[Maine-birds] Short-eared Owl - Reid State Park

We took a Sunday drive to Reid State Park, my bride and I, and bumped into many other birders with the same idea. 

A balmy day, it was quiet on the water, but it did cough up, among others, two Grebe specie and two Scoter specie, a Gannet, Razorbills, Purple Sandpipers and on the beach, Sanderling. 

Shortly after talking about Gordon's Short-eared sighting, here, a few weeks earlier, Josh pointed and said "there's a Short-eared Owl"(approx 2:30PM), and sure enough, there it was, coursing over the back side of the dunes with a light, buoyant and nimble flight. It made fairly close approach to the parking area several times, then worked its way back toward Todd Point.

Photo at this link

https://www.flickr.com/photos/64147480@N02/32218409710/in/datetaken/ 

An unexpected bonus on a beautiful spring-like day.

Rob  Cumberland, ME

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