[Maine-birds] Northern Maine Birds: Lesser Black-backed Gull, Rough-legged Hawks

With nighttime temperatures now consistently dropping into the low teens in valleys, the water birding is coming to an end for year in northern Maine.

In central Aroostook county, Arnold Brook Lake in Presque Isle and Christina Reservoir in Fort Fairfield are frozen solid now and Lake Josephine in Easton will probably be in the same condition by morning. 

I checked Collins Pond in Caribou this AM.  It was frozen too and I found only the inlet open.  A late lingering Ring-necked Duck was feeding among a bunch of Canada Geese that were contentedly sleeping in the slush there.  

A small flock of gulls roosting on the ice included a sharp looking adult Lesser Black-backed Gull with some Herrings and Great Black-backed's.

Dark and light phase Rough-legged hawks have been spotted around the wetlands near Lake Josephine this week.

Here's my Collins Pond list:  http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12119147

Have a happy Turkey Day.

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Bill Sheehan
Woodland, Aroostook Co., Maine
http://northernmainebirds.blogspot.com/

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