[Maine-birds] Sanford Sewage Plant, one hour hawk watch Bauneg Beg Mt.

A very strong west wind. Ponds mostly open from ice. Spent one hour on
Bauneg Beg Mt. Got 3 hawks for the effort...List is below. Mt A. looks like
a good place tomorrow.

happy birding
Andy Aldrich

Directions for Sanford Sewer: take Gavel Rd. east off of Rte. 4 at blinking
light, 3.7 miles
south of jct. of Rtes. 4 and 111, (in Alfred) or 0.7 miles north of jct. of
Rtes. 4 and 109., (in S. Sanford)

Hours as posted: 6-4:30 MON-FRI, WEEKENDS: 7-8:30 SAT+SUN Holidays are
usually the same hours as weekend hours.

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Sanford Sewage Plant, York, US-ME
Apr 9, 2014 10:41 AM - 12:31 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Comments: In the corner of the pond to the right I heard a raspy like
rail call, one note, called several times could be a Virginia rail? VERY
STRONG WEST WIND, MOSTLY SUNNY
22 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose 4
American Black Duck 5
Mallard 12
Green-winged Teal (American) 11
Ring-necked Duck 47
Greater/Lesser Scaup 7
Bufflehead 10
Hooded Merganser 3
Common Merganser 53 CAREFULLY COUNTED, 16 FLEW OUT OF THE PLACE WHEN I
FIRST GOT THERE.
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Osprey 1
rail sp. 1 A loud one note raspy call, called several times from the
marsh. Could not see it. Sounded like part of the Virginia Rail call.
Killdeer 4
Ring-billed Gull 4
Herring Gull (American) 22
American Crow 6
Tree Swallow 75
Black-capped Chickadee 2
American Robin 11
European Starling 25
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 8
Red-winged Blackbird 17
Common Grackle 4

View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S17819670

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)


Bauneg Beg Mtn. Conservation Area, North Berwick, York, US-ME
Apr 9, 2014 12:45 AM - 3:11 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: ONE HOUR HAWK WATCHING ON TOP, very strong west wind, mostly
sunny
5 species

Turkey Vulture 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Common Raven 1

View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S17819514

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

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