With fall coming on in full force, it’s almost hard to remember the beauty of Maine in June, when the lupine were in bloom and birds were nesting and hatching their young. Gus and I took a drive one evening down to Land’s End in Harpswell. Little did we know then that we would soon be living in that town! This is one of my favorite drives to take down Route 24 from Brunswick as you cross over Orr’s island to Bailey Island and end at the sea.
April 30, 2015: I discovered Sawyer Park last year when I first moved here and was looking for places to bird. It is not an eBird Hotspot because there are already two other nearby Hotspots with one directly across the river. However, the one across the river is in Sagadahoc County and is not a public access site. Sawyer Park is a public boat launch with plenty of parking, picnic tables and a privy. It is in Cumberland County. The New Meadows River is the boundary line between the two. One drawback is that it is closed for the winter, so it is only accessible for three seasons. You can walk in during the winter, but they gate the entrance and you would have to trek through snow.
I had just seen hundreds in Phippsburg a couple days before!
I watched him paddle away down the New Meadows River.
I wished I could have kayaked with him!
April 26, 2015 It was a gray day in April when Gus and I drove to Scarborough marsh. I have only been here a couple of times since our move to Maine. I knew this was a place where I could watch birds while Gus took a walk. He had never been here, so I was happy to show him this place. I hoped to pick up some of the Spring Migrants for the year. Last spring I saw my Lifer Northern Wheatear here. No such luck this time around!
Our Ride (above)
Someone else’s ride (below)!
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April 22, 2015: Late in April I decided to take a drive to Phippsburg to see what I could see.
I headed for Fort Popham next and arrived in time to see a Cormorant coming in for a landing!
I wonder what it would be like to be able to fly, swim and dive!
Fort Popham is where the Kennebec River meets the sea.
I always like to stop here on my way home.
Soon all these birds we looked for so eagerly in the Spring will be gone.
Fall Migration has already begun for some bird species, like shorebirds and blackbirds. And it won’t be long before the warblers are on the move!
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