[Maine-birds] Sanford Sewage Plant, Pied-billed Grebe , Stilt Sandpiper

Sanford Sewage Plant, York, US-ME
Sep 14, 2012 10:15 AM - 11:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.4 mile(s)
Comments: clear, calm,
24 species

Canada Goose 4
Wood Duck 12
American Black Duck 8
Mallard 50
Blue-winged Teal 2
Green-winged Teal 15
Hooded Merganser 1
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Double-crested Cormorant 74
Great Blue Heron 3
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 1 1st year, was sitting in a tree by pond # 4
Sora 1 called several times
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 6
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2
Least Sandpiper 5
Stilt Sandpiper 1 <a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22247688@N04/7987393752/" title="Stilt
Sandpiper 167 copy by Andrew Aldrich, on Flickr"><img
src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8033/7987393752_1890dce124.jpg"
alt="Stilt Sandpiper 167 copy"></a>
Ring-billed Gull 31 mostly 1st year birds, high count for Sept.
Belted Kingfisher 1
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Merlin 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
Savannah Sparrow 6

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Compare Lesser Yellowlegs with Stilt Sandpiper
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22247688@N04/7987393862/in/photostream/



Happy birding
Andy Aldrich
North Berwick



Directions: take Gavel Rd. east off of Rte. 4 at blinking light, 3.7 miles
south of jct. of Rtes. 4 and 111, (in Alfred) or 0.7 miles north of jct. of
Rtes. 4 and 109., (in S. Sanford)

Hours as posted: 6-4:30 MON-FRI, 7-8:30 SAT+SUN




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