Northern Maine saw another nice pulse of birdy migrants this weekend with a bunch of new arrivals noted by local observers. The snow pack took a beating in the heat and breezes late in the week and rivers and streams experienced some minimal flooding. Lakes and most ponds remain ice covered.
-- Though Lake Josephine in Easton is still mostly icebound, the floe is looking pretty dark and rotten and I expect we will have open water for the Aroostook Birders annual waterfowl walk on Saturday the 27th. Some of the small wetlands nearby have opened up some more and some of the usual unusual ducks have appeared. These include Northern Shoveler, American Wigeon and Gadwall.
New sparrow arrivals on the 21st included Chipping, White-throated and Swamp. These were on time and expected, but a Field Sparrow at my feeders was notable and only my second ever for Aroostook County. A Hoary Redpoll also continued to visit my yard with a small flock of Commons. Photos can be seen with the eBird list here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13836355
Despite high water levels at Collins Pond in Caribou, the Greater White-fronted and Snow Goose are continuing and have been seen daily here in the early afternoon. A Belted Kingfisher was also seen here on Sunday. The eBird list has some pics:
Other reported new arrivals include Eastern Phoebe and Tree Swallows in Caribou on the 20th and a Double-crested Cormorant on the Aroostook River on the 21st. Northern Harrier, American Kestrel, Merlin and Sharp-shinned Hawks have all been seen in central Aroostook Co.
Good Birding.
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