Androscoggin Riverwalk

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.

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

 

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

 

 

 

Bald Eagles circled overhead.

 

Ring-billed Gulls resting on the ice shelf.

 

A female Common Goldeneye found a bit of open water!

 

 

“plook!”

 

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

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

• Exploring the Androscoggin River Bicycle Path March 29, 2014
• Androscoggin Riverwalk September 23, 2014