We had a nice walk this morning at Pineland Farm. Twelve people attended
and we stayed as one group, a bit strung out. The weather, given the
alternatives, was really very good. Yes it was hot but there was a
breeze and it was really a nice summer day in Maine. Our one concession
was to start by walking through the fields and ending by walking through
the woods in the shade.
There was no extra special bird but we did have six warbler species,
many seen together in trees and bushes as we started through the fields.
We also had a Peregrine but it was high in the sky and not right
overhead. We also flushed a small flock of Turkeys with young in the
woods but they did not move far. All together we had 40 species.
Birds seen and heard (H):
Wild Turkey – 8 walking through the woods
Rock Pigeon – one flock of 10 at the barns
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird – 1 by the visitor center and 1 in the gardens
Turkey Vulture – 2, maybe 3
Red-tailed Hawk – 1 circling
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker (H)
Peregrine Falcon – high in the sky
American Kestrel – by visitor center
Eastern Kingbird – 4
Eastern Wood-Pewee (H)
Eastern Phoebe (H)
Red-eyed Vireo – 4, 2 called repeatedly
Blue Jay (H)
American Crow
Common Raven – 4
Barn Swallow – 5
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse – 4 in one family group
Red-breasted Nuthatch – 5+
White-breasted Nuthatch – 3
Eastern Bluebird – only saw 1 across a field by the barns
Hermit Thrush – 1
American Robin – only 1, on the grass
Gray Catbird – 4
Cedar Waxwing – 2, late nesters
House Sparrow – 15 at the barns
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch – 10++
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
Black-and-white Warbler – 2 plus one singing
Common Yellowthroat – 2
American Redstart – 2
Yellow Warbler (H)
Chestnut-sided Warbler – 1
Pine Warbler – 1 (not with the above warblers)
Northern Cardinal
Stan DeOrsey