Other than a few stops to scan the water while passing by on Rte 302, I have never really birded Sebago Lake. Furthermore, I can’t seem to remember ever seeing any posts from the lake. So, Jeannette and I decided to spend our day off exploring the area.

We grabbed our trusty Delorme Greater Portland map and circumnavigated the lake, poking down side roads, visited boat launches, and just looking for good birding spots. We scoped the water wherever possible, and took walks at St. Joseph’s College, the Otter Ponds Trails, and Sebago Lake State Park. We thoroughly enjoyed the day: finding new places, seeing some ducks here and there, and just learning more about the area. Plus, it wasn’t even raining! (The only real shower of the day came while we were inside eating lunch – very good timing indeed).

Our waterbird totals for the day are as follows:
Canada Goose: 97
Mallard: 14
Bufflehead: 2
Common Goldeneye: 85
Hooded Merganser: 51
Common Merganser: 1
Red-breasted Merganser: 8
Common Loon: 3
Horned Grebe: 1
Great Blue Heron: 1
Ring-billed Gull: 19
Herring Gull: 7
Great Black-backed Gull: 1
Belted Kingfisher: 1

While we didn’t see a ton of bird today, daydreams of things like Yellow-billed Loon and Long-billed Murrelet danced through our minds, and we learned some good places (lots of notes on the map now) to keep checking. Ya never know! Hey, have any of you birded the area? Know any good spots worth sharing? Any good birds?