I just wanted to make birders aware of something that I discovered yesterday morning which is that the footbridge that accesses the Riverpoint Conservation area in west Falmouth is currently closed. This is very disappointing to me since this is my favorite local area for me to bird in October, particularly on the way to work during the weekdays. BUT, it will be much better in the long run as a totally new bridge will be constructed. The only other access that I know of is on Falmouth Rd where there is only room for ~2 cars on either side of the road and the hike in is pretty distant from the areas that are typically the most "birdy". The best spots are closer to the banding station and other areas closer to the foot bridge.
I know this isn't a heavily birded area, aside from the banders from the Biodiversity Research Institute, myself, and a few others, I don't know who birds here regularly, but I thought I would mention this in case anyone was planning on making a trip there soon. And it is a great place to bird in the fall! The long walk in could still be productive on a good day, but if anyone has a hard time dealing with constantly sloping trails along the river should probably avoid this route. If anyone knows of another entrance closer to the foot bridge that I don't know about, please let me know.
Friday afternoon, I made my regular post-work stop at the Eastern Rd pannes in the Scarborough Marsh and found things to be pretty quiet, as expected. There was a juvenile Baird's Sandpiper present however, and the fact that there were almost as many White-Rumped Sandpipers (25-30+) as Semipalmated Sandpipers (~35), I was happy. My first juvenile WRSA's made up at least half of their species representation and 6-7 Dunlin were an increase from my last visit. I was surprised to not see a single Dowitcher. This is the time when Long-Billeds are more likely than Short-Billeds. I did have a calling flyover LBDO last week.
Bird haahd,
Noah Gibb-Portland
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