Friday, 14 September 2012

[Maine-birds] Fwd: eBird Report - Weskeag Marsh, Sep 14, 2012




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Date: Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 3:55 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Weskeag Marsh, Sep 14, 2012
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Weskeag Marsh, Knox, US-ME
Sep 14, 2012 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments:     Observers: Dick DeGraaf, Ron Harrell
21 species

American Black Duck  7
Mallard  7
Green-winged Teal  89     Birds were feeding in and resting adjacent to a pool 50-70 yards away.  Noticeably smaller than the American Black Ducks and Mallards in the same pool.  Brown with dark bills and green speculum.
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Blue Heron  2
Great Egret  6
Snowy Egret  40
Greater Yellowlegs  5
Lesser Yellowlegs  11
Semipalmated Sandpiper  54
Stilt Sandpiper  3
Wilson's Phalarope  1     Adult in nonbreeding plumage: uniform light gray above in marked contrast to the darker lesser yellowlegs that were nearby, white below except for a smudge of gray on the breast, legs yellow, thin black bill, slightly smaller than the lesser yellowlegs.  Extremely active when feeding.
Ring-billed Gull  23
Herring Gull  1
Mourning Dove  1
Belted Kingfisher  2
Merlin  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  12
Gray Catbird  2
Song Sparrow  2

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


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