A really great day, perfect weather, sunny, a light breeze, no bugs, lots of birds, and wonderful people to share it with. We walked the “old” section of the Papermill Trail in Lisbon, a trail which has lots of people walking, the parking lot is always full. We started on the new section UNDER the highway and it was birdy, including the Baltimore Oriole which had not been seen recently from the parking lot. We also had an Eastern Kingbird on a nest from there. The loop at the top of the tail from the grassy section of the old road to back by the school was also particularly birdy. We had 43 species.
Birds seen and heard (H):
Bald Eagle – 2, an adult and a first year seen separately
Broad-winged hawk
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon – on a nest on an I-beam of the highway bridge
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 2, a pair?
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker – we had as we left the parking lot to go home
Least Flycatcher (H)
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher (H)
Eastern Kingbird – on a nest between highway bridge and RR bridge
Warbling Vireo – seen and not heard!
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay – seen by Carol and Joan after we left
American Crow – only one, flying over parking lot!!!
Tree Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee (H)
Tufted Titmouse – going in and out of a nest hole by the Sabattus River
Veery – saw one but perhaps 4 or 5 calling
Hermit Thrush (H)
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing – 6, maybe more, one flock
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler – seen well near end of walk but not by everyone
Black-throated Green Warbler (H)
American Redstart – maybe 8?
Ovenbird (H)
Common Yellowthroat (H)
Chipping Sparrow (H)
Song Sparrow
Bobolink – 6 males in field by CMP substation
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole – by highway bridge
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow – at Staples!
—
Stan DeOrsey