Highlights at Merryspring today:
FOY drumming Ruffed Grouse
2 soaring Red-tailed Hawks
FOY Hermit Thrush
FOY Brown-headed Cowbird
2 singing Ruby-crowned Kinglets
several singing Pine Warblers
1 Palm Warbler
For butterflies:
FOY Mourning Cloak
FOY Comma
Wood Frogs calling in the vernal pool
I don't recommend this preserve if you're trying to keep your distance from other people. Only 2 cars when I arrived but about 15 cars by the time I left, with lots of kids running around. It was a challenge getting back to my car without coming upon groups of people.
Kristen
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Kristen Lindquist
Camden, ME
"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible."
--Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama