Friday, May 8, 2015

Androscoggin Riverwalk

DSC_0255 Follow the trail…

March 10, 2015: I have told you before that I like to count birds where no one else is counting them. When I first moved here last year I noticed this trail alongside route 1 in Brunswick and saw that it was an eBird Hotspot, but when I checked the data, very little had been submitted for this location. So, I made it my mission to go birding there and count the birds. While I have only managed to get there a few times, I feel that I have at least been able to contribute some data for this Hotspot. It is a pleasant walk along the Androscoggin River, but the one drawback is the sound of the constant flow of traffic along Route 1.

DSC_0256 This winter the river was frozen for a very long time!

 

DSC_0258 I found a hairy woodpecker searching for food on an overhanging limb!

 

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DSC_0263 Bald Eagles circled overhead.

 

DSC_0267 Ring-billed Gulls resting on the ice shelf.

 

DSC_0268 A female Common Goldeneye found a bit of open water!

 

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DSC_0271 “plook!”

 

DSC_0272 A sweet little Red-breasted Nuthatch!

Here is a list of the birds I saw on this one mile walk on March 10:

  1. Mallard, 2
  2. Common Goldeneye, 1
  3. Bald Eagle, 3
  4. Ring-billed Gull, 60
  5. Herring Gull, 1
  6. Rock Pigeon, 6
  7. Hairy Woodpecker, 1
  8. American Crow, 30
  9. Black-capped Chickadee, 5
  10. Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1
  11. American Robin, 1

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So far only 36 species have been reported for this location, but I know there must be more! Now that spring has sprung, I need to go back and see what I can find along the Androscoggin Riverwalk in Brunswick, ME!

The Androscoggin River Bicycle Path is an eBird Hotspot

10 comments:

  1. Sounds like fun! I'm giving finals and you are birding:) Not fair!

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    1. Chris, these are MY Finals as in, I was FINALLY able to get out and bird!

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  2. Nice Kathie - looks like it was cold in March! Is that why your pictures are so cool
    Thanks Richard

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  3. A great walk Kathie! The scenery is pretty, I hope all that snow and ice is history.. Love the cute birds and the duck.. Happy Birding!

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    1. Eileen, the snow is long gone and the birds are back! Thanks!

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  4. Well done Kathie for recording during all that snow and ice.

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    1. Thanks Frank! the fact that they plow the trail makes it all possible!

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  5. You photographs are really lovely and you do such a great jpb doing bird cournts

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Welcome to my nest! I hope you will enjoy spending time here with me and the birds. Thank you for your comments. I will try to get back to you as soon as I get back from counting more birds.