Pond Cove Brook Corridor
“Another bird I have enjoyed coming across on several occasions in late July along the Pond Cove Brook Corridor Section of Robinson Woods is the Spotted Sandpiper.”
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Our future preservation efforts should consider enhanced measures to continue to protect our RP-2 wetlands from development as these natural places are birding treasure-troves and function as feeders to RP-1 districts such as the Pond Cove Brook Corridor.
On March 30 along the Pond Cove Brook corridor, my wife and son reported seeing their first Eastern Phoebe of the year.
Also on this same day I observed three species of wren including my first House Wren of the year, two Solitary Sandpipers and a long-awaited Yellow Warbler along the Pond Cove Brook Corridor.
Such was the case on the afternoon of September 11 when I spied two Red-breasted Nuthatches hawking insects over the Pond Cove Brook Corridor.
Smallest of the three native Mergansers and lesser in size than a Wood Duck, “Hoodies” breed in wooded swamps and forests near water, like that of Cape’s Pond Cove Brook Corridor.
I noted eight Hooded Mergansers and four Wood Ducks in the Pond Cove Brook Corridor that day.
On June 3 I flushed a Green Heron hunting along the Pond Cove Brook corridor and on June 5 two charming Canada Warblers in the Crab Apple Tree behind our house were singing loud and true, their song a quick chip note followed by a series of hard to describe warbling notes.
Over the last two weeks one of the most active places to be before dusk is where the woods meet the upper wetland sections of Pond Cove Brook Corridor.
Later that same evening I heard a Barred Owl calling from the upper portion of the Pond Cove Brook Corridor and not all that far from where I had seen the Great Horned earlier.
Our future preservation efforts should consider enhanced measures to continue to protect our RP-2 wetlands from development as these natural places are birding treasure-troves and function as feeders to RP-1 districts such as the Pond Cove Brook Corridor.
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On June 7 I flushed a Green Heron hunting along the Pond Cove Brook corridor while listening to the rollicking song of a Warbling Vireo.
In late July while traversing the sunny upland pastures of Richmond Island I spotted a single eagle heading towards the mainland and in early August just after sunset I came across a single adult perched high up in an old snag along the Pond Cove Brook Corridor section of Robinson Woods III.
Such was the case on the afternoon of September 7 when I spied two Red-breasted Nuthatches hawking insects over the Pond Cove Brook Corridor.
After a good bit of searching, I located this secretive little bird amongst the cattails deep within the Pond Cove Brook corridor.
Another bird I have enjoyed coming across on several occasions in late July along the Pond Cove Brook Corridor Section of Robinson Woods is the Spotted Sandpiper.
Later that evening, a Barred Owl called from the upper Pond Cove Brook Corridor—not far from where the Great Horned had flown.
A few recent notes from the field include, on September 3, I watched two Red-breasted Nuthatches hawking insects above the Pond Cove Brook Corridor, their movements quick and precise.
My limited notes over the last two weeks include, on the chilly morning of November 16 I spotted two female Hooded Mergansers in the Pond Brook Corridor flashing their warm cinnamon crests and on November 15 along Trundy and Dyer Points, several flocks of diving Harlequin Ducks…
On April 25, along the fringes of the inland Pond Brook corridor, the sweet, whistled warbles from Yellow rumped Warblers could be heard as they darted and sallied for insects.