MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • June 4, 2023
The spring arrival of our migratory breeding birds, in their colorful breeding plumage, stands alone as an awesome phenomenon. But this period of movement is made even more exciting by the appearance of vagrant species, species that generally do not nest in Maine. This spring has been one of the most exciting ones in my memory for vagrants. Examples include a yellow-throated warbler in Sanford, a worm-eating warbler on Monhegan Island, a hooded warbler in Kittery, yellow-crowned night herons in Cape Elizabeth and Stratton Island, an arctic-breeding king eider in Biddeford, a Eurasian golden plover in Scarborough, and a Pacific loon in York County. ~ Herb Wilson