Mount Desert Island Birds: Northern Waterthrush
Clark Cove 2012, Hancock, US-ME
Aug 4, 2012 7:00 AM - 7:20 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Olivia Graves of Saucier, Mississippi spent the morning heading north from MDI for Raccoon Cove and Lamoine Beach and away from MDI. The goal was photographing Semipalmated Sandpiper. Clark Cove was the first stop with mostly common species.
14 species
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) 13 this flock has been present for many weeks
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1 this adult bird was working the bait fish we saw the other day as were the Herring Gulls.
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 15
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 15
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 2 coming to mob the Bald Eagle
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 3
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 4
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 5
Alley Island overlook, Hancock, US-ME
Aug 4, 2012 7:27 AM - 8:12 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.4 mile(s)
Comments: Olivia Graves from Saucier, Mississippi, Here we stopped with the goal of finding some activity with the Nelson's Sparrow, which we found but behavior has clearly changed from last week. There are two birds both staying close to the ground and not exposing themselves. NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH calling from the upper marsh to the south of Nelsons .
26 species
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 2
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 2
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 50
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 2
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1 a Continuing YOY in the intertidal zone at Low Tide. An adult recorded for Clark Cove could be seen but paying now attention the this young bird.
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) 1 briefly seen
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 1 seen and calling
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 2
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 30
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 50
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 1
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 1 YOY found foraging in the swallows
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 5
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1 calling
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2 seen and calling to each other
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 2 Immature and an adult heard calling
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 15
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 3
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 1 calling clearly at 8 and 8:13 noted
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 5
Nelson's Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni) 2 flying low over the field than hiding and not exposing themselves.
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 40 Several family units foraging on RED-LEGGED GRASSHOPPER which were thick as thieves.
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 3 fluid musical "Pip" call emitted as the birds fly and sit in a tall maple.
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 5
Thomson Island MDI , Hancock, US-ME
Aug 4, 2012 8:35 AM - 9:00 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Olivia Graves from Saucier, Mississippi, continuing to search for sandpipers and others.
9 species
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 7
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 65
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1 today the YOY is sitting near the nest
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 175
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 300
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Lamoine Beach, Lamoine Maine , Hancock, US-ME
Aug 4, 2012 9:20 AM - 10:35 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: Olivia Graves from Saucier, Mississippi, Lamoine Beach has become a location I am checking for dead birds woking with Tufts University. None found today but a good list of birds including Photographs of Semipalmated Sandpiper, a target bird, and others.
26 species
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 1
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 45
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 48
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 1 fleeing the Coopers Hawk which came through the woods and flushed the Sharpy...
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) 13 Photos and good looks in the scope we saw a Ruby-throated Hummingbird flying with this flock at one point before they landed on the beach...
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 16
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 2
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 19
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 80
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 2 One bird was flying with Semipalmated Sandpipers briefly over the waters edge and another was seen sitting on a dead branch across the wetland.
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 5
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 8
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 3
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 5
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 15
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 3 with food
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 3 One YOY seen in the roses.
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 18
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 1 great looks in the scope and a partial call
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 9
Racoon Cove Lamoine, Hancock, US-ME
Aug 4, 2012 11:00 AM - 11:35 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: Olivia Graves from Saucier, Mississippi, Finishing out a loop that is mostly productive and a few good birds were seen but overal quiet.
8 species (+1 other taxa)
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 8
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 278
scoter sp. (Melanitta sp.) 13
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 3
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 33
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 90
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 12
Mount Desert Island and Hancock County : Species Totals August 4, 2012
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