This was a nice day, although the birds were few; mild temps, off-and-on sun, and no wind. This was our annual pre-ice survey of the local waters, but unfortunately Sabattus pond was totally frozen over. Consequently all of our sightings were at Lake Auburn and a couple spots along the river.
The bird of the day was the very cooperative Merlin on Lake Shore Drive. Noticeably absent were small songbirds, with only a couple Chickadee sightings.
Birds seen or heard:
Common Loon
Mallard
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Merlin
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Belted Kingfisher
Crow
Chickadee
Dan Marquis