[Maine-birds] RE: (Maine Birds) Mount Desert Island Birds: Red-throated Loon and Lesser Yellowlegs

Mount Desert Island Birds:  Red-throated Loon and                                                         Lesser Yellowlegs

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Excellent views in to scope of Great and lesser Yellowlegs side-by-side

 

The Bob Suminsby Park Sargent Drive, Hancock, US-ME
Sep 8, 2012 8:40 AM - 9:05 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Caren Sturgus from NE Harbor
9 species

Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 4
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 1
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 1

 

Sargent Drive Stop 1 2012, Hancock, US-ME
Sep 8, 2012 9:00 AM - 9:25 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Caren Sturgus from NE Harbor Red-breasted Merganser
9 species (+1 other taxa)

Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 2
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 15
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 9
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 5
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 1
warbler sp. (Parulinae sp.) 7

 

Mount Desert Island High School, Hancock, US-ME
Sep 8, 2012 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
Comments: Caren Sturgus from NE Harbor
5 species (+1 other taxa)

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 5
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 5
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) (Anas rubripes x platyrhynchos) 10
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 5
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1

 

Babson Creek MCHT , Hancock, US-ME
Sep 8, 2012 10:05 AM - 10:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: Caren Sturgus from NE Harbor Several Gt. Yellowlegs and 2 Lesser Yellowlegs standing with a greater... excellent comparison. Common Merganser flock
12 species (+1 other taxa)

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 5
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 9
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 2
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 3
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Accipiter sp. (Accipiter sp.) 1
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 2
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 15
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 2
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 3
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1 calling
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 10 mobbing and accipiter

Clark Cove 2012, Hancock, US-ME
Sep 8, 2012 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Caren Sturgus from NE Harbor Bald Eagles
5 species

Common Loon (Gavia immer) 2
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 3 one 4th year and 2 adults with aerial display and 360 truns
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 15

 

Alley Island overlook, Hancock, US-ME
Sep 8, 2012 11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Caren Sturgus from NE Harbor Red-throated Loon
8 species

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 7
Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) 1 seen well in the scope
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 30
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 15
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 1
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 3

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Mount Desert Island Birds:  Species Totals

Report Details Date range: Sep 8, 2012 - Sep 14, 2012 Total # of Species: 32 Total # of Checklists: 6 Location(s):   Alley Island overlook; Babson Creek MCHT ; Clark Cove 2012; Mount Desert Island High School; Sargent Drive Stop 1 2012; The Bob Suminsby Park Sargent Drive

 

Summary   Sep 8 Number of Species 32 Number of Individuals 223 Number of Checklists 6

 

Total Number of Birds   (sample size) Species Name Sep 8 Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 5 (1) American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 12 (2) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 7 (2) American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) (Anas rubripes x platyrhynchos) 10 (1) Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 5 (1) Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 9 (1) Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 2 (1) Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) 1 (1) Common Loon (Gavia immer) 5 (4) Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 2 (1) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 3 (1) Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 2 (2) Accipiter sp. (Accipiter sp.) 1 (1) Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 3 (1) Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 2 (1) Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 16 (2) Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 2 (1) Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 45 (2) Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 43 (4) Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 1 (1) Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 6 (4) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1 (1) Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1 (1) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 3 (2) American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 15 (2) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 5 (2) Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 2 (2) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1 (1) Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1 (1) Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 1 (1) warbler sp. (Parulinae sp.) 7 (1) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 4 (2)