Androscoggin River (Durham-Auburn) duckage, 4/4.

[Derek and Jeannette Lovitch]

Hi all,

Following up on Dan Nickerson's reports from yesterday, my Saturday Morning Birdwalk group and I dodged the raindrops by working the Androscoggin River from the Durham River Park upstream to Great Falls.  About 80% of our waterfowl were along Rte 136 in Durham, where the high-tension wires cross the river.  The following were some of our totals for the morning, of ducks and a few other migrants of note:

262 Canada Geese

220 Mallards

178 WOOD DUCKS

107 Ring-necked Ducks

88 American Black Ducks

62 Tree Swallows

39 Common Goldeneyes

20 Green-winged Teal

10 Common Mergansers

10 Hooded Mergansers

4 Eastern Phoebes 

2 Northern Pintail

1 Belted Kingfisher.

-Derek

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Derek and Jeannette Lovitch
Freeport Wild Bird Supply
541 Route One, Suite 10
Freeport, ME 04032
207-865-6000
www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com

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