Mount Desert Island Birds: Great Cormorant
A pretty common day with only a few exciting species. (I actually find them all exciting everyday! Even chickadees)
Acadia National Park Great Meadow , Hancock, US-ME
Sep 9, 2012 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Elissa and Steve Tobin from MA and Rick and Christina from NH. A wet evening and a quiet morning at Great Meadow.
9 species
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1 flew over our heads
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 1 calling
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 4
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 5
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 8
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 18 This was an amazing sight with 15 or so Cedar Waxwings flycatching insects which were black over the tree. The were sallying out but some birds were just sitting there plucking insects out of the air with out moving !!
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 2
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 2
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) 2
Otter Cove access Road , Hancock, US-ME
Sep 9, 2012 8:40 AM - 9:08 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Elissa and Steve Tobin from MA and Rick and Christina from NH.
16 species
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 25
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) 2 off shore
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 12
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 2
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 2
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 15
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 10
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 1
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 3
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 14
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 6
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Otter Creek, Mount Desert Island Maine , Hancock, US-ME
Sep 9, 2012 9:20 AM - 9:45 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Elissa and Steve Tobin from MA and Rick and Christina from NH. Greater Yellowlegs
11 species
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 2
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 3
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 2
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 1
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 5
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 15
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 5
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 2
Lower Hadlock Pond , Hancock, US-ME
Sep 9, 2012 10:10 AM - 10:25 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Elissa and Steve Tobin from MA and Rick and Christina from NH. Bald Eagle.... a target bird for Steve. Probably a young male based on small size
5 species
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 3
Babson Creek MCHT , Hancock, US-ME
Sep 9, 2012 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
Comments: Elissa and Steve Tobin from MA and Rick and Christina from NH.
8 species
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 3
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 2
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 5
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 2
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 3
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
Hadley Point MDI , Hancock, US-ME
Sep 9, 2012 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Elissa and Steve Tobin from MA and Rick and Christina from NH. Red-necked Grebe and White-winged Scoter
8 species
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 250 One large flock on the norther shore and many scattered small groups
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) 75 The flock was across the bay spread out over a long transect
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 35
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 2
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 15
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 250
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 5
Sand Beach to Otter Cove 2012 , Hancock, US-ME
Sep 9, 2012 12:40 PM - 2:40 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: The Cruise ship Enchantment of the Sea, Ocean Trail Hike along the eastern shoreline of Mount Desert Island. This is my 17th year walking cruise ship people along the shores of MDI. Amazing how time flies. We discussed Fishing issues, The Penobscot River Restoration Project and the importance of Sea-Run Fish, Birds of the Gulf of Maine and Geology of the Gulf of Maine. I have been showing people birds in my spotting scope for all of these years. I feel truly blessed to have the opportunity to work with the cruise ship industry offering the only hiking programs with a strong and rich focus on Ecology of the Gulf of Maine.
11 species
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 10
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) 3
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 2 on Old Soaker
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 2
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) 1
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 2
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 60
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 6
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 6
Mount Desert Island Birds: Species Totals
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