At last for a Wednesday, fabulous weather, particularly for at the lake.
We had 11 people overlook Sabattus Pond from various stops. Again, the
weather was sunny and warm and deal calm wind. Ducks were all over the
lake, especially American Coots. Some ducks were seen very well, others
were a bit far out. But we had a great time


Birds seen or heard:

Canada Geese 18 (and no Greater White-fronted Goose)
Black Duck
Mallard (too many!)
Ring-neck Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead (always nice to look at)
Common Goldeneye (nice too)
Hooded Merganser (not in the small cut off pond, only out on the lake)
Ruddy Duck 1? 2?
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle (one immature, we walked under the tree he was in and he flew
before we saw him as well as we might have!)
American Coot (132 everywhere_
Ring-billed Gull 159!
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Hairy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Tufted Titmouse
Brown Creeper seen well but not by everyone
Golden-crowned Kinglet not seen by everyone
Mockingbird at Dan Marquis'
European Starling
American Tree Sparrow
Rusty Blackbird -- maybe, 4 in a tree, in the sun, not Grackles nor
Red-wings
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Stan DeOrsey