Friday, 31 March 2017

[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights and New Arrivals, 3/25-3/31.

Hi all,
My observations of note over the past seven days included:

- 15-20 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS continue at Pine Tree Academy, Pownal Road, Freeport, through at least 3/29.
- 1 continuing adult CANVASBACK, Etherington Pond, Fortunes Rocks Beach, Biddeford, 3/26.
- 1 continuing SNOW GOOSE, 1 drake NORTHERN SHOVELER, 1 pair GADWALL, 6 Northern Pintail, 39 Green-winged Teal, 1 Great Blue Heron, 1 male Northern Harrier, 4 Killdeer, Eastern Road Trail, Scarborough Marsh, 3/26.
- 1 continuing immature male KING EIDER, Portland Harbor, 3/26.
- 1 Brown-headed Cowbird (FOY), feeders here at the store, 3/26.
- 3+ Fish Crows, Route One, Wells, 3/28 (with Jeannette).
- 12 Horned Larks, Harbor Road, Wells, 3/28 (with Jeannette).
- 3 Fish Crows, Maine Mall/Gorham Road area, South Portland, 3/28 (with Jeannette).
-  4 American Wigeon (FOS), 5 Wood Ducks, 4 Northern Pintail, 7 Ring-necked Ducks, 7 Green-winged Teal, 24 Bald Eagles, etc, Mouth of the Abagadasset River, Bowdoinham, 3/31.
- 400+ Common Mergansers, Mailley Park, Bowdoinham through Richmond-Dresden bridge, 3/31.
- 6 Northern Pintail, 2 Green-winged Teal, etc, Bay Bridge Landing Park, Brunswick, 3/31.

And finally, in case you missed it on the hawkwatch report, WCSH6's 207 did a great feature on the Bradbury Mountain Spring Hawkwatch!


 -Derek

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 Derek and Jeannette Lovitch
 Freeport Wild Bird Supply
 541 Route One, Suite 10
 Freeport, ME 04032
 207-865-6000
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