Great birds on MDI. Warbles are here in numbers and Flycatchers are arriving.
May 26, 2012 Mount Desert Island Birds Bonapartes Gull
Big Pine Woods , Hancock, US-ME
May 26, 2012 7:40 AM - 8:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.8 mile(s)
Comments: Pat and friends from Mass. spent the morning looking fr birds on the northern side of Mount Desert Island
8 species
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1 came out after a little phishing
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 3
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 2 great looks in the scope
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 2
Blagdon Nature Preserve Indian Point , Hancock, US-ME
May 26, 2012 9:09 AM - 11:09 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
Comments: Pat and friends from Mass. AMAZING.... Indian point is the birdy capital of the world today. A wonderful mix of warblers. Two BONAPARTE'S GULL were the bird of the day for me. Here we found on one 1st year bird and another possible female with a small patch of black behind the ear. Survey before Acadia Birding Festival
39 species
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 2
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 2 0ne fly-by
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 2 Unexpected find
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 18
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 4
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 3 One drumming,another close and a third on the east side of the property.
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 12
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 1 calling
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 4
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 16
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 2
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 2
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 8
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 2
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 8
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 1
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 10
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 2
White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) 4
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2
Meadowbrook Marsh Town Hill , Hancock, US-ME
May 26, 2012 12:00 PM - 12:10 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Pat and friends from Mass. Alder Flycatcher was first heard here today. Great looks in the scope.
8 species
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) 2 calling near the road FOY here
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 3
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus
Michael
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