[Maine-birds] Hatch Hill Landfill Gulls

Hi folks,

I stopped at the Hatch Hill Landfill Wed. afternoon and saw the birds listed below.  I was present at the landfill from 2:15 to about 3:30.  The sky was clear, winds were 5-15 and the temp ranged between 44 and 39.  No snowy owls were present at the landfill or along Piggery Road at the Viles Arboretum.

1   Glaucous gull - first winter bird

2   Iceland gull - 1 first winter bird and 1 adult

1   Lesser black-backed gull - adult

3   Ring-billed gulls

~30 Great black-backed gulls - Guestimate

1,200+ Herring gulls - A quick estimate

Gulls were up and down the entire time as 7 eagles were constantly flushing them.  There was little opportunity to scan or systematically count resting gulls.

9-10  Bald eagles - 3 adults and 6-7 1 to 3 year old birds

30  American crows - Low count.  No large flocks were present

1   Common Raven

300+  European starlings

1   Turkey

I did a brief stop at the Viles Arboretum along Piggery Road.  It was quiet and I did spent little time there.

1  Song sparrow

1  Tree sparrow

6  American crows

Good birding,

Norm

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Norman Famous, Wetlands and Wildlife Ecologist

513 Eight Rod Road

Augusta, ME 04330

(207) 623 6072

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