I'm not sure what was going on—maybe warm weather creating some open water on the Kennebec, Androscoggin and Cobbossee Stream to provide access to ducks and fish?—but on a drive from Augusta to Brunswick and back today I saw 7 bald eagles and two other large raptors I could not ID through the windshield at 70 mph. I saw them both heading south and again on my way home, so some of them may have been counted both ways. Two mature adults were swooping over downtown Topsham near the Androscoggin bridge—the rest observed from I 95 in Hallowell or 295 between Gardiner and Topsham.
Don't recall seeing so many in a short period except at Hatch Hill or during the alewife run in the summer.
From: maine-birds@googlegroups.com [mailto:maine-birds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Wells
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2017 11:21 AM
To: Maine Birds
Subject: [Maine-birds] thee raptor species lately in Gardiner
Carol's post reminded me that I have seen Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, and a Peregrine Falcon all within a half mile of downtown Gardiner over the last few days. The pigeons must be getting exhausted as they are flying up so regularly throughout the day. This morning a Cooper's Hawk tried a stealth move by coming in low over the Subway/Dunkin Donut's building but the pigeons spotted her (I say "her" based on its large size) and wheeled up to look down on her from above.
Jeff Wells
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