Blue-winged or Prothonotary Warbler, that is the question.
Three of us saw the bird, including Denny Abbott and Don Reimer, but my brief view left me wondering if it wasn't a Prothonotary. It sounds crazy because we all saw the bird at close range but only briefly after Don found it. The habitat there is easy to cover, yet we could not find it again.
My impression was of bright blue-gray wings sharply set-off from the bright yellow head and underparts. In retrospect, none of us saw a dark eyeline or wingbars, but it is all uncertain. The one that got away.
It was definitely an interesting warbler worth trying to find. Listen for a sharp, zeeting call. There are lots of insects at that corner of the lake; so the bird might hang around.
Lastly, Denny saw the Franklin's Gull, which was his 399th species for Maine.
Louis Bevier
Fairfield
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