Hey everyone:
I just wanted to provide a little more information on the Northern Lapwing that was found in Poland today. Credit for the find goes to Iain Stenhouse but a huge thanks to Robby for making calls and Louis for getting it posted to the listserv. The bird spent most of the time on the edge of the recently plowed field, loosely associating with a couple Killdeer. As the sun went down the bird seemed to be settling in but could have been spooked by some of the passing car's headlights. The bird had started walking around the field, calling, and flew closer towards Lafrinea Lane before taking off to the northeast at 8:26pm.
For those looking tomorrow, there are a lot of fields around this area but with the success the bird had foraging in this recently plowed spot it seems like an appealing place to return to. Carpenter Road did not have much traffic this evening but I'd urge everyone to be careful and especially be aware that this is private property. This location has historically had a pair of Sandhill Cranes so it'd be a shame to upset any local landowners.
Good luck to anyone chasing! Here are a couple useful/fun links:
Map:
https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.0039746,-70.3707898&ll=44.0039746,-70.3707898
Photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dhitchcox/8715369931/
Audio:
https://soundcloud.com/dhitchcox/northern-lapwing-poland-me
and if anyone happens to find a black, u-shaped, iPhone-wide, rubber piece along the road please grab it for me. Thanks!
Good birding,
Doug Hitchcox
Hollis, ME
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