I was just sent this excellent overview about "Hoary" vs "Common" Redpoll http://blog.aba.org/2013/01/open-mic-redpolls.html
If you think you saw a Hoary... perhaps you better read this article.... I have always suspected that there is a bit of lore with this species.
Mount Desert Island Birds: Black Scoter and Sea Smoke!
Sand Beach to Otter Cove 2013, Hancock, US-ME
Jan 24, 2013 7:50 AM - 8:35 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.3 mile(s)
Comments: Checking the coastal edge in below Zero temperatures. I am amazed that the birds are actively feeding , flying and frolicking on the water. Evolution is an amazing thing! How do they stay warm? Where do they find respite from the cold? It is an OMG Cold day. More respect than ever for Avian evolution!!
9 species
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 13
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) 18
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 3
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 2
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 2
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 4
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 3 actively fishing
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 22
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
Otter Cove access Road , Hancock, US-ME
Jan 24, 2013 8:40 AM - 8:52 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: A Bald Eagle was harassing the Herring Gulls on the Blackwood's side of Otter Cove. Many Herring Gulls spooked by the Eagle were forced to fly. The Eagle was chasing a Herring Gull (or visa verse) than broke off and flew back out of sight. The sea smoke today is thick and whipping around on strong northerly winds.. some cold outside!
4 species
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) 2
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1 chasing Herring Gull
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 45 chased up into the air by the eagle.
Lower Cottage Street Bar Harbor, Hancock, US-ME
Jan 24, 2013 9:15 AM
Protocol: Incidental
Comments: Rock Pigeons on the lee of a house
4 species
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 46 warming on the lee of a house.
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3
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