[Maine-birds] Greater Bangor, 3/7 - SNOW, PEFA, NSWO, etc

Hey everyone:

I had a great time leading a trip out of the Fields Pond Audubon Center to cover the 'Greater Bangor Area' today. The bright and sunny day was a nice reminder that spring is on its way, plus a few standout birds made for an all around good day. Many thanks to everyone who came along and it was especially fun to bird with some of central Maine's best - Bruce, Don, Kyle, John, and Jerry; always a pleasure.

Here are a few of the highlights:

Snowy Owl - an apparent immature male continued this morning at the Hampden Industrial Park, located off Route 202.

Bald Eagle - behavioral highlight: pair at nest and carrying new material in Veazie.

Peregrine Falcon - one of the residents put on a nice show over the Penobscot River, viewed from Front Street in Bangor. 

Northern Saw-whet Owl - great spotting by Bruce along Route 2, just past State Hospital Drive. https://flic.kr/p/qz5J9A

Bohemian Waxwings - while they are starting to fill in southern Maine, they were abundant around Bangor and we saw hundreds, mostly incidents as we drove around.

Good birding,

Doug Hitchcox

Staff Naturalist
Maine Audubon
207-781-2330 x237

dhitchcox@maineaudubon.org