[Maine-birds] CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW - Orland, 6/6 & 6/9

On the evening of June 6th, Cheri Domina found a singing Chuck-will's Widow in the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands in Orland (Hancock County). The bird was still present last night when she led a walk for Downeast Audubon. On both nights the bird was heard calling just after 9:00PM.

Cheri shared that the Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust had traditionally allowed people to walk in after dark so there shouldn't be any issues accessing this location in the evening. The bird has been staying in an area on the east side of Valley Road near the Mountain View Trail, which is about 1.5 miles from the north gate or 3.3 miles from the south gate. It is a lovely walk but a bike would make for a quicker trip to this location. A map of the Wildlands is available here: http://greatpondtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/WildlandsMapSm.2016Rev.2017.pdf and Cheri's eBird list from the 6th is plotted right where the bird was singing both nights: https://ebird.org/atlasme/view/checklist/S46441369

Here is a recording of the bird from last night: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/103988121

Many thanks to Downeast Audubon (http://www.downeastaudubon.org) for putting on last night's walk and to Cheri for leading it. This is a great location for nightjars and the booming displays of Common Nighthawks was alone worth the journey. I also recommend people check out the Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust's site for more information on accessing the WIldlands (specifically the user guidelines for when the gates may be open): http://greatpondtrust.org

Good birding,


Doug Hitchcox
Staff Naturalist
Maine Audubon
207-781-2330 x237
dhitchcox@maineaudubon.org

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