Greetings, birding friends! I've had precious little time for birding
lately, but luckily some good birds have come to me.
Yesterday around 7:30AM, while walking Tashi along the bluff-top path
from Spring Point Light to Willard Beach I blundered into what I feel
was probably a JUVENILE American Kestrel (male). Unfortunately I
didn't have binos with me. But I was able to see the bird both in
flight and perched in an ornamental tree. Its tail appeared to be
extremely ratty and its markings overall rather smudgy. But mostly it
was its actions, from the moment I saw it, that struck me as
indicative of an inexperienced bird. In particular, fluttering around
aimlessly being pecked on the head by mockingbirds is not something I
associate with adult male American Kestrels.
How cool would it be if American Kestrels had nested and fledged one
or more young in that industrial scrub zone adjacent to Bug Light Park?!
I know I've seen adult kestrels around Spring Point on prior
occasions, but presumed them to be migrants...
Oh, and while standing by my car in a friend's driveway off Ocean
House Road in Cape Elizabeth, I watched a juvie Carolina Wren jump out
of a forsythia bush and skitter across the street into an ivy-covered
wall, accompanied by highly vocal parents. Very likely its first
(almost) flight! The adults fed the fledger a bug or two, and stood
sentinel close by as it bounced here and there, chipping incessantly.
Peace & good birding,
Scott
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Scott Cronenweth
Cape Elizabeth, ME
scott@naturalpathwalks.com
www.naturalpathwalks.com
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