[Maine-birds] Cutler landbirds on Tuesday

Hi folks,

 

I was working next to and in a raised bog in Cutler most of Tuesday.  Song activity was slow as it rained part of the day and was cloudy and misting the rest of the time.  Also, a cloud of voracious blackflies surrounded me during the late afternoon.

 

There were a couple of new arrivals in nesting habitat that included three Swainson's thrushes and a yellow-bellied flycatcher who repeatedly gave the single chebunk-like note at scattered intervals.  Nice sound.  Lincoln's sparrows increased from 2 to 6 widely scattered singing males.  Another nice sound.

 

I also had an odd sound experience where a gobbling turkey was vocalizing next to the bog where I was standing on 10 ft. of peat, mostly partially decomposed Sphagnum mosses.  At the same time, three Lincoln's sparrows, two palm warblers, 1 Wilson's warbler and a Wilson's snipe were vocalizing from the bog.  Hearing turkeys while standing in a bog was a first after a couple of thousand hours working in bogs. 

 

The trees have not leafed out yet in this area.  It is like going back three weeks in time.

 

Happy birding.

 

Species list:

 

3  Swainson's thrush

1  Yellow-bellied flycatcher

1  Rusty blackbird - Singing; abundant nesting habitat in the area; not reported to be nesting in this coastal section of Maine

1  Pine siskin

1  Wilson's warbler

1  Wilson's snipe

6  Lincoln's sparrows

4  Palm warbler

1  Yellow warbler

1  Black-throated green warbler

3  Magnolia warbler

4  Common yellowthroats

3  Yellow-rumps

1  Nashville warbler

4  White-throated sparrow

3  Song sparrows

1  Savannah sparrow

1  Blue-headed vireo

1  Mourning dove

1  Northern harrier

3  Osprey

3  Common ravens

3  American goldfinches

3  Hermit thrushes

3  American robins

1  Winter wren

1  Cedar waxwing

1  Common loon

1  Flicker

1  Hairy woodpecker

3  Turkeys

 

 

 

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Norman Famous, Wetlands and Wildlife Ecologist

513 Eight Rod Road

Augusta, ME 04330

(207) 623 6072

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