[Maine-birds] New Year's Eve 2016 highlights...

Hi all,

Jenny and I enjoyed some end of year birding today in Kennebec,
Cumberland, and York Counties.

We started at the corner of Maple Ridge Road and Wyman Bog Road in
Winslow (others have reported this as in China, but maps appear to
show otherwise) where we found the continuing LARK SPARROW. We birded
the area for a bit, but didn't hear or see any Redpolls.
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33318067

Our next stop was Hope Way (off York Farm Road) in Augusta, where we
quickly located the continuing BOREAL CHICKADEE visiting suet feeders.
A Lifer for Jenny!
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33317911

Later, we checked on the ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER still working the
north edge of Pond Cove in Cape Elizabeth. Another Lifer for Jenny! No
sign of the "Western" Palm Warbler during our visit.
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33317606

At Grondin Pond in Scarborough, we observed 1 RING-NECKED DUCK, 5
SCAUP (they were too distant and too busy preening for me to feel
confident of which kind), and 4 AMERICAN COOTS, among 200+ Mallards
and a handful of American Black Ducks.
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33317424

Viewing from the Factory Island parking lot adjacent to the railroad
tracks, we saw the continuing adult male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE on the
Saco River below Route 1. There was also a PEREGRINE FALCON perched
atop the MERC smokestack in Biddeford.
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33317165

Best,
Josh

P.S. I ended my Maine Big Year with a total of 305 species! A huge
thanks to everyone who assisted by sharing sightings and helping me in
countless other ways.

P.P.S. I'm leading a bird walk in Wells next Sunday (1/8/16). Details
here: http://joshfecteau.com/events/

Inspiring Nature Connection in New England
joshfecteau.com | patreon.com/JoshFecteau

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