Essex Street Marsh, Bangor: Great Egret pair

[Susan Guare]

My husband and I visited Essex Street Marsh rather late this evening, arriving at just past 6 pm.  We entered from Garden Way off Drew Lane and walked only along the edge of the marsh nearest the interstate.  Of course the light was not good as the sun was setting, but we still managed to observe a pair of Great Egrets, one in full breeding plumage glinting in the sunlight.  My camera would not take a photo in that light, alas!

Red-winged blackbirds were very active, and in the woody area just before the marsh, we found my FOY warblers, Yellow-Rumped (I still call them Myrtle) and Palm Warblers.  We also found two Ruby-Crowned Kinglets.

[Ellen Campbell]

I was at Essex Marsh today as well, but early this morning for lots of sitings in the cold.   Many golden-crowned kinglets, yellow-rumped warblers, palm warblers, red-winged blackbirds, grackles, tree swallows & mallards; 1 male wood duck, 1 male hooded merganser, 1 kingfisher. A pair of Canada geese flew in, much to the dismay of the resident couple who managed to persuade them to leave after much chasing & honking. There were other swallows that I think might be rough-winged swallows. Two male downy woodpeckers were having a lengthy discussion, while a northern harrier scouted the marsh & a flicker flew by.  Great egrets were not visible this morning. 

On Apr 21, 2013, at 7:58 PM, Susan Guare <susan...@gmail.com> wrote:

My husband and I visited Essex Street Marsh rather late this evening, arriving at just past 6 pm.  We entered from Garden Way off Drew Lane and walked only along the edge of the marsh nearest the interstate.  Of course the light was not good as the sun was setting, but we still managed to observe a pair of Great Egrets, one in full breeding plumage glinting in the sunlight.  My camera would not take a photo in that light, alas!

Red-winged blackbirds were very active, and in the woody area just before the marsh, we found my FOY warblers, Yellow-Rumped (I still call them Myrtle) and Palm Warblers.  We also found two Ruby-Crowned Kinglets.

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