The Blue-winged Warbler first found by Laurie Moody on Saturday was still at the Bond Brook Rec. Area in Augusta this morning at 9AM. I took a quick stroll down there and heard it singing away in the same spot, in the rain. It certainly seems to be territorial, singing from prominent perches over a small open slope-side area adjacent to the airport. Considering the weather I don’t think it will go anywhere for a few days.
If you are unfamiliar with this area, it is just north of and adjacent to the Augusta airport. You want to enter the Mount Hope Cemetery (which is just east of and adjacent to the airport) and drive all the way to the back. You will find a small gravel parking area with several large white boulders on the edge. From here you want to follow the gravel road to the left and down a pretty good hill. You will see the low depression which we call ‘the bowl’ down below. At the bottom is a small emergent wetland. Follow the dirt road until you are in the middle of the wetland and then listen. The bird will be on your left side at the edge of the wetland and up on the slope right next to the airport fence. Please walk along the edge of the wetland rather than through it.
This area is well-known in Augusta for having Prairie Warblers, Brown Thrashers, Eastern Towhees, Field Sparrows, and Indigo Buntings. It is open, fairly dry, and with small trees. You can also follow the trail up ‘Burnt Hill’ to the right from the parking lot.
Here is the spot:
https://maps.google.com/?ll=44.321169,-69.790424&spn=0.006072,0.009645&t=h&z=17
Attaching a photo by Margaret Viens from yesterday.
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Michael Smith MS GISP
State GIS Manager, Maine Office of GIS
State of Maine, Office of Information Technology
michael.smith _at_ maine.gov 207-215-5530
Board Member, Maine GeoLibrary
Education Chair, Maine GIS Users Group
State Rep, National States Geographic Information Council
State House Station 145
51 Commerce Drive
Augusta, ME 04333-0145
69o 47' 58.9"W 44o 21' 54.8"N
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