Mount Desert Island Birds: Least Sandpipers, Black-bellied Plover
A dead Barred Owl was found along Rt 102 outside of SW Harbor this morning prior to our trip.
Alley Island overlook, Hancock, US-ME
Aug 15, 2012 11:10 AM - 11:42 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Noah Sfera from Conn. Found Nelson's Sparrow continuing in the salt marsh skulking through the grass and acting like there is a nest around? Common Tern
12 species
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 1
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 15
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) 1 good looks at underwing black covert feathers and white rupm patch in flight
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 45
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 27
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 1 beautiful bird sitting on the rocks off shore
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
Nelson's Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni) 1 continuing here for many weeks in a row..
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 1
Seawall Cove 2012 , Hancock, US-ME
Aug 15, 2012 9:00 AM - 9:35 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Joan and Dick Dunham from NY and Noah Sferra from Conn. SANDPIPERS several flocks and a little diversity today
24 species (+1 other taxa)
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 55
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) 13 these are continuing
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 25
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 2
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 1
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 3
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 1
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 8 in the scope 20 feet away
peep sp. (Calidris sp. (peep sp.)) 25
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 5
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 35
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 2
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 2
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 4
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 8
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 5
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 3
Ship Harbor Seawall Hotspot MJGood, Hancock, US-ME
Aug 15, 2012 7:50 AM - 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.9 mile(s)
Comments: Joan and Dick Dunham from NY and Noah Sferra from Conn.
24 species
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 2
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 2
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 1
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 6
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 4
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 7
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 3
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 6
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 15
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 3
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 4
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 3
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) 6
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 4
Bass harbor Marsh Abner's Bridge Tremont Maine, Hancock, US-ME
Aug 15, 2012 7:30 AM - 7:40 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Joan and Dick Dunham from NY and Noah Sferra from Conn. MOSQUITOES OMG we were out of there !!
4 species
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 10
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 4
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 3
Mount Desert Island Birds: Species Totals August 15, 2012
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