[Maine-birds] C. Goldeneye, Monson, 6.21.14

My husband Paul and I hiked a few miles in on the Appalachian Trail just north of Monson this afternoon. On a small beaver pond we startled a Common Goldeneye hen with seven chicks. When she flew off for a couple of minutes, the fuzzy little things peeped really loudly. After she returned, we watched her chase another hen across the pond before settling in to feed with her brood.

Other highlights included:

C. Raven chased by a grackle

Winter Wren singing 

Swainson's Thrush singing 

and a handful of expected warblers, including Black-throated Blue, Blackburnian, N. Parula, Nashville

Also, some lingering white lady's slippers or moccasin flowers, and flowering pitcher plants in the bog around the beaver pond, among other wildflowers.

Kristen

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Kristen Lindquist
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Camden, ME 04843
www.klindquist.blogspot.com

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