Barbara - I'm no expert but it's going to need to be a place that's not hayed. Otherwise you'll be looking for the gathering refugees from all the haying which has destroyed their broods this year. Where haying hasn't taken place they are now wrapping up their child rearing activities and prepping for the trip back to South America. Unfortunately most humans, farmers, and mowers are not aware of this tiny songbird treasure and just carry on with their business while destroying nests and babies. Go humans!
On Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 3:49:21 PM UTC-4, Barbara Herrgesell wrote:
-- On Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 3:49:21 PM UTC-4, Barbara Herrgesell wrote:
Does anyone know of any sure place where there have been bobolinks (and still are) near Sanford? I searched Laudholm last week, but came up with none. Usually there have been a field full of them. (Didn't get there last year.) I must have looked in the wrong fields? Not habitat at the Sanford lagoons, I would guess.Hope some would be around next week; I'm having minor surgery tomorrow.My friend in Springvale had the pleasure of watching an adult Hairy Woodpecker teaching its newly fledged one, how to eat from a suet feeder!Barbara~~
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From: Cindy Elias <bink...@gmail.com>
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Sent: Thu, Jul 7, 2016 2:14 pm
Subject: [Maine-birds] Re: more bobolinks
I have been watching nesting bobolinks on Lewiston Junction Road in Auburn. It does not appear to be a field that would be mowed but I will continue to watch.--
Cindy Elias
On Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 12:22:19 PM UTC-4, Michael Boardman wrote:A little addition to the bobolink conversation of late.We were walking our dog at Twinbrook park in Cumberland and noticed they were mowing the fields (which have been fairly regular spots for bobolink activity).A friend who has been watching the birds all spring approached the mower as we could see bobolinks in a frenzy all around the field he was currently working on.To the mower's credit he immediately stopped and let us contact the town office, who claimed they had seen on a website somewhere that bobolinnks should have fledged by now.Obviously they had not. The farmer left the fields unmowed, but if you are a Cumberland resident it might be a good idea to contact the town and let them know you care about the nesting birds.Maybe it would be a good idea for a few folks from our community next year to monitor the birds to see which fields they are using and give a best guess on fledging activity?Just a thought. I'd be willing to pitch in where needed.
Michael BoardmanNorth Yarmouth
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