.Biggest surprise of the
day however, was 120+ SNOW GEESE flying North and calling as they went. These beauties flew directly over the Mountain.
Reported by Derek Lovitch.
MAR 25-Brunswick: Adding to the list of this season's
CANVASBACK "mini-irruption," I found three more drakes in Maquoit Bay off of Wharton Point in Brunswick this afternoon. Derek Lovitch.
MAR 25-Brunswick: GREAT BLUE HERON standing in the small
pond (partially thawed) behind Lowe's in Brunswick, 8 HOODED MERGANSERS also a pair of BALD EAGLES sitting in the nest with
mate near-by out on an island in the Androscoggin River. PEREGRINE FALCON still seen on top of the Andros Mill. Reported by
Carol Jack.
MAR 24 -Topsham:
12 RING-NECKED DUCKS (males & females) out back in the Androscoggin
River
1 pair of COMMON GOLDENEYE
1 GREATER SCAUP
1 COMMON LOON
2 male WOOD DUCK
A few COMMON & HOODED MERGANSERS
SONG SPARROW at my feeders--1st one for the spring
The first kayakers of the season were taking an Easter paddle (3 racing
kayaks with outriggers)
MAR 23-Brunswick:
AMERICAN KESTREL on Highland Road hovering over a field & sitting on wires.
300+ CANADA GEESE, many BLACK DUCKS and gulls on Maquoit Bay
25 WILD TURKEYS crossing Maquoit Rd.
MAR 23-Wiscasset: ICELAND GULL (1W) 200 yds no. of Red's
Eats, Wiscasset 3:20 PM
Woolwich: 19 RING-NECKED DUCKS Nequassett Park, Woolwich
MAR 22-Dresden: We stopped over at Green Point Wildlife Management Area for a brief stroll. There was a raft of 38 COMMON MERGANSER in the river visible from the end of Reed Rock Road. I did not
see the Northern Shrike that has been around most of the winter this morning. I last saw the Shrike Monday. It was sharing
a tall oak on the north side of Reed Rock road with three singing RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS. Reported by Doug Suitor.
MAR 22-Bowdoinham: I checked out some of Merrymetting
Bay today for open water. Most of the Kennebec from Bath to Bowdoinham is ice free, however the Abby is still socked in, as
are many of the non-chanel parts.
6 Killdeer were seen off Browns Pt Rd, toward Abagadasset (Abby) Pt,
in the field where the Eu Wigeon was seen last spring. This flodded field may open up sooner than the bay if it ever gets
warm enough, Worth checking daily if you're local. 20 Ring-necked Ducks were seen at the Nequasset Bk. boat launch as well.
Reported by Robbie Lambert.
MAR 20 - Freeport: While no hawks were seen at the Bradbury
Mountain Hawk Count, a SNOWY OWL was spotted flying low.
MAR 20 – Topsham: A handsome male WOOD DUCK appeared
out back in the Andros. River today among a flock of Mallards. The Pintail didn't stay long with them last week. Also a few
Hooded & Common Mergansers & Canada Geese out there. Several Bald Eagles fly over every day causing the ducks &
gulls to flee. Turkey Vultures overhead. 2 Red-tailed Hawks. Many Blackbirds (mixed flocks). 40 Bohemian Waxwings, Juncos
& Tree Sparrows still. PEREGRINE FALCON still on roof of Ft. Andros at times. Happy spring, Carol Jack.
MAR 17-Brunswick: At the corner of Pleasant and Maine
Street in Brunswick, atop The Corner Pocket Billiard Hall, in and out of the bell tower were at least two vocalizing FISH
CROWS. Reported by Robby Lambert.
MAR 14-Brunswick: One Hundred plus Bohemian Waxwings came
to the "Cedar" in my yard this morning looking for the berries which about the same number of "Nova Scotia" robins had totally
demolished two weeks ago. It was a wonderful sight about 100 feet through the
studio window. Ted Allen.
Topsham: 1 male
Pintail in our back yard among 30 mallards. The Androscoggin River is opening up a little out in the middle. Carol Jack.
Bath: Two OSPREY are sitting by the nest in the mid-strip
of Rte 1 in Bath today. he used his binocs to check. Mark had seen red-tail hawks several times sitting there last week as
they do in the winter/spring.
Freeport: at Winslow Park in Freeport,
I had 300+ GREATER SCAUP, 1 RUDDY DUCK, 1 BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, and 5 RING-NECKED DUCKS. Derek Lovitch.
MAR 10-Topsham: a few grackles and red-winged blackbirds
arrived in our neighborhood and a few Common Mergansers. Carol Jack.
MAR 8 – Greater Bath-Brunswick:
2 Barred owls in friends' yards ( Brunswick & Bowdoin) looking for
food under their feeders
A pair of Great horned owls calling and courting in W. Bath
Pine siskins & turkeys in W. Bath
1 Woodcock on Hermit Island, Phippsburg on the 6th
3 Hooded mergs. on the Muddy River, Topsham
2 Pine grosbeaks, Topsham
P. falcon still on the roof of Ft. Andros. It will be leaving soon.
2 Red-tailed hawks T
he male cardinal & house finch started singing in my yard for the
first time this winter on March 1. They are really ready for spring like all of us.
Carol Jack
MAR 2 - Phippsburg: My wife and I felt as if spring
were in the air Sunday as we watched over 100 Red-Winged Blackbirds calling and flitting in the trees on Parker Head Road
south of Phippsburg, Maine. The location is directly across the river from the Squirrel Point Lighthouse. Also seen were 3
Common Grackles and 10 American Robins. John & Sharon Briggs
MAR 2 – Bath: An adult Bald Eagle was carrying
a large branch this morning near the bridge at Winnegance Lake. Possibly building a nest? Another sighting of a Bald Eagle
(possibly the same one with the branch?) twice this afternoon flew right over our yard here in Bath. What a great bird to
add to our yard list! Reported by John and Sharon Briggs.
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