Ovenbird
“Stepping into the more interior, intact wooded sections of Cape just before dark, Great-crested Flycatchers, Eastern Wood Peewees (another forest flycatcher), Black-throated Green Warblers, Pine Warblers and Ovenbirds all sing in earnest.”
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Sightings in order by frequency of spotting - Black-throated Green warbler, Pine warbler, Palm warbler, Myrtle warbler, American Yellow warbler, Northern Parula, Black and White warbler, American Redstart, Nashville warbler, Ovenbird (a warbler of the forest floor), Chestnut-sided warbler and Magnolia warbler!
In the late afternoon of May 28 the Gull Crest trails were absolutely teeming with American Yellows, Redstarts, Ovenbirds and Common Yellowthroats.
Across the more interior intact forest sections of Cape Elizabeth, Black-throated green warblers and Ovenbirds make themselves known.
I also found Ovenbirds hiding in the Pond Cove tangles above the rocky beach.
…Myrtle Warbler, Palm Warbler, Pine Warbler, American Yellow Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Northern Parula, Black and white Warbler, Ovenbird (a very special warbler of the deep forest floors), Black throated Green Warblers and a Northern Waterthrush!
Across the more interior intact sections of Cape Elizabeth, Black-throated Green Warblers and Ovenbirds are making themselves known as are Veery’s. Of the thrush family, the Veery’s breezy spiraling song is enchanting as it echos across the understory.
Other noteworthy mentionings - Wood warblers seen and heard on June 16 across Cape include many Black throated Greens and American Yellows, more than a few Ovenbirds, and tons of American Redstarts and Common Yellowthroats.
During the first two weeks of September, I found an Ovenbird (warbler) hiding in the Pond Cove tangles above the rocky beach.
Later in the afternoon on this same day I had my first Ovenbird (a very special, chunky, with bold black-and-orange crown striped warbler of the deep forest floor) and I also heard the cheery-buzz of several Black-throated Green Warblers.
Across the more interior intact sections of Cape Elizabeth, Black-throated Greens, Ovenbirds and Pine Warblers are still making themselves known as are Veerys.
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From here the pulsing call of the Pileated Woodpecker and Ovenbird still reach far and wide.
Alas from the depths of Gull Crest there are still singing warblers including - American Redstarts, Black-throated Green, Chestnut-sided and Ovenbirds.
In our backyard alone I counted nineteen different types including many Ovenbirds, Wilson’s Warblers even more Magnolia Warblers.
Stepping into the more interior, intact wooded sections of Cape just before dark, Great-crested Flycatchers, Eastern Wood Peewees (another forest flycatcher), Black-throated Green Warblers, Pine Warblers and Ovenbirds all sing in earnest.
Also known as the Night Partridge, this bird’s flight song is reminiscent to that of the Ovenbird, bubbly and exuberant.
Later in the day I travelled across Robinson woods I, II and III and was treated to a chorus of Hermit Thrushes, several singing Winter Wrens and a single calling Ovenbird.
Stepping deeper into the forest, the pulsing call of the Ovenbird intertwines with the ethereal songs of the Hermit and Veery.
Lastly, on July 11, a Winter Wren, several Hermit Thrushes and a Ovenbird sang simultaneously at close range, deep within Robinson Woods while a Eastern Wood-Pewee whistled from its sunny perch within the mid-canopy.
On first day of June within the dark forest interior of Robinson Woods I was treated to a dusk chorus of Veery’s, Hermit Thrushes, a Winter Wren, Black-throated Green Warblers, Ovenbirds, Redstarts and Northern Parulas.
Stepping deeper into the shadowy forest, the pulsing songs from Ovenbirds intertwine with the delicate notes of a Hermit Thrush and several Veeries.
Ovenbirds sounding off across the forest floor, Chestnut-sided, Pine, Myrtle, Black-and-White, American Redstart, Northern Parulas, Black-throated Green and first of season Blackpoll and Bay Breasted Warblers.
During the first week of June within the dark forest interior of Robinson Woods I was treated to a dusk chorus of Ovenbirds performing flight songs along with Eastern Wood Peewees and Squawking Great-crested Flycatchers.
I counted twenty-one different species with Pine Warblers, Common Yellowthroats, Ovenbirds, Black-throated Blue Warblers, and Yellow Warblers appearing in abundance.
The following day I was treated to a pre dusk chorus of Veerys, Hermit Thrushes, a Winter Wren, Black-throated Green Warblers and Ovenbirds.
I recorded twenty species so far this spring, with Pine Warblers, Common Yellowthroats, Ovenbirds, Black-throated Blue Warblers and Yellow Warblers appearing in abundance.
Lastly, on June 20, along the fringes of the town transfer station, Gull Crest, and CELT lands, Ovenbirds, American Redstarts, Common Yellowthroats, Yellow Warblers, and Chestnut-sided Warblers were all vigorously defending their leafy fiefdoms through song.