Richmond Island
“Cape Elizabeth’s southernmost point of land is a storied island just off our coastline named Richmond Island.”
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Year by year
Columns that mention it each year.
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All 9 passages, oldest first.
Four boisterous adult Bald Eagles gave chase over Richmond Island and Crescent Beach in late February.
On July 24 I counted forty Semipalmated Plovers heading towards Richmond Island.
Cape Elizabeth’s southernmost point of land is a storied island just off our coastline named Richmond Island.
Although I did not find any artic wanderers that day, I did spot an adult Bald Eagle soaring along Crescent Beach State Park and a single Common Raven headed out to hunker down on Richmond Island for the night.
The following morning of October 28 along Crescent Beach State Park I noted lingering Yellow-rumped Warblers and secretly singing White-throated Sparrows along with two Immature Bonaparte’s Gulls and a pair of Red-necked Grebes off Richmond Island.
Additionally, on February 5 my son and I watched as two Ravens crossed the wide blue sky above Crescent Beach State Park heading towards Richmond Island.
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.
A few brief notes from the yard and field over the past two weeks: On the summery afternoon of October 4, I made a brief but rewarding trip to Richmond Island.
Later on in the afternoon I made my way along the back path field section of Crescent Beach State Park and a flock of a nine Snow Buntings took flight in the direction of Richmond Island.