Column: Midsummer birding is boring

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 4, 2023

Boring. Midsummer birding is boring. Songbirds aren’t singing. Nestlings have fledged and are becoming independent. Parents are more relaxed. Most birds are staying in the trees, obscured by the thick foliage of August. There are boredom exceptions, of course. Marshes are particularly lively right now. Still, birding adventures right now are tame, unless you know one secret: Watch their behaviors. Even in the doldrums of summer, there’s a lot to watch. You just have to know what you’re watching.