Mount Desert Island Birds June 13, 2012 Rain and birds
Clark Cove 2012, Hancock, US-ME
Jun 13, 2012 8:35 AM - 9:05 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: Ellen, Andy, Suzanne and Sarah found mobbing Crows swooping on a Bald Eagle in the Clark Cove Marsh. Other good birds seen but driven away by major mosquito hatch... OMG they were bad.
24 species
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 3
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 9
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 7
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 15
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 4
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 1 calling from this beautiful second growth forest
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 1
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 2
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 1
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 1
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 1
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 3
Three Pines Bird Sanctuary 2012, Hancock, US-ME
Jun 13, 2012 9:25 AM - 9:55 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.7 mile(s)
Comments: Ovenbirds still calling from the back of Three Pines and in the scope. Brown Creepers and Hermit Thrush presumed nesters are calling from around the property. Alder Flycatchers continues at pond.
12 species
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 2
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 4
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 2 continuing on Territory
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 2
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 1
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 4
Meadowbrook Marsh Town Hill , Hancock, US-ME
Jun 13, 2012 9:40 AM - 9:55 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Stopped for Alder Flycatcher and other breeding birds.
14 species
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 4
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) 1
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 3
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 1
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 2 male calling female holding a caterpillar
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 5
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 2
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 4
Rockefeller Farm 2012 , Hancock, US-ME
Jun 13, 2012 10:10 AM - 10:39 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: The rain ad started to fall by now but the birds were behaving remarkably well with Bobolink stealing the show and Savannah Sparrow taking a second.
11 species
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 2
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 2
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) 2
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) 1 flyby and easily seen
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 1
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 2 one bird in the scope
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) 9
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 1
Hadley Point MDI , Hancock, US-ME
Jun 13, 2012 10:48 AM - 11:28 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: In the rain but some good birds at the west end of the parking lot
10 species
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) 5
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) 14 Lingering flock mixed with other Scoter
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 16
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 85
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 1
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 2
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 5
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 3 good looks at male in formative plumage and imm male.
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 2
Big Pine Woods , Hancock, US-ME
Jun 13, 2012 11:28 AM - 11:48 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
Comments: .Trying to avoid rain drops we ducked into the Big Pine Woods and found some action.
9 species
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) 1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 2
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 1 at the edge habitat near the pond on the western side of the woods
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 1 in the scope
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 3
Lakewood 2012, Hancock, US-ME
Jun 13, 2012 11:45 AM - 12:05 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.6 mile(s)
Comments: A short stop in the rain with beaver action and a Catbird calling
4 species
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 1 calling
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
Mount Desert Island High School, Hancock, US-ME
Jun 13, 2012 12:15 AM - 12:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.9 mile(s)
Comments: After dropping off two of the group we birded the ponds with some good results
14 species
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 2 First of the year here at the ponds for me
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 6
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 3
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 1 white Pines at the souther end of the ponds
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 1 in the scope
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 5
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 1
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