Mount Desert Island Birds: Ketteling TV's
Acadia National Park Great Meadow, Hancock, US-ME
Sep 24, 2012 9:10 AM - 10:25 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.6 mile(s)
Comments: Queen Mary 2 was in port today (along with Brilliance of the Sea) and these data come from our "Walk in the Park" along the StrathEden trail. Since 1994 I have lead people along this famous 1890's path designed by George Dorr leading through glacial moraines, along fire affected woods to some of the most amazingly rich and bio-diverse locations for birds on Mount Desert Island, Great Meadow in Acadia National Park. Several other locations like Bass Harbor marsh provide similar excitement but Great Meadow is uniquely positioned as the gateway to the Northern Forest.
Our coastal migration is funneled directly towards the BULL HILL WIND FARM located in Hancock County. For the first time in my career I look out toward 19 wind turbines , clearly seen form Cadillac Mountain and other locations. It is imperative that these towers be accurately monitored for during this initial process of activation. My concern is for the hundreds of thousands of migratory birds traversing this region during fall and spring migration. I am in favor of the experiment with wind power but would like to keep the public informed about the Avian collisions that take place.
14 species
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 2
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 14 These ketteling TV's are now a common sight over the hills of MDI and have been since around 1993. Today's TV's started over Bar Harbor on a thermal that showed nicely how the light bodied birds rise to greater heights. Excellent for our European guests from England, Australia and the USA. For many of these people this is the first time they have focused on ornithology and the nuances of the avian community in Maine.
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) 1 with the TV's
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 4
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 2 one calling male and a female foraging near the trail.
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 4
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 9
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 2 calling in the winterberry
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