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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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April 13, 2006 - RBA * Maine * Southcoastal * April 13, 2006 * MESC0604.13 - Species Mentioned: *SEASIDE SPARROW* MUTE SWAN REDHEAD Greater Scaup Harlequin Duck Little Blue Heron Glossy Ibis Black-crowned Night Heron Osprey Northern Goshawk Broad-winged Hawk American Kestrel Virginia Rail Greater Yellowlegs Willet Wilson’s Snipe BLACK-HEADED x RING-BILLED GULL HYBRID Iceland Gull Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Carolina Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Pine Warbler Palm Warbler Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Snow Bunting Evening Grosbeak - Transcript: Hotline: Southcoastal Maine Rare Bird Alert (Internet Only). Date: Thursday, April 13, 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: A cold front on Sat. cleared out rain from a low pressure system that passed Fri. night. High pressure then remained in control through Wed., with temps warming to the 60’s in most locations on southerly winds by Tues (cooler along the coast with afternoon seabreezes developing), and remaining above normal through week’s end (normal high = 51F). A weak cold front on Thurs. produced some scattered showers. There was a steady flow of migrants into the area this week, with the abundance of southerly tailwinds. A *SEASIDE SPARROW* was discovered singing in Bayview Preserve in Yarmouth on 4/7. It was observed between 6:30 and 7:45am. Bayview Preserve is located off of Bayview Road in Yarmouth (Delorme Map 6: D-1), look for the sign on the right side of the road. When you enter the preserve, take the trail to the right of the kiosk. Enter the woods, and follow the trail as it borders the marsh from above a steep hillside. Near where the trail turns right to parallel the river, head down the hill into the marsh. The sparrow was in an island of cattails within the spartina patens marsh. Although it has been seen elsewhere in the marsh, this is the most reliable spot. It has been most vocal in very early morning. It has been seen and heard daily through at least 4/10, usually only very early in the morning, however. Two MUTE SWANS dropped into the Cape Neddick River in Cape Neddick (Delorme Map 1: A-5) on 4/11. The drake REDHEAD continues in Great Pond in Biddeford Pool, at least through 4/11. Meanwhile, diminishing numbers of HARLEQUIN DUCKS are still being reported from many of the usual locations. The first BROAD-WINGED HAWK of the season was one of 47 raptors tallied over Pownal’s Bradbury Mountain on 4/11 on the southwesterly winds. 129 raptors passed on the 12th, including 35 OSPREY and 55 AMERICAN KESTRELS. Meanwhile, a NORTHERN GOSHAWK was over Scarborough’s Fuller Farm (off of Broadturn Rd; Delorme Map 3: A-2) on 4/11. A VIRGINIA RAIL was calling from the marsh at Fort Foster in Kittery on 4/9. An early WILLET was reported from behind Hattie’s Deli in Biddeford Pool on the 11th, while the 34 WILSON’S SNIPE behind Saco’s Laurel Hill Cemetery on the same day was a good tally. An apparent BLACK-HEADED x RING-BILLED GULL hybrid has returned to the area for the 4th or 5th consecutive year. One 4/7, it was spotted at the Cumberland Town Landing on Broad Cove (Delorme Map 5: D-5), one of its more regular locations. Meanwhile, a first cycle ICELAND GULL was at Fort Foster on the 9th. Two different Brunswick yards hosted single RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS this week, while one male has apparently been regular in the Sawyer Road area of Cape Elizabeth/South Portland (Delorme Map 3: A-4). Also, there is apparently a pair in the area of Robinson Woods (off of Ocean Avenue in Cape Elizabeth; Delorme Map 3: A-5 ) as well. Although we know this species is breeding in the state, confirmed and documented breeding records are still very few and far between. The CAROLINA WREN continues to be vociferous here at the Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth. However, our overwintering FIELD SPARROW has not been seen since 4/9. A tardy female SNOW BUNTING was at Maxwell’s Farm in Cape Elizabeth (between Sawyer St and Spurwink Ave; Delorme Map 3: A-4) on 4/11. Two EVENING GROSBEAKS passed over the Nonesuch River in Scarborough on the 6th. Observations and reports of GREATER SCAUP, GLOSSY IBIS, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, HERMIT THRUSH, and PALM WARBLER increased this week, while other new arrivals included: LITTLE BLUE HERON, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, PINE WARBLER, and CHIPPING SPARROW. - End transcript April 6, 2006 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. March 30, 2006 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. March 23, 2006 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. March 16, 2006 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. March 9, 2006 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. March 3, 2006 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. February 23, 2006 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. February 16, 2005 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. February 9, 2006 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. February 2, 2006 Click on the date to view the rare bird alert. 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