Dunham Farm . Velvet Hollow Sugar Works

06/11/2026

A few pics from our mini getaway this week in Scarborough. We were thrilled to see piping plover parents and their chicks. We didn't get close enough to get good photos of the chicks, just one of the adults. We enjoyed a dinner at the Saltwater Grille in South Portland. I've never seen Portland from across the water. The restaurant has a beautiful deck area overlooking the marina. The food was delicious.

06/10/2026

06/10/2026

Good morning.

05/26/2026

The scaralet tanager arrived today. At least the first I heard it this season was today.

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05/16/2026

It's been a jackpot morning for returning migrating birds here at Dunham Farm. So far: Black and White Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Northern Parula, Yellow-rumped Warbler. Merlin also showed Magnolia Warbler but with a red ' questionable' indicator. They do migrate to Maine and favor the kinds of trees we have on our land (spruce and dense young mixed forests). Pictured here is a male Northern Parula (not my photo). That's all for now!

05/15/2026

The blue-headed vireo returned today.

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05/12/2026

Two more arrivals of our migrating birds - Indigo Bunting, and Great Crested Flycatcher.

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05/06/2026

The hummingbirds have returned! I saw one on a feeder this morning. A couple days ago I heard my first loon of the season on Indian Pond.

04/29/2026

We've had several returning migrating birds over the past couple of days: Pine warbler, hermit thrush, rose breasted grosbeak, chipping sparrow, white breasted sparrow. I think I already mentioned the phoebe had returned. Over the past couple days it has been building a nest - could be one of their decoy nests but in any event it's wonderful to see! And, the red-bellied woodpecker has decided to stay - it was here for a good part of the winter. I learned that it used to be found more south, however, in recent years its habitat has progressed more north. (Pictured: hermit thrush, red-bellied woodpecker.)