Maine (Statewide) RBA
June 19, 2009
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] Maine RBA - June 19, 2009
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Name: Maine Audubon Rare Bird Alert
Reporting Period: June 13-19, 2009
Area: State of Maine
Compiler: Eric Hynes
Of Special Note
Top birds this week are: RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD, EARED GREBE, SABINE'S GULL,
ROYAL TERN, SEASIDE SPARROW, and CLAY-COLORED SPARROW.
Other species mentioned are: RUDDY DUCK, SPRUCE GROUSE, GREATER SHEARWATER,
SOOTY SHEARWATER, MANX SHEARWATER, BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, OLIVE-SIDED
FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, BICKNELL'S THRUSH,
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER,
and RED CROSSBILL.
MEME
http://www.maineaudubon.org/nature/birdalert_gallery.php
Gulf of Maine
An adult SABINE'S GULL was seen during a whale watch on June 16 approximately 20
miles south of Schoodic Point.
The RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD continues to be seen in the waters surrounding Seal
Island.
Pelagics spotted from the Odyssey whale watch out of Portland on June 17 were 33
WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS, eight GREATER SHEARWATERS, six SOOTY SHEARWATERS, and
three NORTHERN FULMARS.
Whale watches out of Bar Harbor are now steadily seeing WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS
and GREATER and SOOTY SHEARWATERS in the waters east of Mount Desert Rock.
York County
The EARED GREBE and four RUDDY DUCKS remained at the Sanford Sewerage District
at least through June 13. Birders are welcome at this site but the hours are
limited and you must check in at the main building and follow specific
instructions.
A ROYAL TERN brightened up the rainy afternoon on the 19th for lucky birders at
Short Sands beach in York Beach.
The immature male LARK BUNTING in Kennebunkport has not been seen since the
12th.
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was singing at Fort Foster in Kittery on the 16th.
Four YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS and a MOURNING WARBLER were found on June 13 at
Steep Falls Wildlife Management Area near Standish.
Greater Portland
Singing BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS continue in Riverpoint Park in West Falmouth. The
park is over the wooden bridge to the right of Hannafords along Rt. 100, near
exit 53 on the turnpike.
Midcoast
A SEASIDE SPARROW was discovered in the marsh opposite Popham Beach State Park
on June 13 in Phippsburg.
Penobscot Bay
Very surprising given the somewhat inland location, a MANX SHEARWATER was
spotted over the Penobscot River from the bridge between Verona Island and
Bucksport on the 19th.
Central Maine
A SPRUCE GROUSE was photographed along Stud Mill Road in Milford on June 15.
Western Mountains
A pair of BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS feeding nestlings was photographed on June
18. The nest cavity is in a black spruce only 15 yards off the north side of
Rt. 16 in Lincoln Plantation, west of Richardson Pond.
Two BICKNELL'S THRUSHES were detected at dawn atop Big Spencer Mountain, east of
Moosehead Lake, on June 16. Two FOX SPARROWS were at the summit as well. An
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER and a MOURNING WARBLER were heard along the access road.
Northern Maine
The 17 mile Van Buren - Stockholm bike trail proved very productive on June 16.
Highlights along the trail were two OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS, one PHILADELPHIA
VIREO, three TENNESSEE WARBLERS, two BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, five MOURNING
WARBLERS, and one RED CROSSBILL.
The Presque Isle CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was still singing on territory on the
17th. It is in a brushy field located just to the west of the new wind turbine
at the University of Maine in Presque Isle. Visitors should park in the lot by
the tennis courts on the southwest side of campus and walk across the athletic
fields towards the turbine. Stay on the mowed paths. The bird frequents some
clumps of shrubby willow about 150-200 yards immediately west of the windmill.
Eric Hynes
Gilsland Farm Naturalist /
Adult Education Program Coordinator
Maine Audubon
20 Gilsland Farm Road
Falmouth, ME 04105
207-781-2330 ext. 237
ehynes@maineaudubon.org
www.maineaudubon.org
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