Backyard Birding at the Maplegrove Inn

Article & Images Submitted by Melanie Angbao, Innkeeper & Contributing Author ​

Image of a purple finch at the Maplegrove Inn.

Friends of Fundy will be hosting another Backyard Bird Count as part of February Frolic on Sunday Feb 15th. The count will begin at The Maplegrove Inn for their morning kickoff and details of the event will be posted through Friends of Fundy.

Images of a red-bellied woodpecker at the Maplegrove Inn.

Guests at the Inn have been enjoying our diverse backyard birdlife for several years. Cheerful Cardinals, boisterous and bullying Blue Jays, Evening Grosbeaks, American Goldfinches, Chickadees and many other birds are frequent and welcome visitors. Kate has managed to keep the grounds consistently active with feathered friends year round by observing which types of feeders are most popular, which type of feed is preferred and having multiple feeding locations on our property to minimize overcrowding. Kate has found that black oil sunflower seeds and Dwayne's suet (from The Birdgarden in Hillsborough) bring ALL the birds to the yard... as well as squirrels, raccoons, and deer! Kate maintains a fairly consistent schedule with filling feeders and scattering some seeds on the ground for the rotund Doves, Sparrows and Dark-eyed Juncos. I have seen Crows peek into the windows if she's running late and chatter loudly in the surrounding trees to let us know they are waiting for their breakfast!

Like our overnight and tea event guests, we truly enjoy this interaction with nature and cherish this aspect of country life in Albert County.

Image of yellow-rumped warbler at the Maplegrove Inn.

Image of a cardinal at the Maplegrove Inn.

Image of an evening grosbeak at the Maplegrove Inn.