Mount Desert Island Birds: Large Flocks of foraging Warblers
Hadley Point MDI , Hancock, US-ME
Aug 21, 2012 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Ron and Sharon Giles from Indiana for a day of photography and birding starting at Hadley Point
17 species
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 200
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) 13 continuing
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 42
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 147
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 3
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 353
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 400
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 5
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 2
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 1
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 1
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2
Stone Barn Norway Drive , Hancock, US-ME
Aug 21, 2012 10:10 AM - 12:10 PM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
Comments: Ron and Sharon Giles walked back to Fresh Meadow encountering forest birds and some good warblers.
18 species
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 5
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 12
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 8
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 4
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 1
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 3
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 6
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 3
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 1
Fresh Meadow, Hancock, US-ME
Aug 21, 2012 11:56 AM - 12:16 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Ron and Sharon Giles from Indiana The marsh was quiet but incredibly beautiful
9 species
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 17
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 2
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 2
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 2
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 7
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Alley Island overlook, Hancock, US-ME
Aug 21, 2012 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Ron and Sharon Giles
8 species
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 300
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 100
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 5
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
Blagdon Nature Preserve Indian Point , Hancock, US-ME
Aug 21, 2012 2:38 PM - 5:38 PM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
Comments: Ron and Sharon Giles. We encountered two large groups of Mixed Flocks of Warblers, Vireos, and other goodies.
20 species
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 5
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 1 hanging out with the C Loon
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 15
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 2
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 2
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 4
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 9
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 17
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 5
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 4
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 2
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 17
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 1
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 14
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 4
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2
Mount Desert Island Birds: Species Totals
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