OK, So It’s Not NH, But Monhegan Was Pretty Interesting This Week

[Alfred Maley]

Monhegan Island in Maine is well known to many NH birders, but it can sometimes be dull, especially on east winds. But this past week or so it was pretty darn good on SW winds.

The first bird of note was a Black-backed Three-Toed Woodpecker photographed on one of the trails. The next day Linda stepped out of our rental house and photographed an adult male Hooded Warbler, then proceeded to the Village Garden where she saw a Mourning and a Prothonotary Warbler, found there by others. The next day a Yellow-throated Warbler was found by Derrick Lovitch which was seen by many over the next two days. A Western Kingbird made an appearance and, oddly, was mobbed by a pair of local Eastern Phoebes on their territory. The next day, a Bell’s Vireo claimed the headlines for two days. Derrick came through yet again by spotting a Black-throated Gray Warbler, which was seen by many around the village for the next two days.

Al Maley

Hampstead, NH