[Maine-birds] Spring returning to Belgrade Lakes region - COGR, TUVU, RNDU, and RWBL.

Observed a handful of species returning to the area this afternoon/evening (2/28): 

- While standing in the parking lot of the Maine Lakes Resource Center in the Belgrade Lakes village, I had a single Common Grackle calling from the silver maples across the road. I turned around to also see 2 Turkey Vultures soaring high over Mill Stream and moving southward. 

- I stopped briefly at the south end of Messalonskee Lake while heading home. There I had (4) Ring-necked Ducks in with Canada Geese, Am. Black Ducks, Mallards, and Hooded Mergansers in the expanding area of open water off the bridge (where Belgrade Stream outlets). 

- I've been spotting a pair of Red-tailed Hawks in the fields just east of the intersection of Route 3 and Riverside Drive in the Augusta. I've seen both birds within a quarter mile of one another during both my evening and morning commute. This evening was no exception and both birds were present.  

- Just east of where I've been seeing the red-tails, I spotted a small dark bird perched in a tree over a small cattail marsh behind Lapointe Lumber in Augusta. Upon closer inspection, I found that it was a single (and very vocal) Red-winged Blackbird. My first RWBL last year was on 2/28/17 so I was listening for them today! 

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