Mount Desert Island Birds: Lesser Yellowlegs
Pretty Marsh, Hancock, US-ME
Aug 29, 2012 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Howard Kesselman and friend Eyal from MA found a new pretty marsh bird, Lesser Yellowlegs
7 species
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 5
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 7
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 4
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 1 standing next to a Greater Yellowlegs for excellent comparisons
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 1
Seawall Cove 2012 , Hancock, US-ME
Aug 29, 2012 9:59 AM - 10:24 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Howard Kesselman and friend Eyal from MA
17 species
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 125
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) 15 continuing non-breeding flock
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 2 one more bird was found today
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 2
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 2
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 85
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 20
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 10
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) 1 banding station
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 4
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 3
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2
Cable-crossing Road 2012, Hancock, US-ME
Aug 29, 2012 9:15 AM - 9:48 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Howard Kesselman and friend Eyal from MA.
10 species
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 65
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 10
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 15
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 2
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 9
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2
Valley Cove Trail , Hancock, US-ME
Aug 29, 2012 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Comments: Howard Kesselman and friend Eyal from MA
13 species
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 2
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 1
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 4
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 4
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2 pics in the scope
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 13
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 6
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 7
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 2
Mount Desert Island Birds: Species Totals
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