RE: [Maine-birds] Black-bellied Whistling Duck - Get up early and GO!

Is anyone else out there curious what the odds are of BBWD showing in Maine twice and on both occasions it being a group (5 last time, 6 this time – well, now 5).  Does it seem likely this the same group both times and we just missed them last year?

 

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Michael Smith MS GISP
State GIS Manager, Maine Office of GIS
State of Maine, Office of Information Technology
michael.smith _at_ maine.gov 207-215-5530

Board Member, Maine GeoLibrary
Education Chair, Maine GIS Users Group
State Rep, National States Geographic Information Council


State House Station 145
51 Commerce Drive
Augusta, ME 04333-0145
69^o 47' 58.9"W  44^o 21' 54.8"N

From: maine-birds@googlegroups.com [mailto:maine-birds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of rob speirs
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 8:20 PM
To: Maine birds
Subject: [Maine-birds] Black-bellied Whistling Duck - Get up early and GO!

 

Hello Listservers,

 

You expect them along the lower Rio Grande, in South Texas, but in Maine, WHOA!!!!!  These exotics are rare, rare, rare in Maine.  

If you're able, its worth the trip to the Mount Desert Island (MDI) High School ponds to see these birds. 

 

There is plenty of Duckweed to hold them but they make their own schedule and who knows what their travel plans might be. I say, "Get up early, and go....you just might be rewarded with a great state, or life bird. No excuses for Acadia Birding Festival participants and guides. Go get'em

rob speirs cumberland, me 

 

 

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