Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Brunswick Town Commons

1. Common yellowthroat-kab Common Yellowthroat 7-9-15

Brunswick Town Commons is a town Nature Preserve located on Route 123 or Harpswell Neck Road in Brunswick, Maine. It is a mixed forest with lots of Eastern White Pine as well as mixed hardwoods and a Pine Barrens. Trails run off in several directions and some lead to nearby neighborhoods. There is a loop trail I like to hike, but often I will just grab my lunch and go sit at one of the picnic tables near the parking lot and watch birds for about 20 minutes. This past summer I was only able to get there about two or three times. I brought my friend, Donna Simonetti here when she visited me in June, and I went back to bird watch again in July.

2. Lady's Slipper-kab In June we found a large patch of Lady’s Slipper’s in bloom!

3. BHVI-kab Farther down the trail we heard Blue-headed Vireos calling. We strained our necks to look up into the crowns of some very tall pines and finally spotted the birds briefly before they flew off again! When I go birding at Brunswick town commons, I never know what I will find, though usually I can count on seeing Chickadees, titmice, red and white breasted Nuthatches, and often Hermit Thrushes or Crows. If I time it right, I usually have the place to myself, but late in the day the runners start coming through. It is their favorite place too!

 

 

4. CHSP-kab In July I found this Chipping Sparrow in a pine.

5. HAWO-kab But this was the first time I had seen a hairy Woodpecker here!

6. COYE-kab Common Yellowthroat with a Daddy longlegs 7-9-2015

I also found a whole family of Hermit Thrushes, but I could never get one to turn around for me, so all I got were tail shots!

7. young Hermit thrush-kab Young Hermit Thrush with down 7-9-15

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8 comments:

  1. You do live in a lovely area, Kathie. Thanks for sharing it and the birds.

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    1. Thank you for stopping by, Happy Wanderer! I am enjoying this area while I am here!

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  2. Wonderful bird sightings Kathie. Loved the lady slipper also. It has been years since I saw one of those. Thanks for visiting. You can be sure that I will let you know whenever we head up to Maine. Would love to meet up one of these days.

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    1. Denise, I love lady's slippers too! You never know when you will come upon them in these New England woods! I would love to meet you as well!

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  3. Nice photos Kathie! Is that a yellow lady slipper? I don't know if I've ever seen one that color.

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    1. Larry, no. It was white. That is just the low lighting and the reflection of the green foliage. Plus, probably my camera settings. I wanted to bring out the detail of the veining. It was a delight to find these pink and white lady's slippers together!

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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.