American Pipits, Farmington

[Scott Cronenweth]

Greetings, birding friends! The turn of the year is well along now in the western mountains. We had our first “frozen precipitation” event on Saturday night. Hearing Pine Siskins regularly and encountered my first Common Redpolls :-D on Saturday. This morning in farm fields along the Sandy River in Farmington, Tashi flushed a skittish flock of 12 American Pipits. Also down that way were Savannah, White-crowned, Song, Chipping and White-throated Sparrows plus Dark-eyed Juncos, Yellow-rumped Warblers (already on the wane) a female Common Merganser, and tracks and other sign of American River Otter. A beautiful morning for sure.

Peace & good birding,

Scott Cronenweth
Industry, ME
scottcr...@icloud.com