Hi all,
I walked along Piggery road next to Viles Arboretum in Augusta late this morning and had my first of the season white-crowned sparrows mixed in with swamp sparrows and song sparrows. I also had a hummingbird flyby.
The birds were fairly quiet with the exceptions of brief flurries of call notes (not the best time of day).
There were over a hundred and fifty bumblebees working asters along the road. Take a moment to view the asters close-up through your bins or scope. New York aster and Aster simplex (mostly white with a few pale blue morphs) are in full bloom and very beautiful in the sun.
The more interesting species
Gray catbird 6-7
Song sparrows 6
Swamp sparrow 4
White-crown sparrow 2
Unidentified sparrows 10+
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Norman Famous, Wetlands and Wildlife Ecologist
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Augusta, ME 04330
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