Mount Desert Island Birds: Northern Harrier& Red-necked Grebe
Breakneck Road Acadia National Park , Hancock, US-ME
Aug 12, 2012 7:35 AM - 9:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Wayne and Amy Bodie from NJ. A diverse taxonomic list today allowed us to work on a wide variety of birds.
17 species
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 4
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 2
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) 1
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 7
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 6
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 3
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 5
Lakewood 2012, Hancock, US-ME
Aug 12, 2012 9:10 AM - 9:37 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.6 mile(s)
Comments: Wayne and Amy Bodie from NJ. This was a quiet stop with Hooded Merganser
7 species
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 2
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 3
Smith Family Farm Back 40, Hancock, US-ME
Aug 12, 2012 9:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: Wayne and Amy Bodie from NJ. I have not been in the Back 40 for a few years and was pleased to see that the bridge I built over a wetland was still there and functional! We were searching for Bobolink (25) which we found at the end of our trip. There was one male and one female that I could clearly ID. There was a flock of 25 Bobolink immature birds and females flying around the field providing us with great views in the scope and an opportunity to count them... They are located in the field to the south of the Crooked Road... A Northern Harrier female was scoped out in the bog/marsh east of the farm. This 250 acre plus marsh land is an excellent place for many species of birds.
17 species (+1 other taxa)
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 1 in the scope sitting in a tall tree in the middle of the marsh. Scoped images revealed much detail for Amy and Wayne.
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 3
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 3
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 7
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 10
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 13
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 10
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 5
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 3
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 8
warbler sp. (Parulinae sp.) 2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 15
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 4
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) 25 this large group was flying around the fields landing for good looks in the scope. Many YOY
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 7
Hadley Point MDI , Hancock, US-ME
Aug 12, 2012 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Wayne and Amy Bodie from NJ RED-NECKED GREBE are back with 4 seen in the scope near a flock of White-winged Scoter.
14 species
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 7
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) 14
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 4 First-of-the-fall for me and sad to see as they are a harbinger of fall and winter... OK.. I love them! But.....
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 73
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 2
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 100
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 500
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 3
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 1 heard in the distance
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 9
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 4 foraging in the inter-tidal zone
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 4
Hamilton Pond 2012, Hancock, US-ME
Aug 12, 2012 12:15 PM
Protocol: Incidental
Comments: Wayne and Amy Bodie from NJ Canada Goose
1 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
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Mount Desert Island Birds: Species Totals
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