[Maine-birds] Re: Messalonskee Marsh - Waterfowl and Icterids

Funny, I was there just before you, and just saw 4 common Goldeneye!  Usually the red wings are not to my yard until March 20.  (I live in North Belgrade.) 

On Monday, February 29, 2016 at 5:39:46 PM UTC-5, Logan Parker wrote:

I arrived at Messalonskee Marsh this afternoon (at 3:50) and scanned the south end of the lake from the old boat launch on Route 27. From my vantage point, I observed Canada geese (5) and Common Goldeneye (7) in the open water where Belgrade Stream empties into the lake. The launch was otherwise quiet... until I returned to my car to leave.

While filling out my eBird report in my car, I heard the "conk-la-ree" song of a single Red-winged Blackbird. Setting back out, I observed a handful of RWBL grouped in the trees along the shoreline. For the next thirty minutes, a steady pulse of Red-winged Blackbirds (45), Common Grackle (12), and a single Rusty Blackbird moved into the area from the south and out to the north. As I left (at 5:00), additional icterids were still moving through the area.

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