Date: 11/3/24 12:16 pm From: <chrwsu...> Subject: Re: [Maine-birds] Grackles and more
I've been seeing dead possums along the road lately, as well, in the Waterville/ Skowhegan area. Their population seems to be steadily increasing. I've even seen a live one on my land. I've heard they eat ticks. I hope so.
Wally S.
On Sun, 3 Nov 2024 09:33:05 -0500, Juanita Roushdy <juanitar...> wrote:
I confess I’m not a fan of Grackles but in this morning’s light they were a magnificent show of iridescence. Not only that but in light of the recent article in Audubon about dwindling numbers of Grackles, I was happy to see at the feeders a flock of 30-35 in addition to 9-10 Red-Winged Blackbirds and about 5 or 6 Starlings.
Oh, and happy to welcome back the Chipping Sparrows to the yard.
On a mammalian note, I’ve seen this past week 2 road kills of possum - 1 on Rte 32 and Keene Neck and 1 on Biscay Rd across from Biscay “beach”. This is the first time I’ve seen possum here.
