Thursday, 4 April 2013

[Maine-birds] Fox Sparrows in West Kennebunk

I was delighted to welcome the first Fox Sparrow in over a year to my yard on Tuesday [4/2]. Yesterday it was joined by a second one. "Maybe tomorrow we'll have a third," says my wife. This morning, sure enough, there were three. But now they've gotten ahead of themselves -- by 4:45 this afternoon there were five. Which I think is the most we've ever had at one time. I did not note when we had them last year but in 2011 our first ones showed up on March 20.

Also, a male Purple Finch was briefly on one feeder this morning, but I have not seen him since. First one since last fall sometime.
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Paul F. Wells
West Kennebunk, ME
USA

"I'm doing what I like to do best, and most of the time I understand what it is that I am up to."
          --Francis R. Wells (1911-2000), farmer and father, on why he was so content with his life.

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