Yesterday was a day to scout my favorite places just west of Baxter State Park. I hoped to beat the rain in time to search out my summer supply of black-backed and three-toed woodpeckers, but the rain won that battle. Nonetheless, the first couple of hours were quiet and dry and the woods were lively. We stumbled on three spruce grouse (brief, unexciting Youtube video of same online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz8aZLs-WNU.)
It was nice to hear the singing Lincoln’s and Fox Sparrows (the latter can be heard singing behind the second grouse in the video). A couple of early Nashville warblers and one Magnolia were present, but mostly the woods were owned by singing Ruby-crowned Kinglets, White-throated Sparrows, and Palm and Yellow-rumped Warblers. No crossbills, but there were many purple finches, a few pine siskins, and a couple of evening grosbeaks present, plus some early arrived rose-breasted grosbeaks. Despite the dreariness of the day, we topped 62 species on the little sojourn into the woods.
Bob Duchesne
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