Nivalis Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 saw this little fella in southern Maine yesterday and my thoughts were on swamp sparrow because it was staying near to the ground and under cover, but it seems very early for them and was not near a body of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Yep, that is a Swamp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nivalis Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 Thanks for such a fast response! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanityslave Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 agreed, looks good for a swamp sparrow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Shank Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Agree with Swamp Sparrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike1985 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Good for Swamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Remember, migrants can show up almost anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nivalis Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 I will keep that in mind as the migration continues to ramp up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Also see ME occurrence graph This is for the entire state of Maine, so you can expect frequency in early April to be higher in southern Maine. As example, here's the same graph, but for York and Cumberland counties. As you can see, frequency in the first week of April is twice that of the statewide value and right around the 1% value that I use as a guideline distinguishing between rare and not rare. Finally, this has been a crazy spring, with many species being found farther north than typical for the time of year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nivalis Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 Thanks Tony i will keep that in mind as i bird in the coming days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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