[Maine-birds] Scarborough Marsh Spring Migrants, 2/24

Hi all,

Spring has sprung in Scarborough Marsh. This morning, I encountered the following:

- total of 21 Red-winged Blackbirds (First of year)

- 1 LAPLAND LONGSPUR and 15 Horned Larks, along with 1 Belted Kingfisher, Eastern Road Trail.

- 1 immature male NORTHERN SHOVELER (FOY), 7 Ring-necked Ducks (FOY), 3 Northern Pintails, 2 Green-winged Teal, 250+ American Black Ducks, etc, from the Eastern Road Trail.

- 1 Killdeer (FOY), flying south over marsh at the Eastern Road Trail.

- 1 drake NORTHERN SHOVELER and 1 drake GADWALL, Pelreco marsh.

- 54 Common Loons between the Pine Point Co-op and the mouth of the river.

I'd celebrate the arrival of spring more if it wasn't still February!

-Derek

 

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 Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

 Freeport Wild Bird Supply

 541 Route One, Suite 10

 Freeport, ME 04032

 207-865-6000

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