On Saturday October 28, a group of 11 Merrymeeting Audubon birders drove in fog to Sabattus Pond. Dense fog persisted for the first hour making it virtually impossible to identify ducks on the pond.
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But, birds in the trees and bushes along the shore kept us busy until the fog slowly began to lift. After the fog lifted, nearly a thousand Ruddy Ducks and more than 100 Greater Scaup could be seen from Access Road, along with smaller numbers of 8 other species of ducks and two American Coots for a total of . After moving to Martin Point Park on the west side of the pond, the sky cleared completely with a bright blue sky and another list of 19 species including the uncommon Pied-billed Grebe were seen.
SE Sabattus Pond checklist – http://ebird.org/ebird/me/view/checklist/S40309135
Martin’s Point Park checklist http://ebird.org/ebird/me/view/checklist/S40309137
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