Despite my best efforts, my “best” birds of the week were all chased and not found. Nonetheless, I had a great week of birding and birdfinding. My highlights over the past six days were as follows:

• 1 continuing CATTLE EGRET, 2 Common Yellowthroats, 1 Pine Warbler, 4 Semipalmated Plovers, 8 Laughing Gulls, etc, Wolfe’s Neck Center, Freeport, 11/6 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

• 2 Blackpoll Warblers, Saco Riverwalk, 11/7 (with Cameron Cox and Evan Obercian).

• 3 Great Egrets, The Pool, Biddeford Pool, 11/7 (with Cameron Cox and Evan Obercian).

• 1 continuing PRAIRIE WARBLER, 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 1 Indigo Bunting, 1 Great Horned Owl, 1 “Ipswich” Savannah Sparrow, etc, Biddeford Pool neighborhood, Biddeford, 11/7 (with Cameron Cox and Evan Obercian)

• 1 ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, St. Martin’s Chapel, Biddeford Pool, 11/7 (with Cameron Cox and Evan Obercian and m.obs.  Near-miss story here. https://www.facebook.com/198877036808925/posts/5002123033150944/?d=n

• 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 2 Lincoln’s Sparrows, etc, Private property in Cape Elizabeth, 11/7 (with Cameron Cox and Evan Obercian).

• 1 still-continuing late Fish Crow, Cook’s Corner, Brunswick, 11/9 (with Jeannette).

• 1 continuing BARNACLE GOOSE, South Elementary School, Rockland, 11/9 (with Jeannette). Photos above and below.

• 1 American Coot and 10 American Wigeon, The Samoset, Rockport, 11/9 (with Jeannette).

• 1 American Woodcock, Rte 1, Thomaston, 11/9 (with Jeannette).

• 2 American Wigeon and 1 Killdeer, Old Brunswick Road, Durham, 11/11.