Mount Desert Island Birds Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 6/19/2012
Hadley Point MDI , Hancock, US-ME
Jun 19, 2012 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: The Elkhart Indiana High School Marine Biology program spent some time with me this morning talking about Birds, geology and ecology of the Gulf of Maine. It was very quiet at HP this morning.
10 species
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 90 most on one float sitting, preening and waiting for low tide
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 1 calling from Jim's house
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 1
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 2
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Beech Mountain Flycatcher Hotspot, Hancock, US-ME
Jun 19, 2012 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.7 mile(s)
Comments: Elkhart Indiana High School Marine Biology Program with a walk through geological time and the wonders of an old growth forest in Acadia National Park. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher has been consistently found here for over 20 years and is a presumed nesters. Many other interesting birds like Nashville Warbler (one of the highest locations I have found on MDI), Swanson's Thrush and Winter Wren.
17 species
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 5 fly-bys
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) 1 male calling ceh-bechk
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 8
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 1 calling loudly
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 4
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) 1 from Beech Mountain on the southern ridge
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1
Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla) 1 Nashville continues to call from high up on Beech Mountain
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 1 in the scope
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 2
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 1
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) 2
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