FEB 17, 2007: Barrow’s Goldeneyes
of Winslow Park, Freeport
Blessed
with sunny skies and little wind, the Merrymeeting Audubon field trip to Winslow Park yielded most of the target species and
a nice surprise. The following species were viewed from the point.
~50
Mallards
2
American Black Ducks
~300
Common Eiders
~20
Long-tailed Ducks
~30
Buffleheads
~40
Common Goldeneyes
3
Barrow’s Goldeneye males
2
Common Loons
1
sub-adult Bald Eagle on the ice, dining on a Common Eider
6
American Crows, 4 on the ice with the Bald Eagle
20
Herring Gulls
8
Great Black-backed Gulls
14
Dunlin roosting on the ice at the point.
Most
of the Goldeneyes could be viewed only by looking directly into the sun. More
Barrow’s Goldeneyes may have been present among the 30 Goldeneyes in that area.
Although we were concentrating on water birds, we couldn’t miss a Northern Cardinal, several American Goldfinches
and Black-capped Chickadees along the way.
