River Rise Farm – Turner

Another nice walk this morning and for most of the time it was comfortable with a cloudy cover. Just before we ended the sun shone brightly and the temps rose. Sixteen people walked River Rise Farm in Turner on the Androscoggin River. There was at least one Cliff Swallow nest on the house, once there had been many. We did find an Eastern Kingbird feeding a nestling. While most birds were sparse there were many butterflies. Plus a snake catching a frog … we see everything on these walks! Amazingly we ended up with 47 bird species, but not everyone saw every bird.

Rather than attaching photos, here is a link to the Eastern Kingbird nest and five butterfly photos from Dana Little. If you click on the Kingbird you will also see a text description, then click the > for the
next image with text description.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/xQmFChoLjmk6VhUi7

We thank Bonnie Lounsbury for allowing us on the property. Everyone had a wonderful time.

Here is a list of butterflies reported by Jack Collins:

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtails
• Sulphurs
• Whites
• Pearl (Northern) Crescents
• Northern Pearly-eyes
• Monarchs
• Great Spangled Fritillarys
• Silver-spotted Skipper
• Other skippers
• The Crescents are a segregate not a different species.

And the bird list: