[Maine-birds] Re: (Maine Birds) Mount Desert Island Birds: Barred Owls and winter regulars

Mount Desert Island Birds:  Barred Owl and winter regulars

Town Hill 2013, Hancock, US-ME
Feb 26, 2013 3:05 PM - 3:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
Comments: Some of the birds I saw this afternoon. 41F today and ....dare I say... signs of spring.
5 species

Barred Owl  (Strix varia) 1 WHOO-AL   at dawn a call which blew us all out of bed.
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 5
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 73 found roosting at North East Creek in the old dead tree

Alley Island overlook, Hancock, US-ME
Feb 26, 2013 2:42 PM - 3:02 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: The overlook was beautiful today with a weak southerly wind nipping my left ear.
7 species

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 15
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 5
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 1
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 38
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 1

Clark Cove 2013, Hancock, US-ME
Feb 26, 2013 2:00 PM - 2:12 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Clark Cove is iced in to about 200 feet out where the ducks and Gulls are hanging out. The Ice is creaking and breaking as the tide comes in. Gray skies 41F with little southerly wind. No surprises here.
9 species

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 22
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 18
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 45
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 5
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 1
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) 2
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 110 off shore somewhat associated with other GBBG and COEI
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 4
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 7

 

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