Runaway Farm
“As I stood there motionless, a steady chorus of Timberdoodlers (ten birds heard along Spurwink alone) peented away seemingly unphased by the fearless foe I suddenly heard hooting from deep within CELT’s Runaway Farm Reserve - another Great-horned, number three!”
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As I stood there motionless, a steady chorus of Timberdoodlers (ten birds heard along Spurwink alone) peented away seemingly unphased by the fearless foe I suddenly heard hooting from deep within CELT’s Runaway Farm Reserve - another Great-horned, number three!
On the afternoon of March 26 within the tangles boarding Gull Crest and Runaway Farm, I came upon a male Ruffed Grouse.
Late that afternoon within the cool, moist woods of Runaway Farm my wife, son and I spotted a brown thrush watching us.
On the morning of September 11 following the big night I found three Northern Parulas, five American Redstarts and twelve Red-eyed Vireos along Shore Road and a single Great-crested Flycatcher along the field borders of Runaway Farm.
On 9/18 I came across three Blue-headed Vireos along the northern entrance to Runaway Farm and on 9/20 in my backyard I noted eight, first of season White-throated Sparrows, three lingering Gray Catbirds and from my bedroom window, two Red-eye Vireos and one Philadelphia Vireo.
Other mentionings include, on October 29 while wandering Runaway Farm’s old Spruce Forest, I was admiring an opening in the canopy of mature spruce trees when I heard the distinctive flight calls, sounding something like, zweee rin of Pine Siskins.
And on the morning of October 1 deep within the upper canopies of Runaway Farm’s old pine forest were good numbers of Blackpoll and Bay-breasted Warblers darting here and there in search of fall inchworms.
As for my own historical sightings in Cape, in January of this year I had a single bird mixed in with a flock of Goldfinches in our yard and last year I found a small band of siskins within the old pine grove within Runaway Farm.
Lastly, on the afternoon of March 31 along the tangles boarding Gull Crest and Runaway Farm, I came upon a male Ruffed Grouse.
May 18 – Runaway Farm and Town Farm marsh loop.
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Additionally, on September 16 I came across three cheery Blue-headed Vireos along the northern entrance to Runaway Farm and on September 20 in my backyard I noted a twenty-seven American Goldfinches, a continuing Ruby-throated Hummingbird and separately two Gray Catbirds, two Red-eye Vireos and a Philadelphia Vireo.
On August 19, while briskly making my way along the meadow trail within CELT’s Runaway Farm II property, I rounded a corner toward an older section of upland forest and low and behold, a Yellow billed Cuckoo sat at eye level on a branch less than twenty feet away!
On September 17, the song of Pine Warblers carried through the wooded sections of Gull Crest, Runaway Farm and Robinson Woods.