Saturday, 26 May 2012

[Maine-birds] RE: (Maine Birds) May 26, 2012 Mount Desert Island Birds Bonapartes Gull

Great birds on MDI.  Warbles are here in numbers and Flycatchers are arriving.

 

May 26, 2012  Mount Desert Island Birds           Bonapartes Gull

Big Pine Woods , Hancock, US-ME
May 26, 2012 7:40 AM - 8:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.8 mile(s)
Comments: Pat and friends from Mass. spent the morning looking fr birds on the northern side of Mount Desert Island
8 species

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1 came out after a little phishing
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 3
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 2 great looks in the scope
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 2

Blagdon Nature Preserve Indian Point , Hancock, US-ME
May 26, 2012 9:09 AM - 11:09 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
Comments: Pat and friends from Mass. AMAZING.... Indian point is the birdy capital of the world today. A wonderful mix of warblers. Two BONAPARTE'S GULL were the bird of the day for me. Here we found on one 1st year bird and another possible female with a small patch of black behind the ear. Survey before Acadia Birding Festival

39 species

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 2
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 2 0ne fly-by

Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 2   Unexpected find
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 18
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 4
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 3 One drumming,another close and a third on the east side of the property.
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 12
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 1 calling
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 4
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 16
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 2
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 2
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 8
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 2
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 8
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 1
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 10

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 2

White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) 4
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2

Meadowbrook Marsh Town Hill , Hancock, US-ME
May 26, 2012 12:00 PM - 12:10 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Pat and friends from Mass. Alder Flycatcher was first heard here today. Great looks in the scope.
8 species


Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) 2 calling near the road  FOY here
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 3
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus

Michael

Michael J. Good, MS
President Down East Nature Tours
Founder and Director Research and Development
14th Acadia Birding Festival, May 31-June 3, 2012
Co-founder Penobscot Watershed Eco Center
39 COTTAGE Street
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
207-288-8128 / 207-479-4256

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