The first northbound migrants reached northern Maine early this week. A lone Red-winged Blackbird showed up at a feeder in Mars Hill and a small flock of gulls including Great Black-backed, Herring and a couple Iceland Gulls were seen over Caribou on Monday afternoon. Several observers have already reported their first American Robins but its hard to tell if these are true arrivals or some of the many hardy individuals that overwintered up here this year.
-- Speaking of overwintering... Both the Brown Thrasher here in Woodland and a Yellow-rumped Warbler at Long Lake continue to be seen regularly. This is the first record ever of any species of warbler surving a northern Maine winter. Uncommon in northern Maine, Tufted Titmice were seen at Ashland and Island Falls this winter. The Island Falls bird continues to be seen daily.
Snowy Owls are still regular in Cross Lake and St Agatha and the great finch show continues with Evening and Pine Grosbeaks, Purple Finches, American Goldfinches, Common Redpolls and Pine Siskins all reported in numbers across the region. Of course the Bohemian Waxwings are still gleaning up the remains of last year's fruit bounty.
A couple of Wild Turkeys have been hanging out at the rest areas in Medway on Interstate 95. The birds are not shy about soliciting food from travelers. https://flic.kr/p/ES7PGy
Here we go again....
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