Tuesday 17 September 2019

Re: [Maine-birds] Epic Sandy Point Morning Flight, 9/17

Far from odd, it's a far-too-often occurrence at unmarked high-tensions lines where they cross water. Collisions are regular at Sandy Point, especially with flocks of Double-crested Cormorants, but few are as violent as today's. I also see Bald Eagles, Ospreys, and gulls hit. Most fly off, but I have seen cormorants killed or injured on multiple occasions, and have found everything from Ruddy Ducks to a Great Blue Heron dead below.

And I am only there on the clear days without fog or precipitation.

-Derek

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> On Sep 17, 2019, at 3:42 PM, Sean Hatch <seanarih@gmail.com> wrote:
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> My first time at Sandy Point was in 2011, I also saw a Loon hit the wire, tumble and lose altitude but recovered well before the ground. I thought it was the oddest thing.
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