[Maine-birds] RE: (Maine Birds) Mount Desert Island Birds: Whimbrel and Red-necked Grebe

Mount Desert Island Birds:  Whimbrel and Red-necked Grebe

Hadley Point MDI , Hancock, US-ME
Aug 26, 2012 7:35 AM - 8:00 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Pat Nevers and Scott and Mary Ann Bishop Hadley Point was faily quiet this morning. There was an Osprey that caught TWO Herring.... it flew with both than dropped one!
9 species

Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 1
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 35
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 5
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 75
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 7
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 3

Alley Island overlook, Hancock, US-ME
Aug 26, 2012 8:20 AM - 8:50 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Pat Nevers and Scott and Mary Ann Bishop I learned a new German word today "Odinhuhnchen" referring to females more beautifully colored than males.
9 species

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 2
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 65
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 35
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1

Gray Farm Road Pretty Marsh, Hancock, US-ME

Aug 26, 2012 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM

Protocol: Stationary

Comments: Pat Nevers and Scott and Mary Ann Bishop Palmer Estate and MCHT property. What an excellent place with mixed habitat including a pond, salt marsh and forests.

8 species

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 3

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 12

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 2

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 4

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 8

Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) 1

 

Bartlett's Landing Pretty Marsh, Hancock, US-ME
Aug 26, 2012 11:51 AM - 12:07 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Pat Nevers and Scott and Mary Ann Bishop Whimbrel was found foraging in the receding tide. Several have been reported on MDI this weekend.
6 species

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 2
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) 15
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 15
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 1
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 1

 

Mount Desert Island Birds:  Species Totals

 

Report Details Date range: Aug 26, 2012 - Sep 1, 2012 Total # of Species: 34 Total # of Checklists: 6 Location(s):   Alley Island overlook; Bartlett's Landing Pretty Marsh; Gray Farm Road Pretty Marsh; Hadley Point MDI ; Pretty Marsh; Three Pines Bird Sanctuary 2012

 

Summary   Aug 26 Number of Species 34 Number of Individuals 341 Number of Checklists 6

 

Total Number of Birds   (sample size) Species Name Aug 26 American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 1 (1) Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1 (1) Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 1 (1) Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 35 (1) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1 (1) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1 (1) Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1 (1) Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 2 (1) Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 2 (1) Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 6 (2) Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 1 (1) Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) 15 (1) Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 70 (2) Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 128 (4) Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 2 (2) Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 1 (1) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2 (1) Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 2 (1) Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1 (1) Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 1 (1) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 6 (2) American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 4 (2) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 5 (2) Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 8 (2) Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 7 (1) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 2 (2) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 12 (1) Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 1 (1) Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 2 (1) Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 4 (1) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 8 (1) Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) 1 (1) White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) 4 (1) American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 3 (1)