A great day of birding in Cape Elizabeth and South Portland started out at Mill Cove by Hannaford’s with nice close views of both Iceland and Glaucous Gulls. Then on to the Cape Elizabeth green belt path to find the Lark Sparrow that has been reported at feeders there. It appeared after a short wait.
Pat Sanborn and I then decided to check out the sea ducks at Dyer Point and to our pleasant surprise there was a King Eider riding the waves in a raft of Common Eiders. WOW!!!! What a pleasant surprise. You can check my pictures of this handsome sea duck on the flickr link below ( and other birds of the day as well.)
Having learned about the Lapland Longspurs from Rafael we stopped by the CE school road but were not successful in locating them. Upon arriving home, there were 4 Pine Grosbeaks enjoying what is left of the fruit on the crabapple in my front yard.
Great winter day to be out birding in Maine. We are so lucky to have such a variety of wonderful birds to enjoy.
Marie
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