[Maine-birds] Sanford Lagoon birds, web site, Nesting BASW

Hello,

 

A few weeks I created a Flickr group for the Lagoons.  Please feel to free to add your lovely photos to the group. The management at the lagoons is glad I have done this.  https://www.flickr.com/groups/3392441@N25/pool/

 

Also I discovered today there is a nesting colony of BANK SWALLOWS with about 35 holes, it is behind the small pond that is east of the processing plant, north of the parking lot.  Is a high sand pile.  I pointed it out to the manager at the plant and hopefully  they will not take sand from underneath the nesting area  until Aug.

 

Also There has been a pair of RUDDY DUCKS, hopefully they are nesting, if so, I believe  this the 3rd state record and 2nd one for this place

Photos of RUDU and BANK SWALLOW nesting holes is here on this checklist http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37603734 

 

  Also a mocking bird ranting recording.

 

 

Happy birding

 

Andy Aldrich

North Berwick

 

 

 

Directions: take Gavel Rd. east off of Rte. 4 at blinking light, 3.7 miles
south of jct. of Rtes. 4 and 111, (in Alfred) or 0.7 miles north of jct. of
Rtes. 4 and 109., (in S. Sanford)

Hours as posted: 6-4:30 MON-FRI, WEEKENDS: 7-8:30 SAT+SUN Holidays are
usually the same hours as weekend hours.