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This Week’s Highlights: October 15 -21, 2022

I spent a lot of time looking at sparrows this week, as I love to do in October. This snappy immature White-crowned Sparrow was at Wolfe’s Neck Center on the 16^th.

My observations of note over the past seven days included the following:

1 continuing HUDSONIAN GODWIT, Wharton Point, Brunswick, 10/15 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group; the 247^th all-time Saturday Morning Birdwalk species!). Observed at closer range later from the Maquoit Bay Conservation Land.

1 Indigo Bunting, Wolfe’s Neck Center, Freeport, 10/16.

Incredibly morning at Bailey Island, Harpswell with Jeannette on 10/17: 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 1 CAPE MAY WARBLER, 1 Blue-headed Vireo, 1 Red-eyed Vireo. 6 total species of warblers; 7 species of sparrows. 400+ Dark-eyed Juncos, 200+ Yellow-rumped Warblers, 150+ White-throated Sparrows, 150+ Song Sparrows, etc, etc.

1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, our yard in Durham, 10/17.

1 Red Crossbill, our yard in Durham, 10/19.

353 Ruddy Ducks, 1 Spotted Sandpiper, 61 Lesser Scaup, 18 Greater Scaup, etc, Sabattus Pond, Sabattus, 10/20.

2 EVENING GROSBEAKS, 1 Common Yellowthroat, 50+ Swamp Sparrows, etc, Old Town House Park, North Yarmouth, 10/21.

I whiffed on phone-binning an Orange-crowned Warbler at Bailey Island on the 17^th as I apparently followed the wrong bird. Turned out the other bird was this tardy Blue-headed Vireo, however.

Additional Highlights This Week, 10/9-15

This truant Bobolink was at Wolfe’s Neck Center for our Saturday Morning Birdwalk, and was still present on the 13^th when I snapped this photo through my binoculars.

A few additional non-boat and non-Sandy Point observations of for me over the past seven days for me included:

1 Vesper Sparrow, 1 Bobolink, 1 White-rumped Sandpiper, etc, Wolfe’s Neck Center, Freeport, 10/9 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk). Bobolink still present as of 10/13 (see photo above).

I counted exactly 59 Laughing Gulls at Wolfe’s Neck Center on both 10/9 and 10/13; a good count for this late in the fall.

1 Pine Siskin (first of fall), Green Point WMA, 10/12 (with Jeannette).

~70 American Pipits, Highland Road, Brunswick, 10/15.

Additional (non-Sandy Point) Highlights This Week, 10/2-8, Pelagic reminder, and Monhegan trip report.

This Savannah Sparrow contemplated walking across the channel instead of flying over the water during Morning Flight at Sandy Point.

A few observations of note away from the Morning Flight over the past seven days for me included:

1 CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, Wolfe’s Neck Center, Freeport, 10/2 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk).

Overall, it was a great week of sparrow migration, with a nice high count on 10/8 from Wolfe’s Neck Center of 125 Song, 100 Savannah, 75 Swamp, 25 White-throated, 2 White-crowned, and 1 Lincoln’s.

Sabattus Pond season is underway as well! On 10/8, I had early-season tallies of 76 Ruddy Ducks (first of fall), 33 Lesser Scaup, 18 Greater Scaup (first of fall), 2 Ring-necked Ducks, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers (first of fall), etc.

Notes:

There is still a limited amount of space available on Monday’s ½-day pelagic out of Boothbay Harbor. You can sign up directly here: https://www.boothbayboattrips.com/cruises/special-pelagic-bird-cruise/

And I’ve finally posted my tour report from Monhegan, 9/24-9/28. The blog includes photos and daily checklists:

2021 Monhegan Fall Migration Weekend Tour Report.