Wilson's Snipe
“And last but not least, on the cold, soggy afternoon of March 30 along the Spurwink River Crossing, I was observing four Snow Geese flying high out over the marsh when a fellow birder directed my attention to a spot along the far bank of the tidal river where a Wilson’s Snipe was hunkered down.”
Through the year
Columns that mention it, by the month they were published.
Year by year
Columns that mention it each year.
In his words
All 8 passages, oldest first.
The other is Wilson’s Snipe.
…a Wilson’s Snipe in Kettle Cove and a Spotted Sandpiper on Dyer Point on September 25 and in Winnick Woods and Great Pond and Preserve on September 26 continuing Blackpoll Warblers and White-throated Sparrows and many first of season Yellow-Rumped Warblers, several Ruby crowned Kinglets and six Brown Creepers singing.
…or uncommonly seen shorebirds like the American Oystercatcher, or different types of terns like the Artic and Roseate, and elusive birds like the American Bittern, Wilson’s Snipe and Virginia Rail.
On this same outing I picked up a Wilson’s Snipe call while using the Cornell Labs Sound ID.
With a change of season upon us my mind often drifts to birds I hope to come across this spring in Cape Elizabeth such as the Blue-winged and Golden- Winged Warbler, the Connecticut Warber and the elusive Wilson’s Snipe.
While wandering along one of CELT’s fantastic new trails in Robinson woods my thoughts were of the Black and Yellow-billed Cuckoos, American Bitterns, Wilson’s Snipe and Marsh Wrens that eluded me this time around.
And last but not least, on the cold, soggy afternoon of March 30 along the Spurwink River Crossing, I was observing four Snow Geese flying high out over the marsh when a fellow birder directed my attention to a spot along the far bank of the tidal river where a Wilson’s Snipe was hunkered down.
Late in the afternoon on September 7, I spotted a Wilson’s Snipe in Willow Brook, a piece of property protected by CELT.