Mount Desert Island Birds: Nelson's Sparrow and Solitary Sandpiper
Sunshine and beautiful blue sky greeted the day with many mixed flocks of birds encountered with large numbers of Young-of-the-year birds. Notable birds include Great Egret at Pretty Marsh, Solitary Sandpiper at MDI High School Ponds and Nelson's Sparrow at the head of the island.
Mount Desert Island High School, Hancock, US-ME
Jul 28, 2012 7:30 AM - 8:38 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.8 mile(s)
Comments: Valerie Kiddwell and Gordon and Stacey Stockemer from Kansas where treated to an excellent mix of birds today including a Solitary Sandpiper and a grunt load of Warblers. The sun was strong accentuating an excellent Maine morning.
31 species (+1 other taxa)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 4
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 2
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) (Anas rubripes x platyrhynchos) 11
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) 1 First of the year bird for the Ponds...
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 2
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 3
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1 calling
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 3
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 3
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 2
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 6
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 5
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 15
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 11
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 19
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 3
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 3
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 8
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 2
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 25 They are everywhere. Watched a female feeding YOY.
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 2
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 1 Located in a mixed flock of many birds
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 5 we saw no adult birds
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 3
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 13
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 24 YOY around the ponds
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 9
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 5 "Pip" calls everywhere today
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 3
Alley Island overlook, Hancock, US-ME
Jul 28, 2012 8:50 AM - 9:25 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Valarie Kiddwell and Gordon and Stacy Stockemer from Kansas NELSON"S SPARROW was relocated today calling loudly from a salt marsh tuft of reeds and grass. Two other individuals were located as well as an aerial display over the marsh and a quiet bird nears the first male.
14 species
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 13
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 71 two large flock lounging on the rocks between tides
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 9
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 8
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) 1 calling
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 5
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 1
Nelson's Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni) 3 This is a new location for Nelson's and I am hopeful that this is a nest site. A silent bird approached the first male we saw sitting high in the grass, than disappeared. A third male responded to phishing allowing some excellent photos.
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 11
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1
Clark Cove 2012, Hancock, US-ME
Jul 28, 2012 9:40 AM - 9:55 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Valarie Kiddwell and Gordon and Stacy Stockemer from Kansas Common Merganser female with four chicks
6 species
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 5 Chicks look healthy and perhaps born in Meadowbrook Stream
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 5
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 10
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) 1 Male calling from the marsh located along Meadowbrook stream at the old beaver pond.
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3
Pretty Marsh, Hancock, US-ME
Jul 28, 2012 10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.4 mile(s)
Comments: Valarie Kiddwell, Gordon and Stacy Stockemer from Kansas Looking for Warblers on a clear and beautiful Morning in Maine
11 species
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1 Located in the upper marsh and clearly seen in the scope
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 2
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 5
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 8
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 5
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 2
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 4
Acadia NP--Pretty Marsh picnic area, Hancock, US-ME
Jul 28, 2012 10:50 AM - 11:25 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.4 mile(s)
Comments: Valarie Kiddwell, Gordon and Stacy Stockemer from Kansas Looking for Blackburnian and Black-throated Blue Warblers which did not materialize...
8 species
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 2 one male calling and an immature briefly seen
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 20
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 1 OMG so lound yet so small...
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 4
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 2
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 2 YOY
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 15
Hodgdon Pond overlook, Hancock, US-ME
Jul 28, 2012 11:35 AM - 11:55 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.4 mile(s)
Comments: Valarie Kiddwell,Gordon and Stacy Stockemer from Kansas. One last stop and somewhat quiet... where are the Warblers now??
7 species
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 15
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 1 calling loudly
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 1 foraging
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 1
Mount Desert Island Birds: Species Totals
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