Hello Maine Birders,
There has been a conspicuous influx of diving ducks in Maquoit Bay in Brunswick.
I visited Wharton Point midday yesterday (and kept my streak alive of missing the overwintering Brown Thrasher at the seed station in the parking lot). Way out in the bay were hundreds of diving ducks but distance and angle of light made ID challenging.
Later in the afternoon I revisited the area by walking out the trail at Maquoit Bay Conservation Land off of Bunganuc Road. The late day sun was much more favorable. The birds were primarily up against the far/eastern shore of the bay so I was grateful for my scope.
The bulk of the diving ducks were scaup and White-winged Scoters. Presumably the scaup were Greaters. Of the birds close enough to ID with certainty, I was seeing Greater Scaup. I did catch one bird rearing up and flapping that revealed it was a Lesser.
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Best,
Eric
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Eric Hynes
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Brunswick, ME
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