Today at the Addison boat launch we found the river cluttered with strangely shaped ice masses - lots of water moving downriver. We found a large number of ducks including 12+ Mallards, 155+ Black Ducks, 6+ Green-winged Teal, 8+ Ring-necked Ducks and 8+ Hooded Mergansers and a scattering of Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead and Red-breasted Mergansers.
On the shores of the river there was a large mixed flock of Common Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds and American Robins. four immature Bald Eagles were perched on snags in the area and two vociferous Killdeer were circling over the boat landing.
We checked the East Branch of the Machias River above the Route 1 bridge for Barrow's Goldeneye and for the second time in as many weeks we didn't see them. Common Mergansers are plentiful on the river, though.
Back in Harrington, our feeders hosted 4 Fox Sparrows and 2 Song Sparrows.
Merle and Anne Archie
Harrington, ME
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