Late post, but Kyle and I did our green birdathon on June 1st, to benefit Fields Pond Audubon Center.
This is (I believe) the sixth year that we have used our bicycles and a canoe to find the birds. No gas was used.
We rode over 60 miles around coastal Waldo County, and found 102 species, which is one more then we had last year.
Does anyone else do a green birdathon? This would be even more fun if we had competition!
Below is an eBird checklist of the species we found.
I entered it as one checklist. That probably isn't very helpful for scientific purposes, but it does make it easier to see what species we had.
Good birding,
William
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From: <do-not-reply@ebird.org>
Date: Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 10:12 AM
Subject: eBird Report - Waldo, Jun 1, 2012
To: wnbirder@gmail.com
Waldo, Waldo, US-ME
Jun 1, 2012 2:00 AM - 8:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
60.0 mile(s)
Comments: The green birdathon my brother Kyle and I do every year to support Fields Pond Audubon Center.
We ride our bicycles and use a canoe to find the birds. This year, we rode over 60 miles.
Our route was pretty much everywhere in the coastal Waldo County area between Frankfort and Belfast. Towns birded include: Stockton Springs, Prospect, Frankfort, Searsport, and Belfast.
We had our first species (Ovenbird) at 2:50 am (flight song), and our last species (Sharp-shinned Hawk) at 8:20 pm.
Birds marked with an "x" are species that I do not have an exact count on. I have included an exact location for some of the observations.
102 species
Canada Goose 12 Stockton Harbor.
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Ring-necked Duck 6 Sandy Point WMA.
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 4
Wild Turkey 1
Common Loon X
Pied-billed Grebe 2 Heard both; one near Loggin Road in Frankfort, one in Sandy Point WMA.
Double-crested Cormorant X
American Bittern 2 Sandy Point WMA.
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 6
Osprey 3
Bald Eagle 4 All over Sandy Point WMA.
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Our last species of the day, seen at 8:20pm. Flew over Rt.1 in Stockton Springs, near the Searsport town line.
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 One over Blanket Lane in Prospect, one over Belfast Footbridge.
Broad-winged Hawk X
American Kestrel 1
Peregrine Falcon 2 Nest at Waldo/Hancock Bridge. There may be more here, but we only saw two nestlings.
Virginia Rail 6 2 in Mendall Marsh, Frankfort; 4 in Sandy Point WMA.
Sora 1 FOY. In Sandy Point WMA.
Killdeer 1
Spotted Sandpiper 3 Mendall Marsh.
Wilson's Snipe 1 Heard on Marsh Stream Road in Frankfort.
American Woodcock 2
Bonaparte's Gull X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X Over Stockton, Searsport, and Belfast.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 1 Sandy Point WMA.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X
Hairy Woodpecker X At least four nests found over the course of the day.
Northern Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Alder Flycatcher X
Eastern Phoebe X
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Blue-headed Vireo X
Red-eyed Vireo X
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Common Raven 2
Tree Swallow X
Bank Swallow 30 Close Estimate. Many over the Sandy Point WMA.
Barn Swallow X
Cliff Swallow 12 Nesting under Rt.1 bridge in Belfast.
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 2
House Wren 1 Rt.1 in Belfast, 1/8 mile south of Viking Lumber on inland side of highway.
Winter Wren X
Marsh Wren 4 Sandy Point WMA.
Golden-crowned Kinglet X
Eastern Bluebird X
Veery X
Hermit Thrush X
Wood Thrush 1 Rt.1, in "down town' Prospect.
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Northern Mockingbird 1 Loggin Road, Frankfort.
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X Many seen and heard.
Ovenbird X Many. Night-time flight songs hear before sunrise, and again in the evening.
Black-and-white Warbler X
Nashville Warbler 6
Common Yellowthroat X
American Redstart X
Northern Parula X
Magnolia Warbler 4
Blackburnian Warbler X
Yellow Warbler X
Chestnut-sided Warbler X
Black-throated Blue Warbler X
Pine Warbler X
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) X
Black-throated Green Warbler X
Canada Warbler 4
Chipping Sparrow X
Savannah Sparrow (Eastern) X
Nelson's Sparrow (Atlantic Coast) 1 Singing in Mendall Marsh, Frankfort. Saw too.
Song Sparrow X 30+ for the day.
Swamp Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Scarlet Tanager 3
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak X
Indigo Bunting 1 Rt.1A, Prospect, near Frankfort town line.
Bobolink X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Baltimore Oriole 1
Purple Finch X
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
From: <do-not-reply@ebird.org>
Date: Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 10:12 AM
Subject: eBird Report - Waldo, Jun 1, 2012
To: wnbirder@gmail.com
Waldo, Waldo, US-ME
Jun 1, 2012 2:00 AM - 8:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
60.0 mile(s)
Comments: The green birdathon my brother Kyle and I do every year to support Fields Pond Audubon Center.
We ride our bicycles and use a canoe to find the birds. This year, we rode over 60 miles.
Our route was pretty much everywhere in the coastal Waldo County area between Frankfort and Belfast. Towns birded include: Stockton Springs, Prospect, Frankfort, Searsport, and Belfast.
We had our first species (Ovenbird) at 2:50 am (flight song), and our last species (Sharp-shinned Hawk) at 8:20 pm.
Birds marked with an "x" are species that I do not have an exact count on. I have included an exact location for some of the observations.
102 species
Canada Goose 12 Stockton Harbor.
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Ring-necked Duck 6 Sandy Point WMA.
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 4
Wild Turkey 1
Common Loon X
Pied-billed Grebe 2 Heard both; one near Loggin Road in Frankfort, one in Sandy Point WMA.
Double-crested Cormorant X
American Bittern 2 Sandy Point WMA.
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 6
Osprey 3
Bald Eagle 4 All over Sandy Point WMA.
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Our last species of the day, seen at 8:20pm. Flew over Rt.1 in Stockton Springs, near the Searsport town line.
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 One over Blanket Lane in Prospect, one over Belfast Footbridge.
Broad-winged Hawk X
American Kestrel 1
Peregrine Falcon 2 Nest at Waldo/Hancock Bridge. There may be more here, but we only saw two nestlings.
Virginia Rail 6 2 in Mendall Marsh, Frankfort; 4 in Sandy Point WMA.
Sora 1 FOY. In Sandy Point WMA.
Killdeer 1
Spotted Sandpiper 3 Mendall Marsh.
Wilson's Snipe 1 Heard on Marsh Stream Road in Frankfort.
American Woodcock 2
Bonaparte's Gull X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X Over Stockton, Searsport, and Belfast.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 1 Sandy Point WMA.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X
Hairy Woodpecker X At least four nests found over the course of the day.
Northern Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Alder Flycatcher X
Eastern Phoebe X
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Blue-headed Vireo X
Red-eyed Vireo X
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Common Raven 2
Tree Swallow X
Bank Swallow 30 Close Estimate. Many over the Sandy Point WMA.
Barn Swallow X
Cliff Swallow 12 Nesting under Rt.1 bridge in Belfast.
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 2
House Wren 1 Rt.1 in Belfast, 1/8 mile south of Viking Lumber on inland side of highway.
Winter Wren X
Marsh Wren 4 Sandy Point WMA.
Golden-crowned Kinglet X
Eastern Bluebird X
Veery X
Hermit Thrush X
Wood Thrush 1 Rt.1, in "down town' Prospect.
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Northern Mockingbird 1 Loggin Road, Frankfort.
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X Many seen and heard.
Ovenbird X Many. Night-time flight songs hear before sunrise, and again in the evening.
Black-and-white Warbler X
Nashville Warbler 6
Common Yellowthroat X
American Redstart X
Northern Parula X
Magnolia Warbler 4
Blackburnian Warbler X
Yellow Warbler X
Chestnut-sided Warbler X
Black-throated Blue Warbler X
Pine Warbler X
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) X
Black-throated Green Warbler X
Canada Warbler 4
Chipping Sparrow X
Savannah Sparrow (Eastern) X
Nelson's Sparrow (Atlantic Coast) 1 Singing in Mendall Marsh, Frankfort. Saw too.
Song Sparrow X 30+ for the day.
Swamp Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Scarlet Tanager 3
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak X
Indigo Bunting 1 Rt.1A, Prospect, near Frankfort town line.
Bobolink X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Baltimore Oriole 1
Purple Finch X
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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