Noteworthy Species Mentioned:

• Redhead
• White-faced Ibis+
• Sandhill Crane
• Northern Lapwing+
• Iceland Gull
• Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Glaucous Gull
• Red-headed Woodpecker
• Louisiana Waterthrush

(+ Details requested by Maine Bird Records Committee)

York County
A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at the Saco Yacht Club at the end of Front Street in Saco on the 1st. On the 30th, a COMMON MURRE was seen from East Point Sanctuary in Biddeford. A return of WHIP-POOR-WILLS and GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS to the Kennebunk Plains was reported on the 6th.

Greater Portland
A WHITE-FACED IBIS was reported from various locations around the Scarborough Marsh throughout the week.

Lewiston-Auburn
Word finally got out on the 6th of a NORTHERN LAPWING in a field at the corner of Carpenter Road and Range Hill Road in Poland although it was reported to have been present since the 3rd. The bird was last seen flying northeast from this location on the evening of the 6th.

Kennebec River Valley (Augusta-Waterville)
A LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was reported singing from Vaughn Woods in Hallowell on the 28th and 29th. A SANDHILL CRANE was seen flying over Lower Togus Pond in Augusta on the evening of the 6th. Three SANDHILL CRANES were seen along Route 2 in New Sharon on the 1st. A high of five ICELAND GULLS on the 2nd and 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS

Penobscot Bay
Uncommon in this area, a FIELD SPARROW had been visiting a Sedgwick feeder for three days as of the 29th.

Downeast
A GRAY-CHEEKED/BICKNELL’S THRUSH was reported from the Mount Desert High School Ridge Trail on the 4th. An adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen again on the 1st at a private yard in Bar Harbor.

Northern Maine
A pair of REDHEADS continued at Lake Josephine on the 5th.

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Noteworthy Species Mentioned:

• Greater White-fronted Goose
• Snow Goose
• ‘Eurasian’ Green-winged Teal
• Sandhill Crane
• American Oystercatcher
• Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Short-eared Owl
• Hoary Redpoll

York County
An AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER was reported at Hills Beach in Biddeford on the 4th. Beginning on the 5th, a ‘EURASIAN’ GREEN-WINGED TEAL was present off Boom Road in Saco.

Greater Portland
On the 6th, a SHORT-EARED OWL was seen over Prouts Neck in Scarborough. Two SANDHILL CRANES continued to be seen in the fields along North Raymond Road, across from Mailman Road, in Raymond on the 2nd.

Kennebec River Valley (Augusta-Waterville)
Seven SANDHILL CRANES were photographed at Messalonskee Lake in Belgrade on the 4th. On the 4th, three SANDHILL CRANES were seen along Route 8 just south of Norridgewock.

Midcoast
Another drake ‘EURASIAN’ GREEN-WINGED TEAL and two BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen at the mouth of the Abbagadasset River, visible from Browns Point Road in Bowdoinham on the 4th.

Downeast
On the 3rd, a COMMON GOLDENEYE X HOODED MERGANSER HYBIRD was seen on the East Machias River from Factory Road in East Machias.

Western Mountains
Six SNOW GEESE were spotted in the fields at the northeast corner of Old River Road and McNeil Road in Fryeburg on the 2nd.

Northern Maine
Collin’s Pond in Caribou hosted a SNOW GOOSE on the 6th. An adult GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were reported here on the 7th. Another LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was found on the 7th down river near the Fort Fairfield/Caribou town line. Three HOARY REDPOLLS were picked out of over 350 COMMON REDPOLLS visiting a yard in Woodland on the 7th.

Noteworthy Species Mentioned:

• ‘Eurasian’ Green-winged Teal
• Sandhill Crane
• Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Long-eared Owl
• Hoary Redpoll

York County

Two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were reported at the mouth of the Saco River in Biddeford on the 8th. Continuing from the 5th, a ‘EURASIAN’ GREEN-WINGED TEAL was still present off Boom Road in Saco as of the 13th.

Greater Portland

On the 8th, a LONG-EARED OWL spent the day roosting in a neighborhood near Willard Beach in South Portland. The 10th was a great day for raptors as reported by the hawk count on Bradbury Mountain State Park in Pownal, highlighted by: 139 OSPREYS, 46 NORTHERN HARRIERS, 102 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, their first BROAD-WINGED HAWK of the season, and 102 AMERICAN KESTRELS. Two migrating SANDHILL CRANES also passed on the 13th.

Kennebec River Valley (Augusta-Waterville)
Up to two SANDHILL CRANES were reported from Messalonskee Lake in Belgrade this week.

Midcoast
A drake ‘EURASIAN’ GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen again on the 9th at the mouth of the Abbagadasset River, visible from Browns Point Road in Bowdoinham.

Penobscot Bay
On the 14th, two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were reported at Agricola Farm on Route 17 in Union.

Central Maine
A HOARY REDPOLL was photographed in a Skowhegan yard on the 10th.

Northern Maine
Two HOARY REDPOLLS were photographed visiting a yard in Woodland on the 13th.