[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights and New Arrivals, 3/30-4/5

Hi all,

My observations of note over the past seven days included the following:

- 1 continuing pair Barrow's Goldeneyes, Winslow Park, Freeport, 3/30 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

- 1 pair Gadwall, 12 American Wigeons, 2 Horned Larks, etc, Eastern Road Trail, Scarborough Marsh, 3/31.

- 1 drake Barrow's Goldeneye, Seavy's Landing, Scarborough Marsh, 3/31.

- 1 continuing Northern Shrike, Pleasant Hill Preserve, Scarborough, 3/31.

- 54 Ring-necked Ducks, etc, Prout's Pond, Scarborough, 3/31.

- 4 Lesser Scaup, North River Road, Auburn, 4/1 (with Jeannette).

- Mouth of the Abagadasset River, Bowdoinham, 4/2:

2000 American Black Ducks

300 Canada Geese
200 Mallards
107 Green-winged Teal
51 Common Mergansers
36 Hooded Mergansers
12 Wood Ducks
8 Bald Eagles
5 Ring-necked Ducks
4 Common Goldeneyes
4 Buffleheads
2 Northern Pintails
X Mallard x American Black Duck hybrids

- Brown's Point Road, Bowdoinham, 4/2:

200 Canada Geese
150 American Black Ducks
84 Common Mergansers
52 Lesser Scaup
46 Ring-necked Ducks
40 Mallards
30 Killdeer
26 Wood Ducks
12 Common Goldeneyes
10 Green-winged Teal
8 Hooded Mergansers
6 Buffleheads
4 Greater Scaup
3 American Wigeons
2 Bald Eagles

1Northern Shrike (carrying off a Song Sparrow)

- 16 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, Bradbury Mountain Spring Hawkwatch, 4/2.

- 1 American Wigeons, etc, Little River mouth, Belfast, 4/5 (with Evan Obercian).

- 20 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, and 1 Horned Lark, Moose Point State Park, 4/5 (with Evan Obercian).

- 1 pair Barrow's Goldeneye, Stockton Harbor, 4/5 (with Evan Obercian).

- 6 Lesser Scaup, Cape Jellison Rd, Stockton Springs, 4/5 (with Evan Obercian).

And my personal First of Years this week were:

- 1 Eastern Phoebe, Winslow Park, Freeport, 3/30 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).

- 7 Great Egrets, Scarborough Marsh, 3/31.

- 4 Double-crested Cormorants, Scarborough Marsh, 3/31.

- 1 Snowy Egret, Pelreco Marsh, Scarborough Marsh, 3/31.

- 2 Wilson's Snipe, Greely Road, Cumberland, 3/31.

- 2 Pine Siskins (first of spring), Fort Point State Park, Stockton Springs, 4/5 (with Evan Obercian).

-Derek

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 Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

 Freeport Wild Bird Supply

 541 Route One, Suite 10

 Freeport, ME 04032

 207-865-6000

 www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com  

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