[Maine-birds] Re: (Maine Birds) Mount Desert Island Birds: American Bittern

Mount Desert Island Birds:  American Bittern

Sand Beach to Otter Cove 2012 , Hancock, US-ME
Sep 18, 2012 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: The cruise ship Jewel of the Sea and a group of interested people walked the Ocean path fro Sand Beach to Otter Cove. No surprises.
11 species

Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 20
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 22
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 350
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 7
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 3
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 9
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 5
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2

Acadia National Park Great Meadow , Hancock, US-ME
Sep 18, 2012 11:30 PM - 12:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Emily and Beverly Conine from Texas and Bob and Lucy De Barge An AMERICAN BITTERN flew up and gave us all excellent looks. We than photographed it and saw it in the scope.
5 species

American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) 1 photos
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 5
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 23 mostly immature with a few adults in the group

Otter Cove access Road , Hancock, US-ME
Sep 18, 2012 1:30 PM - 1:55 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Emily and Beverly Conine from Texas and Bob and Lucy De Barge Raven and American Crow for comparison
9 species

Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 14
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 4
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 6
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 3
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 7
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 10
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 3
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 5
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 1

Cadillac Mountain summit, Hancock, US-ME
Sep 18, 2012 2:10 PM - 2:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: Emily and Beverly Conine from Texas and Bob and Lucy De Barge no surprises
3 species

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 12
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 3
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 2

 

Mount Desert Island Birds :  Species Totals
Report Details Date range: Sep 18, 2012 - Sep 24, 2012 Total # of Species: 19 Total # of Checklists: 4 Location(s):   Acadia National Park Great Meadow ; Cadillac Mountain summit; Otter Cove access Road ; Sand Beach to Otter Cove 2012   Summary   Sep 18 Number of Species 19 Number of Individuals 523 Number of Checklists 4   Total Number of Birds   (sample size) Species Name Sep 18 Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 34 (2) Common Loon (Gavia immer) 5 (2) Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 28 (2) American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) 1 (1) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 4 (2) Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 7 (1) Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 372 (3) Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 7 (1) Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 6 (2) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1 (1) American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 10 (2) Common Raven (Corvus corax) 1 (1) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 9 (1) Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 5 (2) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1 (1) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 23 (1) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 5 (1) White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 2 (1) American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2 (1)

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