[Maine-birds] Re: Davidson preserve

Glenn would you please share with others the following, and edit as you find appropriate:

"Brown's Woodlot"

Mark Brown owns +150 acres adjacent to the Davidson Preserve on the other side of the beaver damn bog and would ike to invite birders to enjoy his property.  Entrance is 2 driveways  South past the entrance to the Preserve on Taber Hill Road.   There are some pink streamers to identify the dirt road driveway.   Mark has created connecting dirt roads and grassy trails all throughout his property and developed several campsites with fire pits, stocked firewood, picnic tables, chairs, even a telescope for folks to use which is on one of the campsites by the bog where he has a tent pavillion set up.  

When entering his property, about 1/4 mile is a sign-in board and he keeps some maps there for you to better navigate the property.  Mark is typically around improving the property.  He mows the grassy trails about once a month so there are times when the grass is quite high.  Mark also owns another 100 acres on the other side of the road at the top of the hill where he keeps cattle in a former apple orchard and this property is also available to trek through.

Mark has asked me to share this information with you all.   He said that right now the Browntail Moth is present, particularly in some of his older oaks.

As well as most of the birds on the Davidson Preserve, last week a Scarlet Tanager was singing, a Black Throated Blue and Pine Warbler were present and in late May I had good view of a male and female Bay Breasted Warbler and Blackburian who I assume moved on further north as I have not seen them in June.

Good birding to you and the rest of the Augusta Bird Club

Diane Weinstein

Waterville

On Monday, June 15, 2020 at 10:53:23 AM UTC-4, Glenn Hodgkins wrote:

I don't believe the heron nests at Davidson preserve in Vassalboro have had herons since 2018. I didn't see herons on a few visits last year and this, though there was an osprey in one of them both years.

Glenn Hodgkins

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