NPSpecies

Present April through December in the MDI region (Witt 1997).

Native to Maine (Palmer 1949) and North America (Long 1981).

Common spring through fall and very common breeder in the MDI region (Witt 1997).

Park Species Detail: Sharp (1997) Recorded from within park boundaries during the Breeding Bird Survey conducted June 1996. Favour (1970): Observed on 21 December 1958 at "Bar Harbor". Bond (1969) found in freshwater swamps and bushy borders of lakes and ponds on MDI. Palmer (1949) 4 fresh eggs seen on 31 May 1931 on MDI. Bond (19??) locally common summer resident; 1 or more nests have been found. Tyson and Bond (1941): Common in summer at Fresh Meadow. Sullivan (1937) summer resident from April to November; rather common in suitable meadows. Farley (1935) observed 3 pairs on MDI, observed between 12 June and 22 June 1934. Eliot (1931): Uncommon in the Northeast Harbor area during June 1931; colony in the Long Pond Meadows is probably our only one. Allen (1899): not very common on MDI between 1880 and 1899., Park Species Data Source: Witt (1997); Sharp (1997)