Birding at Gilsland Farm in Falmouth, ME

Wild Turkey at Gilsland Farm Audubon 8-7-12

I had my first ever visit to Gilsland Farm on August 7th when I took my Mom to visit her cousin in Falmouth, ME. After lunch and an ice cream cone we drove over to the Gilsland Farm Audubon Center. We arrived just before the visitor’s center closed and the first bird I saw was this wild turkey preening itself on the patio! We did a brief bit of shopping, then Mom and her cousin went home and left me here for an hour! While the visitors Center was closed, the grounds were still open until dusk. So, I took my bins and walked around the farmland, but I didn’t venture far since I knew I would get lost in my reverie and never get back in time! Still, in the short 1/2 mile walk I took around the main farm area I saw so many birds and added greatly to my Life List for Cumberland County, ME!

Wild Turkey

 

Ground Hog

Raven Sculpture

(This sculpture is so large you can walk right underneath it!)

Great Blue Heron

 

American Crow

Birds seen at Gilsland Farm 8-7-12

1. Wild Turkey
2. Great Blue Heron
3. Mourning Dove
4. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
5. Red-bellied Woodpecker
6. Downy Woodpecker
7. Barn Swallow
8. American Crow
9. Black-capped chickadee
10. Tufted Titmouse
11. White-breasted Nuthatch
12. American Redstart
13. Cedar Waxwing
14. Song Sparrow
15. Northern Cardinal
16. House Finch
17. American Goldfinch

 

• Gilsland Farm Audubon