[Maine-birds] Northern Maine Birds: Am White Pelican, Ruddy Turnstone, Am Golden-Plover

As already reported here, the pelican continues.  I saw it at Christina Reservoir in Fort Fairfield this evening.

There were lots of birds around today.  I assume the gray, glowery skies to the south and the light southerly breeze was slowing the progress of migrants.  

Best find was 3 Ruddy Turnstones that buzzed around Collins Pond in Caribou for a few minutes this AM.  The birds were very vocal and called the whole time they were checking out the pond.  Ultimately they decided no go and scaled up and continued to the south.  Despite the brevity, I was able to get decent looks- one was still fairly bright and the other two appeared to be winter adults or juvies 

This was only my second observation ever of this species in the county.  

Collins Pond also had a couple Pectorals; Least, Solitary and Spotted Sandpipers and Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs.  Blue-winged Teal numbers are increasing quickly and are almost as numerous as Green-wings here.  Mid-molt Northern Shovelers and an American Wigeon were also in the mix.

Almost as good was a large flock (33) of American Golden-Plovers in a freshly turned sod field on the Green Ridge Road in Fort Fairfield.  These birds were also very vocal when flying, giving an incessant "queedle" call while they flew low looking for a suitable spot to land.

Also noteworthy were my first three juvenile Northern Harriers of the season. The orange birds were hunting in different locales around the area. Juvie Am Kestrels are practically ubiquitous along roadsides in the open areas and I saw well over twenty today.

Good to get out birding for a couple hours today.

Bill

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

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