Penobscot River Valley

~ Amanda A. Meader

Went looking for moose and found an American Bittern, a small heron that can be quite hard to spot. (Top picture has color enhanced.)

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Bittern/overview

House Wren

The folks on Maine Birds (a Facebook birding page) seem split between thinking this is a “Carolina Wren” and “House Wren.” Based on what I’m seeing in birding books, I’m going with house wren. Perhaps a molting juvenile, which explains why photos do not look quite like those shown in the birding books.

Common Sandpiper

I was able to spot this juvenile common sandpiper because it hops and flits quite a bit as it feeds.

Female Merganser

Published by Amanda A. Meader

Born and raised in Maine, my husband and I live on a lake in Maine with our dogs.

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