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As a service to local and visiting birders, The Freeport Wild Bird Supply provides a weekly update about interesting bird sightings in the area. With a focus on rarities in York, Cumberland, and Sagadahoc Counties, the South Coastal Maine Rare Bird Alert will provide timely, accurate, and detailed information for all birders. You can email your sightings to birds@yarmouthbirds.com. August 16, 2007 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. August 9, 2007 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. August 2, 2007 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. July 22, 2007 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. July 19, 2007 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. July 12, 2007 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. July 5, 2007 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. June 28, 2007 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. June 21, 2007 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. June 14, 2007 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. 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May 11, 2006 - RBA * Maine * Southcoastal * May 11, 2006 * MESC0605.11 - Species Mentioned: **FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER** *GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER* *WORM-EATING WARBLER* Northern Shoveler KING EIDER Green Heron AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Upland Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Common Tern YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO SNOWY OWL Red-bellied Woodpecker Least Flycatcher Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Cliff Swallow Carolina Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Wood Thrush BLUE-WINGED WARBLER Tennessee Warbler ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER Yellow Warbler Chesnut-sided Warbler Cape May Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Prairie Warbler Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Northern Waterthrush LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH Wilson’s Warbler Scarlet Tanager Lincoln’s Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Indigo Bunting Bobolink Rusty Blackbird ORCHARD ORIOLE Baltimore Oriole Evening Grosbeak - Transcript: Hotline: Southcoastal Maine Rare Bird Alert (Internet Only). Date: Thursday, May 11, 2006 compiled at: 5:00pm. To report: (207) 846-8002, or birds@yarmouthbirds.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 messages can be found at www.yarmouthbirds.com. Weather Summary: It was a very active week of weather – and birding! SW winds Thurs. night with light showers near dawn from the passage of a weak cold front combined to produce a tremendous flight for Fri. morning, with many new arrivals. SW winds continued on Fri. (temps climbed to 80F inland) before another weak cold front in the evening but still allowed for another good flight for Sat. Stronger NW winds followed yet another cold front Sat. evening, slowing down the pace of new arrivals. High pressure dominated Sun. through Tues. afternoon, with light (mostly NE) winds overnight producing at least some migrant turnover each morning. Rain developed by Tues. evening as an offshore low moved up the coast. Onshore winds and showers continued through Thursday, limiting the passerine migration for the time being. A **FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER** showed up on Stratton Island, off of Old Orchard Beach on 5/6, and remained through the 8th. The bird was discovered by biologists working on the island; the island is closed to the public. A photo has been posted at www.yarmouthbirds.com/maine_rarities.asp. Other notes from the biologists include a pair of NORTHERN SHOVELERS, a drake KING EIDER on the 9th, and the return of COMMON TERNS. A male *GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER* was discovered near Portland’s Capisic Pond Park on 5/7. The bird was not actually in the park, but in a thicket at the corner of Capisic Street and Macy Street, on the park’s south end. The bird was seen throughout the day, but has not been seen since. Other fun stuff at Capisic this week included a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER on 5/5, one ORCHARD ORIOLE on the 6th, PRAIRIE WARBLER, and 1-2 ORCHARD ORIOLES on the 7th, and a CAROLINA WREN on 5/8. A “probable” *WORM-EATING WARBLER* was briefly observed at Hinckley Park in South Portland (off of Highland Rd, Delorme Map 73: G-4) on 5/9. It was seen along the main trail on the west side of the ponds, roughly opposite that new house and ravaged hillside on the park’s western edge. Rare-in-spring, an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER flew by Kittery’s Fort Foster on 5/7. Another, or perhaps the same bird, was reported from Biddeford Pool on the 8th. Two AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were spotted at Scarborough’s Western Beach (Delorme Map 3: B-4) on 5/5. The first UPLAND SANPIPER report from Kennebunk Plains was received on 5/7, while one SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER was at Biddeford Pool on 5/8. A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was reported from the Kennebunk Plains on 5/4. A tardy SNOWY OWL was photographed along Granite Point Rd in Biddeford (Delorme Map 3: D-3) on the 6th. One RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was seen along Hildreth Rd. in Harpswell (Delorme Map 6: D-3) on 5/8 and one continues in a Cousin’s Island, Yarmouth yard. A CAROLINA WREN was heard in the neighborhood near the Nubble Light in Cape Neddick on the 7th, while one continues here at the Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth. A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER continued at Forest City Cemetery in South Portland (off Lincoln St; Delorme Map 73: G-3) through the 6th, with other singles at Fort Foster in Kittery, Crescent Beach State Park in Cape Elizabeth, and Evergreen Cemetery on the 7th. Very rare in spring, an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was banded on Appledore Island on 5/7. The large flight of birds on the morning of the 5th at Evergreen Cemetery included 13 species of warblers, including 200+ YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and 27 BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS. 13 species were also present on the next day as well A CAPE MAY WARBLER was reported from Saco’s Laurel Hill Cemetery on 5/5. Two LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES were discovered along Hurricane Road in Falmouth (Delorme Map 5: D-4) on 5/6. They were in a steep gulley that parallels the road, just northwest of a high-tension powerline cut. One bird continued through at least 5/9. 15 PRAIRIE WARBLERS, a great local count, were tallied from the aforementioned powerline cut on the 6th. 300+ WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were estimated to be at Evergreen Cemetery on the 5th. Single RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were at Evergreen Cemetery on the 5th and over a Pownal yard on the 6th. Up to 12 BALTIMORE ORIOLES were visiting a Windham feeding station this week. Two EVENING GROSBEAKS passed over Hedgehog Mountain Park in Freeport on 5/5. Other new arrivals in this busy week included: GREEN HERON, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, LEAST FLYCATCHER, WARBLING VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO, CLIFF SWALLOW, WOOD THRUSH, TENNESSEE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, WILSON’S WARBLER, SCARLET TANAGER, LINCOLN’S SPARROW, INDIGO BUNTING, and BOBOLINK. EVENTS: The Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth welcomes award-winning woodturner, Peter Asselyn of Durham, to our next Maine Artist Feature Day. Peter will be here on Saturday, May 20th, from 10-4. Peter has created his own signature style, which he terms Historic Maine. His fantastic works featuring tree boles include bowls, vases, and even birdhouse ornaments that have been a popular item in our store. - End transcript May 4, 2006 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. April 27, 2006 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. 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