I had several Cape May warblers in Indian Township yesterday on point counts. George Herrick reported seeing and hearing several on Roque Island on Monday of last week. During the previous Saturday, I had several in Tomhegan Township (recorded one). It was interesting, the Tomhegan township birds and several this week along Rt 191 in Cutler (before reaching Little Machias Bay), were not in very tall conifers as standard dogma dictates (these tress were 35 to 50 ft tall). Give them food and they will follow.
I also had a Tennessee warbler among the 20 warblers I picked up on point counts along the Telephone Road and East-West Road in Indian Township. I had a 'life vocalization' in a wetland I created: river otter.
I also picked up a black-backed woodpecker drumming at Berry Brook marsh near the beaver deceiver next to the East-West Road.
Pine warblers were present at six locations in Indian township, all giving typical short musical pine warbler renditions that did not resemble dark-eyed junco songs.
Finally, one point count had 5 veerys (2 songs and 3 'veer' call notes), 1 wood thrush song (first time in Indian Township), 3 hermit thrushes (1 song and two nasal call notes), 2 Swainon's thrush songs and an American Robin song in a mixed forest. Needless to say, it was a nice thrush point count.
Happy listening, there are lots of nesting birds to detect.
Norm Famous
Norman Famous, Wetlands and Wildlife Ecologist
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