Maine Audubon Rare Bird Alert: June 6
June 9, 2008
Name: Maine Audubon Bird Alert
Date: 6 June 2008
Area: State of Maine
Compilers: Eric Hynes, Luke Seitz, Kay Gammons
Of Special Note
A very compelling report was received of a KIRTLAND’S WARBLER at the Kennebunk Plains on June 2. Efforts to relocate the bird have been unsuccessful; however, birders are urged to keep an ear and eye out for this extremely rare species.
Other unusual sightings this week included: RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD,
SUMMER TANAGER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, DICKCISSEL, RED-HEADED
WOODPECKER, LITTLE GULL, and SANDHILL CRANE.
Late migrants continue to move through the area, with OLIVE-SIDED and
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, GRAY-CHEEKED and SWAINSON’S THRUSH, and
MOURNING WARBLER being particularly noteworthy.
York County
A KIRTLAND’S WARBLER was reported from Kennebunk Plains the morning of
June 2. A single observer had a prolonged, close observation of a
singing male in a pitch pine stand near the pond north of McGuire Road.
Photographs accompanying the good description were limited but
compelling. Despite efforts, the bird has not been relocated. Six
UPLAND SANDPIPERS and two GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were at the Kennebunk
Plains on May 30.
Greater Portland
Five RED KNOTS continue at Pine Point in Scarborough along with a single
LITTLE GULL on June 3, while two PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were in the salt
pannes off Eastern Road Trail in Scarborough Marsh. Also in Scarborough
Marsh, A WINGS tour group discovered what appeared to be a hybrid GLOSSY
X WHITE-FACED IBIS, observed in the pannes on the west side of the north
end of Eastern Road.
A SOOTY SHEARWATER was seen off Stratton Island in Saco Bay on June 3.
A MOURNING WARBLER was singing in Evergreen Cemetery on June 1, along
with an OLIVE-SIDED and YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS, SWAINSON’S THRUSH,
FISH CROW, and COMMON NIGHTHAWK.
The powerline cut that runs from Hurricane Road to Blackstrap Road in
Falmouth continues to be productive, this week producing 1 OLIVE-SIDED,
5 YELLOW-BELLIED, and 20+ ALDER FLYCATCHERS, 2-3 MOURNING WARBLERS, a
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, LINCOLN’S SPARROW, and
breeding YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS.
Two WILLOW FLYCATCHERS were noted at Gilsland Farm in Falmouth on June
5.
A pair of AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS was seen at Scarborough Beach State
Park on June 2.
Midcoast
A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues to be seen on private property in the
Georgetown area.
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen on Old County Road in Sedgwick.
Monhegan Island
Monhegan Island continues to be active, this week hosting SUMMER
TANAGER, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, DICKCISSEL,
TENNESSEE WARBLER, and three MOURNING WARBLERS.
Kennebec Valley (Augusta-Waterville)
A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen in Richmond on June 1.
SANDHILL CRANES continue in Belgrade, along with OLIVE-SIDED, WILLOW,
and ALDER FLYCATCHERS.
Northern Maine- Aroostook
A newly arrived SWAINSON’S THRUSH was in Fort Kent on June 3.
Gulf of Maine
A RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD was reported from Matinicus Rock last Tuesday.
This is likely the same individual that has summered in those waters for
several years now.
Eric Hynes
Staff Naturalist / Gilsland Farm Center Manager
Maine Audubon
20 Gilsland Farm Road
Falmouth, ME 04105
ehynes@maineaudubon.org
www.maineaudubon.org
Maine Audubon Rare Bird Alert: Jan. 18
January 19, 2008
Maine Audubon Rare Bird Alert
Reporting Period: January 12 – January 18, 2008
Area: State of Maine
Compilers: Eric Hynes and Stella Walsh
Of Special Note
This winter appears to be taking a toll on the surplus of BARRED OWLS in the area as there were a number of fatalities reported this week, not all of which were roadkills.
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, PINE GROSBEAKS and COMMON REDPOLLS continue to be encountered with exceptional frequency and numbers.
Standout species this week include BLACK VULTURE, THICK-BILLED MURRE, AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER, EASTERN TOWHEE and HOARY REDPOLL.
York County
A flock of 30 HORNED LARKS was at the end of the trolley track on the York side of Brave Boat Harbor in the Rachel Carson refuge.
A GREATER SCAUP was at East Point in Biddeford Pool.
Greater Portland
A HOARY REDPOLL was picked out of a flock of ~150 COMMON REDPOLLS visiting a feeding station in Gray on January 18.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE and a CAROLINA WREN were found along the East End Trail in Portland on January 17.
A PEREGRINE FALCON was perched along Black Point Road in Scarborough.
A CAROLINA WREN and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER continue sporadic visits to feeders at Pine Point in Scarborough.
A TURKEY VULTURE was soaring over Scarborough on January 17.
Single NORTHERN FLICKERS were reported this week at a feeder in Scarborough, at Falmouth High School and at Gilsland Farm in Falmouth.
Four BRANT were at Kettle Cove in Cape Elizabeth, while RAZORBILL sightings continue at Dyer Point.
Three ICELAND GULLS continue at Union Wharf in Portland.
A single female HOARY REDPOLL was among a flock of 30 COMMON REDPOLLS at feeders in West Falmouth.
A flock of 20 DUNLIN has been foraging off Lower Flying Point in Freeport.
Lewiston-Auburn
Unusual for this inland site, a GREAT CORMORANT was reported in the Androscoggin River in Lewiston, while a PEREGRINE FALCON continues to roost atop the St. Mary’s church steeple.
Midcoast
A BELTED KINGFISHER is fishing in a small patch of open water from the Bay Bridge Park in Brunswick, while a PEREGRINE FALCON continues to roost on the roof of Fort Andros Mill adjacent to the Topsham-Brunswick bridge over the Androscoggin River.
A RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen at feeders in Phippsburg.
A NORTHERN FLICKER is coming to suet in West Boothbay.
A BLACK VULTURE was seen again on January 15 next to the turkey farm on Route 1 in Warren.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE and a flock of 45+ SNOW BUNTINGS were noted at Green Point Wildlife Management Area in Dresden on January 17.
Kennebec Valley (Augusta-Waterville)
A drake AMERICAN WIGEON was found in Messalonskee Stream in Waterville.
A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was in hot pursuit of birds at feeders in Benton.
A COMMON GRACKLE visited a feeding station in Gardiner on January 15.
A small flock of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS continues to be found along Hinckley Road in Clinton.
Central – Bangor
A BARROW’S GOLDENEYE continues in the Stillwater River in Orono.
A flock of 20 to 40 EVENING GROSBEAKS are coming to a feeder in Dixmont.
Penobscot Bay
A THICK-BILLED MURRE was in the channel between the wharf and Long Island in Blue Hill.
Eighty-eight RUDDY DUCKS were seen from Cape Jellison in Stockton Springs.
A flock of approximately 100 SNOW BUNTINGS was seen along Rt. 137 in Knox on January 17.
Downeast
A NORTHERN PINTAIL was in Ship Harbor on Mount Desert Island.
Northern Maine
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were at Great Pond in Aurora.
AN AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER continues on Muscovic Road in Stockholm.
GRAY JAYS are visiting a suet feeder in Woodland.
An EASTERN TOWHEE continues in a yard in Sherman. This is believed to be only the third winter record for this species in northern Maine.
Report provided by:
Eric Hynes
Staff Naturalist / Gilsland Farm Center Manager
Maine Audubon
20 Gilsland Farm Road
Falmouth, ME 04105
207-781-2330 ext. 237
ehynes@maineaudubon.org
www.maineaudubon.org
Maine Audubon Rare Bird Alert: Dec. 27
December 29, 2007
Maine Audubon Rare Bird Alert
Reporting Period: December 21 – December 27, 2007
Area: State of Maine
Compilers: Eric Hynes and Stella Walsh
Of Special Note
BARRED OWLS and NORTHERN SHRIKES continue to be found at an above average rate.
PINE GROSBEAKS, BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS and COMMON REDPOLLS remain numerous and widespread. Look for the grosbeaks and waxwings at fruiting trees, particularly ornamental crabapples. Redpolls are being seen frequently at feeding stations. To a lesser extent, EVENING GROSBEAKS are being reported statewide as well.
Other species of note this week include: SNOW GOOSE, BLACK VULTURE, SHORT-EARED OWL, NORTHERN HAWK OWL, SNOWY OWL, DOVEKIE, COMMON MURRE, BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, RUSTY BLACKBIRD and HOARY REDPOLL.
York County
Birds seen out in Saco Bay included two DOVEKIES and one COMMON MURRE.
Greater Portland
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER turned up in a yard on Cousins Island on December 23.
An immature GLAUCOUS GULL has been frequenting the Lobster Co-op parking lot at Pine Point. Southwest winds and a high tide brought over 50 COMMON LOONS and more than 40 HORNED GREBES into the Pine Point harbor.
A SNOW GOOSE was seen with Canada Geese near 1685 Congress Street in the Stroudwater section of Portland.
The 42 participants in the Portland CBC on December 22 tallied 91 species. Noteworthy birds included a SHORT-EARED OWL at Two Lights State Park, a GLAUCOUS GULL at Pine Point, a DOVEKIE from Dyer Point and another from Prout’s Neck, and a RUSTY BLACKBIRD in a Scarborough yard. New record high counts were recorded for fifteen species, likely resulting from this winter’s invasion and the deep snow concentrating birds at feeders.
Midcoast
Highlights from Popham Beach State Park in Phippsburg on December 23 included an immature ICELAND GULL at the mouth of the Morse River, a SHORT-EARED OWL hunting over the dunes, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and BARRED OWL over and on the marsh off Route 209, an AMERICAN KESTREL, 75 SNOW BUNTINGS, over 78 HORNED LARKS in several small flocks, two LAPLAND LONGSPURS, an AMERICAN PIPIT, a NORTHERN SHRIKE near the entrance road, a RUFFED GROUSE, and four RED CROSSBILLS heard overhead.
A dark-phase ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen at Popham on December 26.
Two first winter ICELAND BULLS are reliable at the Sebasco Resort property in Phippsburg.
December 23 proved to be an excellent day at Reid State Park highlighted by 227 RED-NECKED GREBES, a SHORT-EARED OWL, 2 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES, two HOODED MERGANSERS, plus 66 SNOW BUNTINGS, 15 HORNED LARKS, and 24 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS.
Two RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen at feeders on Indian Point Road in Georgetown.
A BLACK VULTURE continues at a turkey farm on Route 1 north of Moody’s Diner in Warren, where good numbers of BALD EAGLES are also being seen.
A SNOWY OWL was by the church on Monhegan Island and another SNOWY OWL was found in Port Clyde.
Lewiston-Auburn
Preliminary figures from the Lewiston-Auburn CBC on December 22 indicated at least 42 species seen. Highlights included an AMERICAN WIGEON at the North Bridge, 109 PINE GROSBEAKS with 50 in one flock seen closely off US 202 south of the Auburn Turnpike exit, 140 SNOW BUNTINGS in one large flock, and new records of over 200 WILD TURKEYS and five PILEATED WOODPECKERS.
The PEREGRINE FALCON at the old St. Mary’s church was seen on count day chasing two of the 14 BALD EAGLES seen.
Other irruptive species recorded including 3 NORTHERN SHRIKES, a single flock of 15 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, and 109 COMMON REDPOLLS.
A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was found outside a home in Monmouth.
Kennebec Valley (Augusta-Waterville)
A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was vocalizing along Eight Rod Road in Augusta where a GREAT HORNED OWL was also calling.
BARROW’S GOLDENEYES continue at Fort Halifax in Winslow, joined this week by a drake RING-NECKED DUCK and a pair of COMMON MERGANSER.
A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK sailed over the Tiffany Road in Sidney.
Central - Bangor
One hundred and fifty BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS with 18 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen at the botanical garden at University of Maine in Orono on December 24. This is a historically reliable spot for these species.
Penobscot Bay
A SNOWY OWL has been seen on Beech Hill on South Street between Rockville and Beech Hill Roads in Rockport.
Among the birds seen from the Maine State Ferry from Rockland to Vinalhaven this week were 42 COMMON LOONS, six BALD EAGLES, 45 RAZORBILLS, one BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, 70 BLACK GUILLEMOTS, and 50 BONEPARTE’S GULLS.
Downeast
A HOARY REDPOLL was seen at a feeder in Eastport on December 23.
Highlights from the Eastport CBC included two GREATER SCAUP, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, at least two MERLINS, six RED PHALAROPES, two GRAY JAYS, and 16 BONAPARTE’S GULLS.
Northern Maine- Aroostook County
A truly exceptional species for northern Maine in the winter was the RUSTY BLACKBIRD that showed up at a feeder in Presque Isle.
A pair of BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS were heard and seen on the Ouellette Crossroad in T17R5 near Dickey Brook on December 22.
A report of a NORTHERN HAWK OWL came from the Christina Reservoir area in Fort Fairfield on December 19, but has not been relocated since.
In Presque Isle, a hearty TUFTED TITMOUSE continued to show up at the feeder where it has been seen for over a month.
Unusual anytime of year, but exceptional in winter was a FIELD SPARROW reported at a feeder in Presque Isle.
A few lingering DARK-EYED JUNCOS and AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS have also been seen in Woodland, Caribou and Presque Isle.
A number of NORTHERN CARDINAL reports in northern Maine stand out in a season in which one cardinal is a rare treat.
A HOARY REDPOLL was among a flock of COMMON REDPOLLS at a feeder in Mt. Chase.
Report provided by:
Eric Hynes
Staff Naturalist / Gilsland Farm Center Manager
Maine Audubon
20 Gilsland Farm Road
Falmouth, ME 04105
207-781-2330 ext. 237
ehynes@maineaudubon.org
www.maineaudubon.org
Maine Audubon Rare Bird Alert: Dec. 13
December 13, 2007
Maine Audubon Rare Bird Alert
Reporting Period: December 7 – December 13, 2007
Area: State of Maine
Compilers: Eric Hynes and Stella Walsh
Of Special Note
Numerous sightings of NORTHERN SHRIKES, BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, COMMON REDPOLLS and PINE GROSBEAKS continue statewide. Check fruiting trees like crabapples for waxwings and grosbeaks. Redpolls are visiting feeders and birch and alder stands, and shrikes are turning up all over.
Scattered reports of EVENING GROSBEAKS and BARRED OWLS also continue from wide-spread locations.
The first SNOWY OWLS of the winter have arrived, and there has been a spike in ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and SHORT-EARED OWL reports.
A KING EIDER is being seen regularly at East Point Sanctuary in Biddeford Pool.
Other standouts mentioned this week include: REDHEAD, DOVEKIE, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, LAPLAND LONGSPUR and RED CROSSBILL.
York County
A female RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD visited a feeder in Cape Neddick on December 11.
A CAROLINA WREN was at a feeder in York on December 11.
At least 60 HARLEQUIN DUCKS were noted at the Cliff House in Ogunquit on December 9.
A drake KING EIDER continues to be seen off East Point Sanctuary in Biddeford Pool. Other notable species in the East Point area this week include a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, a MERLIN, RUDDY TURNSTONES, PURPLE SANDPIPERS, RAZORBILLS, a late AMERICAN PIPIT and SNOW BUNTINGS.
A RED CROSSBILL visited a yard in Biddeford.
A NORTHERN HARRIER was hunting over frozen ponds at the Sanford Sewage Treatment Plant on December 9.
An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER has been seen daily at a feeder in Saco.
Thirty BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES were seen off-shore in Saco Bay on December 10. RAZORBILLS and NORTHERN GANNETS, primarily adults, are also being routinely seen off shore. A DOVEKIE was off Stratton Island on December 13.
Greater Portland
A SHORT-EARED OWL, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and HORNED LARKS in Scarborough Marsh have been reported frequently this week from locations such as Eastern Road, Seavey’s Landing and behind the Pelreco building.
Also in Scarborough, a pair of NORTHERN PINTAILS and a drake WOOD DUCK were in the Dunstan River just before it goes under Route 9, a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and a late WILLET were at Pine Point, a NORTHERN PINTAIL and a RUDDY DUCK and many EASTERN BLUEBIRDS were at Grondin Pond.
In Cape Elizabeth, a SHORT-EARED OWL was reported flying over Dyer Point in Cape Elizabeth on December 11, while a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen hunting over Richmond Island.
A SNOWY OWL was seen at the Portland Jetport on December 12. Efforts to relocate it on December 13 were unsuccessful.
A BALTIMORE ORIOLE is coming to a feeder on Danforth Street in Portland.
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was seen on December 8 on Pleasant Avenue, Peaks Island, while another continues to visit feeders at Highland Lake in Windham.
A CAROLINA WREN has been visiting a feeder in South Portland recently.
Midcoast
A single LAPLAND LONGSPUR was with a flock of seven SNOW BUNTINGS feeding roadside at Smith’s boat yard on the Mere Point Road in Brunswick on December 9, while a RED-SHOULDERED and a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK were seen perched in the tree-line along the waterfront.
Another RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was spotted at Hermit Island in Phippsburg on December 13. Other unusual birds in Phippsburg include an ICELAND GULL at Purse Line Baits in the Sebasco area and a BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD at Small Point.
A PEREGRINE FALCON continues near the Topsham-Brunswick Bridge over the Androscoggin River, often perching on the Fort Andros Mill, and an immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK was hunting feeder birds and harassing Mallards at the pump station on upper Maine Street south of Bowdoin College in Brunswick.
A NORTHERN GOSHAWK surveyed feeder birds in a Georgetown back yard.
A possible sighting of a SNOWY OWL flying across Webster Road in Freeport was reported on December 11.
Kennebec Valley (Augusta-Waterville)
Two LAPLAND LONGSPURS were with 10 HORNED LARKS and a flock of two dozen SNOW BUNTINGS were seen at the Augusta Airport on December 9.
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on December 6 at the Hatch Hill Landfill in Augusta.
A pair of REDHEADS continue to be seen on China Lake from the public boat access along Route 32 in Vassalboro. Among the other waterfowl seen on December 7 was a RUDDY DUCK.
Tardy RUSTY BLACKBIRDS are coming to feeders on the Unity College Campus.
Western Mountains
A flock of EVENING GROSBEAKS feeding on sumac and at feeders in Anson has built to over 50 birds.
A TUFTED TITMOUSE is visiting a feeder in Sandy River Plantation seven miles south of Rangeley, again highlighting the northern expansion of this species.
Flocks of SNOW BUNTINGS, COMMON REDPOLLS and PINE GROSBEAKS are reported in Rangeley.
Penobscot Bay
Roughly 700 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS along with two dozen PINE GROSBEAKS were on Miller Street in Belfast on December 7.
Four BARROW’S GOLDENEYES were seen in Belfast Harbor on December 12.
Downeast
A male hybrid duck, possibly a COMMON GOLDENEYE X HOODED MERGANSER was seen with five male COMMON GOLDENEYES at the Harbor Marina in Southwest Harbor. This hybrid was reported from the exact same harbor one year ago.
A very tardy BROWN THRASHER was seen under feeders on Cooper’s Street in Machias on December 8.
On December 8, a flock of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS visited apple trees in a yard in Perry.
Eric Hynes
Staff Naturalist / Gilsland Farm Center Manager
Maine Audubon
20 Gilsland Farm Road
Falmouth, ME 04105
207-781-2330 ext. 237
ehynes@maineaudubon.org
www.maineaudubon.org
Maine Audubon Rare Bird Alert: Dec. 7
December 7, 2007
Maine Audubon Rare Bird Alert
Reporting Period: November 30 – December 6, 2007
Area: State of Maine
Compilers: Eric Hynes and Stella Walsh
Of Special Note
Sightings too numerous to list of NORTHERN SHRIKES, BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, PINE GROSBEAKS and COMMON REDPOLLS continue state-wide, with scattered reports of EVENING GROSBEAKS.
An unusually high number of BARRED OWLS have been seen recently, particularly road fatalities and birds active during the day indicating food stress.
DOVEKIES have been spotted along the coast for the first time this fall.
Lingering birds include NORTHERN FLICKERS, EASTEREN PHOEBE, CAPE MAY WARBLER, FIELD SPARROW, FOX SPARROWS, RUSTY BLACKBIRDS and BALTIMORE ORIOLE.
Other noteworthy species this week include REDHEAD, HOARY REDPOLL, THREE-TOED WOODPECKER, BLACK-HEADED GULL and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL.
York County
Birds seen off-shore in Saco Bay included an estimated 60 RAZORBILLS and three DOVEKIES on December 3. A few NORTHERN GANNETS, BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES, GLAUCOUS and ICELAND GULLS are being seen daily.
A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen over Basket Island off Hills Beach in Biddeford where a CAPE MAY WARBLER also continues visiting a feeder at 148 Hills Beach Road.
Greater Portland
A late EASTERN PHOEBE was reported at the end of Phineas Road in Scarborough on December 2.
Four DOVEKIES and six BLACK GUILLEMOTS were seen off Dyer Point and Two Lights State Park on December 2.
A first year ICELAND GULL was roosting on top of the Re-Harvest building at the end of Milliken Street off Riverside Parkway in Portland on December 2.
Also in Portland, a CAROLINA WREN and a NORTHERN FLICKER were seen at the end of Hobart Street on December 5.
Two NORTHERN FLICKERS were still around Gilsland Farm in Falmouth on December 6.
Midcoast
A HERMIT THRUSH was at IF&W’s new boat launch on Mere Point Road in Brunswick on December 5.
A male RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER is regularly visiting a suet feeder on River Road in Topsham.
Two FOX SPARROWS continue at a feeder in Phippsburg.
A PIED-BILLED GREBE was spotted in Robinhood Cove as seen from Route 127 in Georgetown on December 1.
A FIELD SPARROW was found in the company of COMMON REDPOLLS at Green Point Wildlife Management Area in Dresden on December 2. PINE GROSBEAKS and COMMON MERGANSERS (in the Eastern River) are also frequenting Green Point WMA.
A WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL is visiting a thistle feeder daily in Waldoboro while on December 2 a BALTIMORE ORIOLE was photographed at a sunflower feeder in Waldoboro.
Kennebec Valley (Augusta – Waterville)
The waxwing flock on the former AMHI campus in Augusta had in the range of 200-300 birds over the past weekend with 90% BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS. A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen taking one on the wing on December 3.
A late AMERICAN WOODCOCK flushed from a back lawn in Belgrade on November 30.
Two REDHEADS are being seen on China Lake as viewed from Route 32 in Vassalboro.
A juvenile LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was teased out of the many Herring Gulls at Hatch Hill landfill in Augusta on December 6.
Four RUSTY BLACKBIRDS have been frequenting feeders across from Koons Hall on Quaker Hill Road on the Unity College campus in Unity.
Three drake BARROW’S GOLDENEYES continue among the Common Goldeneye flock at Fort Halifax in Winslow.
Penobscot Bay
A BLACK-HEADED GULL was picked out of a flock of Bonaparte’s Gulls in Belfast harbor on December 5.
An immature SNOW GOOSE has stayed for about a week near the Samoset Resort fairway pond in Rockport.
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER continues his sporadic visits to a suet feeder on North Haven Island.
A FOX SPARROW dropped into a feeding station in Belfast on December 5.
Downeast
A HOARY REDPOLL was discovered among COMMON REDPOLLS at a feeder in Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island on December 4 and returned on the 5th.
A flock of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were feeding in apple trees in Perry on December 3 and 4.
Northern Maine (Aroostook County)
Somewhat north for this resident species, a male NORTHERN CARDINAL was seen at a bird feeder in Caribou. Even more unusual for northern Maine is a TUFTED TITMOUSE that has been visiting feeders on Canterbury Road in Presque Isle for over a month.
Muscovic Road in Stockholm continues to be a good place to look for AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER.
Report Provided By:
Eric Hynes
Staff Naturalist / Gilsland Farm Center Manager
Maine Audubon
20 Gilsland Farm Road
Falmouth, ME 04105
207-781-2330 ext. 237
ehynes@maineaudubon.org
www.maineaudubon.org
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