Took my lunch down to the little retention pond here at 51 Commerce Drive in Augusta, where I work. Despite being only an acre in size, with only 800’ of shoreline, it continues to have some good freshwater shorebirding.
Today I found:
2 Solitary Sandpipers
3 Spotted Sandpipers (two of whom spent the entire half-hour fighting with each other, including physical contact and beak-pecking each other and chasing each other all over the pond)
1 Lesser Yellowlegs
1 Greater Yellowlegs
On more than one occasion I was able to see all 3 Tringa in a single field of view. What fun! And yes I added them all to my ‘office list’.
Also there was 1 GBH, 3 Mallards (eclipse drakes) and the usual suspects.
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Michael Smith MS GISP
State GIS Manager, Maine Office of GIS
State of Maine, Office of Information Technology
michael.smith _at_ maine.gov 207-215-5530
Board Member, Maine GeoLibrary
Education Chair, Maine GIS Users Group
State Rep, National States Geographic Information Council
State House Station 145
51 Commerce Drive
Augusta, ME 04333-0145
69o 47' 58.9"W 44o 21' 54.8"N
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