Maine (Statewide) RBA
June 26, 2009
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Name: Maine Audubon Rare Bird Alert
Reporting Period: June 20-26, 2009
Area: State of Maine
Compiler: Eric Hynes
Of Special Note
The EARED GREBE retains top honors this week. Other standouts include LEACH'S
STORM-PETREL, COMMON MOORHEN, PARASITIC JAEGER, and BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER.
The rest of the species mentioned in this week's report: RUDDY DUCK, NORTHERN
FULMAR, GREATER SHEARWATER, SOOTY SHEARWATER, WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, PEREGRINE
FALCON, RED KNOT, GLAUCOUS GULL, ROSEATE TERN, ARCTIC TERN, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO,
GRAY JAY, BOREAL CHICKADEE, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, CAPE
MAY WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, FOX
SPARROW, ORCHARD ORIOLE, and EVENING GROSBEAK.
Gulf of Maine
Likely a result of the persistent weather pattern, 162 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS,
110 GREATER SHEARWATERS, 32 SOOTY SHEARWATERS, 21 NORTHERN FULMARS, and two
LEACH'S STORM-PETRELS were spotted during a whale watch out of Portland on June
25.
York County
Particularly noteworthy from land, three well-described LEACH'S STORM-PETRELS
were spotted by an observer at Marshall Point in Cape Porpoise on June 23.
A BLUE-WINGED TEAL joined the lingering EARED GREBE and five RUDDY DUCKS at the
Sanford Sewerage District on June 24. The Eared Grebe and Ruddy Ducks were
noted again on June 26. 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 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER and an ORCHARD ORIOLE stood out among the to-be-expected
breeders in the Kennebunk Plains area this week.
A PEREGRINE FALCON was perched on Saco Island in Saco on June 25.
Greater Portland
A PARASITIC JAEGER flew by Dyer Point in Cape Elizabeth on June 24. WILSON'S
STORM-PETRELS have been seen from Dyer Point on multiple occasions this week.
An ARCTIC TERN and multiple ROSEATE TERNS flew by on June 23.
A lingering immature GLAUCOUS GULL continues to be fairly reliable in the Kettle
Cove - Dyer Point area of Cape Elizabeth.
In addition to the BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS, a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was seen and
heard at 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.
ROSEATE TERNS visited the Pine Point area in Scarborough often this week.
Kennebec Valley (Augusta -Waterville)
An ORCHARD ORIOLE and a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO were noted at the Pine Tree State
Arboretum in Augusta on June 26.
Midcoast
Five PARASITIC JAEGERS, among hundreds of NORTHERN GANNETS, flew by Pemaquid
Point on June 22.
A PEREGRINE FALCON and a RED KNOT were located at Seawall Beach in Phippsburg on
June 21.
Downeast
A number of WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS could be seen from land in Frenchman Bay on
June 25.
Central Maine
A COMMON MOORHEN was seen in the Penjajawoc Marsh in Bangor on June 22.
Western Mountains
A pair of BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS has successfully fledged at least one male
juvenile in Lincoln Plantation, southwest of Richardson Pond. Look for them
remaining in the nest area between utility poles 330 and 331 along Rt. 16. The
nest cavity was on the north side of Rt. 16, visible from the road, near pole
330.
On June 21, a pair of BOREAL CHICKADEES was found along Mill Brook Road in
Adamstown Township at the north end of Upper Richardson Lake. Coincidentally,
two strips of orange flagging hang side by side vertically from a fairly high
tree branch on the west side of the road in the area where the chickadees were
discovered.
Also on June 21, a CAPE MAY WARBLER and a family of GRAY JAYS were found along a
moose trail ~100 yards in on the north side of Rt. 16. The turnoff for the
trail is on the northeast side of Cupsuptic Lake just east of the campground.
Northern Maine
A birding trip last weekend around the Portage Lake area produced GRAY JAYS,
BOREAL CHICKADEES, BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, MOURNING WARBLERS, LINCOLN'S SPARROWS,
FOX SPARROWS, and EVENING GROSBEAKS.
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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