June 8, 2012 Mount Desert Island Birds: Osprey at MDI High School Starting a nest
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43 species, 274 individual birds at 7 locations Osprey attempting a nest site at the MDI High School Parking lot |
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Crowfoot Lane (Youngs Mt. ROAD), Hancock, US-ME
Jun 8, 2012 7:05 AM - 7:25 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: J. Shaefer from DC and I found a Bobolink in these open fields. Know for several years as a possible nesting location for Bobolink, many birds at this stop
19 species
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 1 Crossing Rt. 233
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) 1
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 1 calling
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 1 calling
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 4
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 1
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 1 calling in the distance in the west
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 2
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 2
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 2
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 1
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 2 calling at each other
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 5
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) 1 calling
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 1
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 4
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 3
Mount Desert Island High School, Hancock, US-ME
Jun 8, 2012 7:18 AM - 8:33 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: J. Shaefer from DC and I found an Osprey placing the first 2 branches onto the top of a telephone pole in the MDIHS parking lot. We have the first pictures of this Osprey carrying a large stick. Will it finish what it started?
32 species
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1 As Judith and I were getting back into the van we saw an Osprey land on top of the southern telephone pole placing a stick between the two cross bars at the top of the pole (Photos taken) Photos of this bird carrying a large stick
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) 1 This bird was molting and in juvinile plumage, tail with thin black line
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 7
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 1 fly-by
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 3 Two birds calling from the marsh and one sitting in a tree at the southern end
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) 3
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 2
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 4
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 2
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 2
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 3 males calling
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 3
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 3
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 1
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 2
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 1
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 1 calling from the tall White Pine at the southern end of the ponds
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 1 in the scope
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) 1
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 5
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 7
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 2
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 1
Sargent Drive Stop 1 2012, Hancock, US-ME
Jun 8, 2012 8:43 AM - 9:08 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.6 mile(s)
Comments: Judith S. from DC and I made a special stop at the head of Somes Sound. Surveyed for years, this location provides a vivid look at the size of the large diurnal tide that has scoured out this cove since the retreat of the Wisconcian Glacier.
14 species
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 2
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 48
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 6
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 2 Pair on location
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 2
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 1 on the western shore
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 2
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 4
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 3
Shore Road overlook NE Harbor, Hancock, US-ME
Jun 8, 2012 9:35 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Judith S and I birded the Somes Sound overlook with great birds on the eastern side of the shore Road. Great for Alder Flycatcher and Yellow Warbler.
6 species
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 23 One Herring Gull was DYED RED ON ITS BELLY Anyone who knows about Red Dye and Gulls could contact me.
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) 3 Female chipping around a male and another peripheral male was calling in the distance. This is a large wetland complex draining into Somes Sound
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 6
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 1 Beautifully in the scope
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 1
The Bob Suminsby Park Sargent Drive, Hancock, US-ME
Jun 8, 2012 9:16 AM - 9:30 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Judith S. from DC and myself stopped, listened, looked and left. On-shore Northwesterly wind was cold to someone from the south.
7 species
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 19
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 2 Fledgling
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 3
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 1
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 1 mating call
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Northeast Harbor, The Town of, Hancock, US-ME
Jun 8, 2012 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.5 mile(s)
Comments: Judith S. from DC and I touring the big homes of NEH.
7 species
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 4
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 1
Clifton Dock Northeast Harbor , Hancock, US-ME
Jun 8, 2012 10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Judith S from DC and I found ourselves searching for waterbirds. The SUTTON ISLAND OSPREY are sitting on their nest presumably with eggs or young. This nest has been recorded for over 75 year and stands 10 or more feet high. Harbor seal bottle-nosing but very quiet on the water.
6 species
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1 The Sutton Island Osprey are on the nest. This nest has been recorded for the last 75 years and has a long history of being productive.
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 7
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
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