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Published on: 5/9/2006
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One such unlikely sighting I made was a Scissor-tailed flycatcher in Franklin back in 1998.
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Franklin (Map 24) Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) butterfly in the driveway.Saw 3 Turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) on my drive home.Eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) is definitely sitting on eggs.Can't confirm how many as the nest is built on the roof of the nesting platform making it impossible to peek in as it is too close to the eaves of my house.B.G.
Friday, May 5.Franklin (Map 24)
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Franklin (Map 24) I saw a cat in the woods and thought it might have been a neighbor's cat who had nine months ago gone missing, or another cat she might have gotten.I called her and she came up as soon as she was able to pull on her ole Bean boots.
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Franklin (Map 24)
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Franklin (Map 24) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos).Distinctive, clear, repetitive call, most often repeating each bird call twice before singing the next call.
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Franklin (Map 24)
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Franklin (Map 24) A Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) is checking out the nest box at the west end of my field.
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Frank WihbeyEditor and founder, Maine Nature News