This Week's Highlights (including Monhegan Island), 5/28-6/4/2021

[Derek and Jeannette Lovitch]

Hi all,

My annual Monhegan Spring Migration Weekend Tour report, including species lists, can be found here:

https://mebirdingfieldnotes.blog/2021/06/04/2021-spring-monhegan-migration-weekend/

Back on the mainland, my observations of note over the past seven days included the following:

2 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Green Point WMA, Dresden, 6/1 (with Jeannette).

1 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, Hedgehog Mountain Park, Freeport, 6/2. Surprising and out of place in a seasonal stream in the deep woods. My 152^nd Patch Bird for the Hedgehog complex.

1 Red Crossbill, Otter Brook Preserve, Harpswell, 6/3 (with clients from Maine).

Handful of passage migrants around Biddeford Pool on 6/4 including a female MOURNING WARBLER (FOY) and an immature male Bay-breasted Warbler. 

And FYI, we still have a limited amount of room on Monday's Mini-Pelagic out of Boothbay Harbor.  It will be a great way to beat the heat at least!  And we'll be swinging by Eastern Egg Rock before heading to deeper water (with chum). Info is all here https://www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com/pelagics

-Derek

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 Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

 Freeport Wild Bird Supply

 541 Route One, Suite 10

 Freeport, ME 04032

 207-865-6000

 www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com  

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[Brett Ewald]

The Short-billed Dowitcher is the 16th known record for Monhegan (all since 2002) and the 10th in spring. A nice bird for Monhegan!

Brett

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Brett Ewald

Cape May Bird Observatory