Tuesday, 2 October 2012

[Maine-birds] Northern Maine Birds: Greater White-fronted Geese, Collins Pond, Caribou

Hi All,

The Canada Goose flock at Collins Pond in Caribou now numbers over 1,800 with a big tick upward in the numbers over the weekend.  Among the new arrivals were two adult and one juvenile Greater White-fronted Geese.  They appeared to be of the Greenland subspecies.  They arrived just in time for the Aroostook Birders' visit tomorrow at 10:30 AM.

Northern Shovelers, Green-winged Teal, Hooded Mergs and Blacks and Mallards were also feeding in the pond.  I couldn't find a Blue-winged Teal but that doesn't mean they're gone.  A lone Lesser Yellowlegs was the sole shorebird thanks in part to higher water levels from the weekends rain.

At my feeders in Woodland, the White-throated Sparrows have mostly departed and have been replaced by 20+ White-crowned Sparrows.  Still a few Yellow-rumped Warblers feeding on this sunny afternoon.  Six Evening Grosbeaks visited again this AM.

Bill

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Bill Sheehan
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