[Maine-birds] Northern Maine Birds: 3 Snowy Owls in 3 minutes

I have been thoroughly enjoying several (possibly four) different Snowy Owls on my daily commute to work along Route 1 in Presque Isle.  

A darker female/juvenile owl has been dependable both morning and evening on the "PT" Barn north of town.  This bird has been around since just before Christmas.

Another very white adult male has been hanging out about 1/4 mile to the south.  The bird loves to tee up in the top of a tall spruce in the yard of a local photographer.  Some days its possible to stop and get both of these owls in the same field of view in my binoculars.  Just down the road and around the corner, along the Brewer Road, there have been at least two other Snowies perching on the power poles.  (In February, 5 Snowy Owls were reported here one evening.)

Yesterday after work, I found one of the Brewer Road Snowy Owls on a utility pole along the road.  After watching it for a good while, I headed for home and saw both the Route 1 birds in their usual spots...all in less than 3 minutes.  Bird nerdy fun for me...

Though I haven't seen or heard about the Caribou bird lately, another long staying Snowy is being seen reliably along Route 10 between Presque Isle and Easton.

A frosty male Hooded Merganser was huddled at the edge of the ice below the Caribou Dam on the Aroostook River on the morning of the 19th...  Noteworthy considering it was still not quite spring on the calendar and the temperature was -8 F.

The Caribou Northern Flicker and the Presque Isle Northern Pintail both continue.

No grackles or redwinged's yet in this snowy landscape, but my records say they should show any day.  

Cheers

Bill

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

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