What a way to end the season. We walked (and stood) around Sabattus Pond
this morning for our Wednesday bird walk and it was fabulous. Thirteen
people showed up. The first bird while we were in the old antique mall
parking lot was 145 Snow Buntings, and they stayed for everyone to see.
When we got to the loop off Access Rd., the first bird we saw was up to
21 Common Redpolls, and they were still there when we left. Soon after
that we had 10 Evening Grosbeaks in a tree, they stayed until we left.
Then there was the Iceland Gull and American Pipits. And there were
ducks too. A great day, no wind, no rain, but no sun either until the end.
This was our last walk this year. In April I will send a schedule for
next summer. Until then, have a great but safe winter.
The 42 birds seen and heard (H):
Mallard
Black Duck
Green-winged Teal – 4
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Long-tailed Duck – 1 female
Bufflehead – 35
Common Goldeneye – 2 from Martins Point
Hooded Merganser – 85
Common Merganzer – 18
Red-breasted Merganser – 3
Ruddy Duck – over 700
Mourning Dove
Black-bellied Plover – 6
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Iceland Gull – 1 by the east shore sand spit then at Martin’s Point
Common Loon – 1seen far off by Gordon
Bald Eagle – 1 from American Legion
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven – from Am. Legion
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper – 1 seen briefly by most
Golden-crowned Kinglet (H)
Eastern Bluebird – 8 seen by a few
European Starling
House Sparrow
American Pipit – 3
Evening Grosbeak
House Finch
Common Redpoll – up to 21 seen twice, same group
American Goldfinch
Snow Bunting – 145 by Antique Mall flew around then settled on grass
American Tree Sparrow – 12, off Access Rd. loop
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Yellow-rumped Warbler – 2
Northern Cardinal
Stan DeOrsey