Re: [Maine-birds] Maine Birds Auburn Forest birds

Maine Birds:  Auburn forest birds  

Auburn Maine 2012, Androscoggin, US-ME
Jul 14, 2012 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
15.0 mile(s)
Comments: Auburn on a series of stops through Maine. Today the temperature reached 93 degrees with a gentle breeze . I worked my way along a wooded edge and found breeding birds in plenty. An Indigo Bunting male played hide and seek with me as I stalked but him and the female. Every-time I would get an open shot the INBD would slip away almost impossible to see the male despite the vivid indigo blue. I use a "sweesh" call to keep the male enticed and engaged. There certainly was a nest as the female was also chipping at me as a handful of of other spies showed up.
25 species

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 3
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 10
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 2
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 1 photos taken called in with the "weeheep" whistle call which works well for flycatchers
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 2
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 28
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 11
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 3
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 25
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 7
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 5
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 1 Photos
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 1 photos
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 12
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 3
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 5
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 1
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 9
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 12
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 12

 

 

 

Species Totals:  Auburn Maine

 

Report Details Date range: Jul 14, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012 Total # of Species: 25 Total # of Checklists: 1 Location(s):   Auburn Maine 2012

 

Summary   Jul 14 Number of Species 25 Number of Individuals 161 Number of Checklists 1

 

Total Number of Birds   (sample size) Species Name Jul 14 Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1 (1) Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 3 (1) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 10 (1) Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 2 (1) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1 (1) Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 1 (1) Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 2 (1) Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1 (1) American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 28 (1) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3 (1) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 11 (1) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 3 (1) European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 25 (1) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 7 (1) Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 5 (1) Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 1 (1) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 1 (1) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 12 (1) White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 3 (1) Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 2 (1) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 5 (1) Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 1 (1) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 9 (1) American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 12 (1) House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 12 (1)     Michael J. Good, MS President Down East Nature Tours Founder and Director Research and Development 14th Acadia Birding Festival, May 31-June 3, 2012 Co-founder Penobscot Watershed Eco Center 39 COTTAGE STREET Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 207-288-8128 / 207-479-4256 info@DownEastNatureTours.com www.DownEastNatureTours.com facebook@DownEastNatureTours.com info@AcadiaBirdingFestival.com www.AcadiaBirdingFestival.com facebook@AcadiaBirdingFestival.com