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Backyard Boreals 2007
On Saturday, April 7, 2007, Bob and Sandi Duchesne led adventurers off on a search of boreal bird species surprisingly close to Bangor. Good spruce/bog habitat exists in Milford’s Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. The County Road and Stud Mill Road navigate the borders of the refuge and boreal species such as Gray Jay, Black-backed Woodpecker, Boreal Chickadee, Spruce Grouse and others may be found next to the road. Ten enterprising birders easily located a dozen Gray Jays, plus a handful of Boreal Chickadees. Recently returned American Woodcocks displayed their resilience by finding the muddy edges of melting snowbanks and they were amazingly easy to see during the trip. Many White-winged and Red Crossbills were viewed at very close range, joined by Pine Siskins and Purple Finches picking gravel from the road.
Christmas Bird Counts
Orono-Old Town Christmas Bird Count: Dec. 16, 2006
In all, 49 bird species were found, including: Canada Goose 48, Black Duck 10, Mallard 308, Common Goldeneye 193, Barrow’s Goldeneye 18, Hooded Merganser 9, Common Merganser 10, Bald Eagle 7, Sharp-Shinned Hawk 2, Red-Tailed Hawk 1, Rough-Legged Hawk 1, Merlin 1, Ruffed Grouse 6, Wild Turkey 53, Herring Gull 147, Great Black-backed Gull 10, Ring-billed Gull 46, Iceland Gull 1, Rock Dove 460, Mourning Dove 262, Kingfisher 1, Downy Woodpecker 39, Hairy Woodpecker 34, Flicker 1, Pileated Woodpecker 10, Blue Jay 249, Crow 227, Raven 10, Black-capped Chickadee 651, Tufted Titmouse 48, Red-breasted Nuthatch 78, White-breasted Nuthatch 70, Brown Creeper 6, Carolina Wren 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 83, Mockingbird 1, Robin 13, Bohemian Waxwing 4, Northern Shrike 2, Starling 347, Cardinal 29, Tree Sparrow 25, Song Sparrow 2, Junco 17, Purple Finch 12, House Finch 43, Red Crossbill 3, White-Winged Crossbill 20, Pine Siskin 34, Goldfinch 384, House Sparrow 58.