[Maine-birds] Northern Maine Birds: Ruddy Turnstone at Trafton Lake, Limestone

Trafton Lake in Limestone is showing a lot of muddy shore around the boat launch at the park.  There was a fine assemblage of shorebirds here this AM.

My first-ever Aroostook County Ruddy Turnstone was the highlight of the crowd.  The bird appeared to be a juvenile and was poking along the rock/mud/gravel shore in the company of 9 or 10 Killdeer.  Other waders including a bunch of Wilson's Snipe, both yellowlegs, Least, Semipalmated, Solitary and Spotted Sandpipers.  

Quite a few American Bitterns were skulking around the edges of the pond and a late flight of migrant swallows was also notable.

The list is attached below

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Bill Sheehan
Woodland, Aroostook Co., Maine
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Trafton Lake, Aroostook, US-ME
Aug 19, 2012 8:20 AM - 8:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.9 mile(s)
27 species

American Black Duck  6
Mallard  45
Green-winged Teal (American)  24
Ring-necked Duck  31
Hooded Merganser  11     all apparent young of the year
Common Loon  2
American Bittern  5     High count.  At various locations at cattail edges around pond.
Great Blue Heron  3     adults
Killdeer  18
Spotted Sandpiper  1     juvie
Solitary Sandpiper  2
Greater Yellowlegs  3
Lesser Yellowlegs  5
Ruddy Turnstone  1     My first ever in Aroostook County.  Apparent juv bird feeding with 9 KILLDEER on lake shore. Short, conical and sharply pointed bill, orange legs, breastband.
Semipalmated Sandpiper  6     juveniles
Least Sandpiper  17
Wilson's Snipe  8     higher count
Rock Pigeon  1
Mourning Dove  1
Belted Kingfisher  4
Eastern Kingbird  1
American Crow  5
Common Raven  1
Tree Swallow  1
Barn Swallow  2
Cliff Swallow  9     migrant flock lateish with BARS and single TRES
American Goldfinch  5

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

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