[Maine-birds] Red crossbills on 8 rod road in Sidney

Hi folks,

I was out yesterday walking along the unpaved section of Eight Rod Road in Sidney, immediately beyond the Augusta town line.  The woods were very quiet as strong wind severely limited hearing distances.

The species count and number of individual birds were limited:

2  Red crossbills

6  Swamp sparrows - singing males scattered throughout in a small cattail marsh.  These birds remained in their individual sections of marsh, defending their territories. 

2  Ruby-crowned kinglets

1  Golden-crowned kinglet

1  Yellow-rumped warbler

5  Black-capped chickadees

1  Purple finch

1  Dark-eyed junco

1  White-throated sparrow

1  Am robin

1  Mallard flyover

1  Osprey

9  Am crows

1  MODO

Colts-foot in flower ~25 flowering culms

  Good birding and botanizing

Norm

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Norman Famous, Wetlands and Wildlife Ecologist

513 Eight Rod Road

Augusta, ME 04330

(207) 623 6072

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