[Maine-birds] Northern bird flocks in Peru (Maine)

Just drove down River Road in Peru (a dead end road along the Androscoggin.) In and along the cornfields I observed a flock of 24 Am tree sparrows, then 30 snow buntings and wrapped up the 2-mile cruise with a larger group of (50+) redpolls. Also (not to be outdone) 25 turkeys and 10 crows getting the final calories out of the dried up cornstalks.

Richard Jordan
Boyle Associates

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On Feb 22, 2013, at 13:39, "Andrew Aldrich" <aaldrich1@maine.rr.com> wrote:

> It was nice of the shrike to sit up for me. All ponds frozen over. Spring is coming
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> Sanford Sewage Plant, York, US-ME
> Feb 22, 2013 10:15 AM - 11:18 AM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 2.5 mile(s)
> 7 species
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> American Black Duck 1
> Bufflehead 2 fly over, no open water yet
> Northern Shrike 1 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22247688@N04/8497523503/" title="N. Shrike, V-1, WR 015 copy by Andrew Aldrich, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8385/8497523503_939db72ed6.jpg" alt="N. Shrike, V-1, WR 015 copy"></a>
> Blue Jay 2
> Eastern Bluebird 3
> Snow Bunting 200 Counted a group of 25, then estimated how many groups of 25 where in the bigger group. Watched for about a minute or so, they flew away into the sun and out of the area. Also took a picture of part of the lead group and there were 50 birds in it, and the rest was 4 times larger or more.
> Song Sparrow 3
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> Happy birding
> Andy Aldrich
> North Berwick
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> south of jct. of Rtes. 4 and 111, (in Alfred) or 0.7 miles north of jct. of
> Rtes. 4 and 109., (in S. Sanford)
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