[Maine-birds] RE: (Maine Birds) Mount Desert Island Birds: Merlin and Eastern Kingbird

Mount Desert Island Birds:  Merlin and Eastern Kingbird  

Shore Road Hotspot, Hancock, US-ME
Aug 19, 2012 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Jared Osher from NJ had a good camera and some excellent birding on the western side of the island. Mixed flocks are the rule now with fall migration well underway. Warblers, Hummingbird and many Red-breasted Nuthatch YOY
8 species (+1 other taxa)

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 13
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 4
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 3
warbler sp. (Parulinae sp.) 5

Cable-crossing Road 2012, Hancock, US-ME
Aug 19, 2012 2:38 PM - 3:38 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Jared Osher from NJ Merlin Adult and Juvenile attacking Herring Gull and Laughing Gull as they sat on the rocks in the inter-tidal zone just north of the road. Both the Adult and immature were chasing American Crow sitting in a tall spruce at the sea shore edge.
24 species (+1 other taxa)

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 2 foraging directly in front of us both females
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 1
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 18
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) 16
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 27
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 9 Hawking for Insects over the shore and a blueberry field. Dragonflies were noted
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 17 6 first years 1 third year
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 2
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 2
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 7
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Merlin (Falco columbarius) 2 This was an amazing opportunity for Jared and myself as we witnessed the aggressive challenging behavior of both the adult Merlin and the Juvenile bird as the strafed Herring and Laughing Gulls and harassed a couple of crows sitting in a White Spruce along the shoreline north of the cable. AMAZING with some good photos
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 4 harassed by the Merlin
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 2
swallow sp. (Hirundinidae sp.) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 1
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 3
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 4
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2

Seawall , Hancock, US-ME
Aug 19, 2012 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Jared Osher from NJ Working on Gull identification and topographic differences between the various Gulls and other coastal species.
9 species

Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 39
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 2
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 30
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 14
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 11
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 3
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 5

Seawall Cove 2012 , Hancock, US-ME
Aug 19, 2012 4:02 PM - 4:47 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Jared Osher from NJ RED-NECKED GREBE
18 species

Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 120 MOSTLY NON-BREEDING BIRDS
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) 10
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 1
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) 2
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 23
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 18
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 16
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 2
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 5
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 1 PHOTOs sitting and foraging in the Bog north of culvert
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 2
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 4

Pork Chop Lane, Hancock, US-ME
Aug 19, 2012 5:04 PM - 5:19 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Jared Osher from NJ MOSQUITOES and a Dead Green Snake We did not stay too long because of the bugs!!
5 species

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 4
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 4
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3

 

Mount Desert Island Birds:  Species Totals

 

Report Details Date range: Aug 19, 2012 - Aug 25, 2012 Total # of Species: 40 Total # of Checklists: 6 Location(s):   Bernard Back Beach ; Cable-crossing Road 2012; Pork Chop Lane; Seawall ; Seawall Cove 2012 ; Shore Road Hotspot

 

Summary   Aug 19 Number of Species 40 Number of Individuals 548 Number of Checklists 6

 

Total Number of Birds   (sample size) Species Name Aug 19 American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 6 (2) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2 (2) Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 177 (3) Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) 10 (1) Common Loon (Gavia immer) 3 (2) Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 1 (1) Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) 36 (3) Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 88 (4) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 3 (3) Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 3 (2) Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1 (1) Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 23 (2) Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 2 (2) Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 54 (5) Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 21 (3) Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 4 (2) Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 29 (4) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2 (1) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1 (1) Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1 (1) Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1 (1) Merlin (Falco columbarius) 2 (1) Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 1 (1) Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 3 (2) American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 10 (4) Common Raven (Corvus corax) 2 (1) swallow sp. (Hirundinidae sp.) 1 (1) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 5 (2) Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 14 (2) -- -- -- -- -- -- Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 6 (2) -- -- -- -- -- -- Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1 (1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 4 (2) -- -- -- -- -- -- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 6 (4) -- -- -- -- -- -- American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 2 (1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 1 (1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 1 (1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 7 (2) -- -- -- -- -- -- warbler sp. (Parulinae sp.) 5 (1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 5 (2) -- -- -- -- -- -- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 4 (2) -- -- -- -- -- --

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