September 29, 2023 5:10 pm
A highlight of a slow weekend on Monhegan were the conspicuous Cape May Warblers, including these two that were regulars in a single tree that often featured every plumage aspect of this delightful warbler.
Following three days on Monhegan, I mostly birded the yard before heading back to the island for another tour.
About as slow as I have ever experienced the island, even considering a nice little influx of birds on our last morning. Cape May Warblers were the most common warbler for the first two days, however, but overall numbers and diversity were extremely low. Highlights were few, but a brief trip report is posted here:
A NOTE ABOUT YOUR “SLOW” BIRD FEEDERS:
Many folks have been reporting extremely slow feeders throughout much of the state recently. This happens on a regular basis, so the end is not near! In fact, a very similiar dearth of birds happened in the falls of 2017 and 2019. I’m currently working on a blog that is more specific to this year, but this blog written in 2017 nicely tells a good part of the story.
TOURS AND EVENTS:
Our last two tours of 2023 are around the corner. The fall editions of Birds of Casco Bay with Seacoast Tours here in Freeport is on 10/6 (just a few spaces remain), and our ever-popular Fall Mini-Pelagic with Cap’n Fish’s Cruises out of Boothbay Harbor is coming up on 10/16.
This presumed first-fall female Cape May Warbler was a good study in comparison with the other, brighter plumages of this species on display in that single tree on Monhegan.
Posted by Derek
Categories: Bird Feeding, Birding in Maine, Week Reports
Tags: bird feeders, Birding, birds, Cape May Warbler, Down East Adventures, Down East Magazine, Durham, feeder birds, Freeport Wild Bird Supply, migration, Monhegan, Monhegan Fall Weekend, Tours, trips
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