We had wonderful weather today in the low 70s and a nice walk along the Androscoggin River with ten people joining the group. We saw 47 species including a family of Eastern Bluebirds with three young chasing the adults who were busy foraging. At one point a Peregrine Falcon passed rapidly over us carrying what appeared to be a pigeon. Lots of Cedar Waxwings with one pair performing a courtship dance passing a Serviceberry fruit back and forth while hopping back and forth on a branch.
| Species | Number |
|---|---|
| Canada Goose | 12 |
| Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) | 18 |
| Mourning Dove | 1 |
| American Herring Gull | 1 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 1 |
| Great Blue Heron | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 1 |
| Osprey | 2 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 1 |
| Bald Eagle | 2 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 4 |
| Hairy Woodpecker | 1 |
| Pileated Woodpecker | 1 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | 2 |
| Eastern Phoebe | 2 |
| Eastern Kingbird | 5 |
| Eastern Warbling Vireo | 5 |
| Red-eyed Vireo | 14 |
| Blue Jay | 1 |
| American Crow | 1 |
| Black-capped Chickadee | 3 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 1 |
| Tree Swallow | 3 |
| Gray Catbird | 4 |
| Eastern Bluebird | 4 |
| Veery | 3 |
| American Robin | 2 |
| Cedar Waxwing | 3 |
| House Sparrow | 3 |
| House Finch | 2 |
| American Goldfinch | 10 |
| Chipping Sparrow | 3 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 1 |
| Song Sparrow | 4 |
| Baltimore Oriole | 2 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 1 |
| Common Grackle | 4 |
| Ovenbird | 1 |
| Black-and-white Warbler | 2 |
| American Redstart | 9 |
| Magnolia Warbler | 1 |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | 4 |
| Pine Warbler | 2 |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | 1 |
| Northern Cardinal | 2 |
| Indigo Bunting | 2 |