I was able to get out in the field for a couple of hours today.
-- So... There were a pair of Barnacle Geese at Lake Josephine in Easton early this afternoon. They were in the back of the northwest corner with about 800 Canadas and I was able to get some poor digiscoped images. These appeared to be adult birds, like the Caribou (and, I believe, the pair now being seen in New York). Hmm... Though odds are these are the same birds that spent 10 days at Collins Pond and then vanished 5 days ago, I'm a bit reluctant now to make a call (whether these are the same individuals) until I get some better looks. A nice surprise...and a 33rd waterfowl species for Lake Jo! http://ebird.org/ebird/me/view/checklist/S32243614
Other notable birds at Lake Jo were a Cackling Goose, 60+ lingering Gadwall, 2 late Northern Shovelers, a Red-necked Grebe, a juvie Iceland Gull, a couple Buffleheads and a first-of-the-season flyover Snow Bunting.
A Cackling Goose was in the pond in downtown Limestone and Trafton Lake had a late White-rumped and several Pectoral Sandpipers. Another first-for-the-season was a vocal Pine Grosbeak that stopped at the park for moment then continued southward, calling as it went.
The Greenland Greater White-fronted Goose was still at the pond in Mars Hill, as were the two neck collared Canada Geese from Greenland.
A Northern Goshawk and Northern Shrike on the outskirts of Fort Fairfield were also worth mentioning.
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