I’ve been fishing the last couple of days but the wildlife watching has been impressive. I know my mind is wandering but some things are hard to miss. Friday we watched as an eagle harassed a pair of loons in the middle of Megunticook Lake. I depend on loons to make noise when an eagle is flying overhead but never understood the alarm. It was clear that the alarm is well founded!
The warbler migration is at its peak and just some of what I saw from the water while guiding were myrtle warblers, cerulean warblers and for me an unusual sighting of scarlet tanagers. When I started down the shore in that particular cove I thought that someone had left a bright red piece of something on the shore. As we got closer it was clearly moving around and soon I could see two brilliantly colored male tanagers and a bunch of the less bright females. A real treat for me, I see them maybe every other year and then usually one at a time.
This morning I looked down the driveway to see two tom turkeys in full display gradually heading down the Beote Road gobbling as they went. Spring is a great time to see birds and other wildlife take a minute and get out there!
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