I had the pleasure of showing Lubec/Campobello to a couple from Idaho today. It seemed like a quiet, lackluster day, relatively devoid of wintering waterfowl. Then I realized we exceeded 40 species on a day where the wind kicked up in the afternoon - an afternoon that seemed to last 10 minutes before the sun set.
Highlights included a Red-throated Loon under our noses in the cove at Pike’s Puddle. A dozen Horned Larks kept swirling around South Lubec Sand Flats, which also hosted 9 Black-bellied and 1 American Golden Plover. One American Pipit called while flying over. A few lingering Greater Yellowlegs made themselves obvious.
Black-legged Kittiwakes and Bonaparte’s Gulls still abound in the Head Harbor Channel.
A Snow Bunting flew over West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, and another flew over the Lubec flats.
A Hermit Thrush in Roosevelt Park on Campobello was late, but not abnormally late.
All the Buffleheads appear to be back, but other wintering waterfowl numbers were surprisingly low.
And last, but not least, Boot Head Trail produced a nice male Spruce Grouse. Before trail maintenance and dogs-off-leash, I used to get them on this trail all the time, but this fella was my first in two years: See https://www.facebook.com/MaineBirdingTrail.
Bob Duchesne
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