Harris's Sparrow - Turner, 8-17 Jan

[Doug Hitchcox]

As you’ve probably seen on eBird, a HARRIS’S SPARROW is visiting a yard in Turner, and the homeowner, Anne Brown, is ok with birders visiting. Anne does ask that people do not arrive before 8AM, and are especially cautious parking along the road; do not block the driveway. Anne shared the “driveway is treacherous with ice and our road can be nuts before 8, after 5 and when the high school gets out at 2:30.” You can walk up the driveway to see the feeders on the south side of the house, and as shared in eBird lists: “when not at the feeders, the bird can often be found lurking beneath the two large juniper bushes (one leafy, the other bare) that are nearby, between the driveway and the feeder area.” The address is 273 Lower Street, Turner.

Good birding,

Doug Hitchcox
Maine Bird Atlas - Outreach Coordinator
Maine Audubon - Staff Naturalist
207-781-2330 x237
dhit...@maineaudubon.org