[Maine-birds] Cumberland through Biddeford, 12/29 (EUWI, 2 SNOW, GRCA, etc)

 Hi all,

I traveled with clients today between Cumberland and Biddeford, focusing on looking for Snowy Owls and our regular fun winter waterbirds (I will never tire of looking at Harlequin Ducks!), yielded the following seasonable, and unseasonable, highlights:

- 3 Iceland Gulls (2 1st winter, 1 2nd winter), Mill Creek Cove, South Portland - white-winged gull numbers remain very low in Portland Harbor this winter.

- 1 female Northern Pintail, Mill Creek Park, South Portland - the "Winter of the Pintail" continues!

- Grondin Pond, Scarborough:

1 drake EURASIAN WIGEON continues.

10 American Wigeons

8 Ruddy Ducks

- 1 GRAY CATBIRD, Saco Yacht Club.

- 2 SNOWY OWLS, East Point, Biddeford Pool: 1 perched on small island immediately west of Wood Island, second bird appeared on Wood Island Light as the sun was setting.

-Derek

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Derek and Jeannette Lovitch
Freeport Wild Bird Supply
541 Route One, Suite 10
Freeport, ME 04069
207-865-6000
www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com

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