This morning our walk was to a new location, Camp Gustin and Curtis Bog in Sabattus. Nineteen people attended even though the temperature hit 96 degrees by the time we concluded. We walked on mostly gravel roads with a few side forays to the edge of the bog. Unfortunately, the wetland behind the beaver dam was drained, we suspect the beaver has been removed. Due to the heat and nesting season, the birds were fairly quiet but we saw 35 species. Highlights included a nesting loon, a mother Wood Duck with five tiny ducklings and two painted turtles laying eggs by the side of the gravel roads.

Wood Duck        6
Mourning Dove 6
Common Loon 1
Broad-winged Hawk     1
Pileated Woodpecker   2
Eastern Phoebe               2
Great Crested Flycatcher          2
Blue-headed Vireo         2
Red-eyed Vireo 2
American Crow               6
Black-capped Chickadee           4
Tufted Titmouse              2
White-breasted Nuthatch          2
Red-breasted Nuthatch              1
Gray Catbird     1
Veery    1
Hermit Thrush  2
American Robin              8
Cedar Waxwing               5
Purple Finch     2
American Goldfinch     5
Chipping Sparrow          6
Song Sparrow  4
Swamp Sparrow             1
Common Grackle          1
Ovenbird            5
Black-and-white Warbler           2
Northern Parula              2
Blackburnian Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler    1
Pine Warbler     2
Black-throated Green Warbler   2
Scarlet Tanager               1
Northern Cardinal          1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak           1

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Dana Little

Painted Turtle Laying Eggs

Painted Turtle Laying Eggs