Saturday 31 January 2015

[Maine-birds] FW: eBird Report - Totman Cove, Phippsburg, Jan 30, 2015

Enormous influx of Pine Siskins yesterday, biggest flock I have ever recorded here. Oddly, very few repolls, which last week were abundant. We have another 8" of accumulation here. Wild turkey flock continues as feeder birds. Very funny to see them do the turkey panic and fly into the trees, startling all the siskins with them. Some of the turkeys were unable to fly as they day wore on as they appeared saturated with snow and ice that they couldn't shake off. Eagles busy in Totman Cove clearly hunting ducks, but not being successful.
Robin R Robinson
Birdin' in The Burg
http://robinrobinsonmaine.com

> Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2015 09:02:28 -0500
> From: ebird-checklist@cornell.edu
> To: rrrobinson2010@hotmail.com
> Subject: eBird Report - Totman Cove, Phippsburg, Jan 30, 2015
>
> Totman Cove, Phippsburg, Sagadahoc, US-ME
> Jan 30, 2015 8:00 AM
> Protocol: Incidental
> Comments: birds observed from windows of my home over the course of the day. Rain in the morning, temps mid 30s, dropping over day, snow for remainder of day. No winds.
> 35 species (+1 other taxa)
>
> Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 16
> American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 82
> Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 8
> American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) (Anas rubripes x platyrhynchos) 1
> Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 18
> Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) 6
> White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) 22
> Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 2
> Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 10
> Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 6
> Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 6
> Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 7
> Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) 1
> Common Loon (Gavia immer) 2
> Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) 6
> Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 3
> Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
> Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 2
> Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 22
> Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 1
> Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 9
> Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 5 the biggest flock I"ve ever counted here
> Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 2
> Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 4
> American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 12
> Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 22
> Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 2
> White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
> Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
> White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 3
> Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 8
> Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
> Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) 3
> Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) 3
> Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) 68 HUGE flock at mixed seed feeders, was able to count and recount several times
> American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 9
>
> View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21610584
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

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