Mount Desert Island Birds: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sand Beach to Otter Cove 2012 , Hancock, US-ME
Oct 12, 2012 8:45 AM - 10:55 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: The cruise ship Jewel on an "Ocean Trail Hike" Many Northern Gannet migrating along the shore made this a memorable trip. Another day of strong winds. The Whale watch Friendship V makes a close pass by the Shore Road.
14 species
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 203
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 3
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) 45 Many birds moving along the shoreline moving SWpast Otter point and the eastern edge of MDI through the Islands and out past Bass Harbor Light
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 15
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 185
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 19
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 8
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 10
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 15
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 55
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 4
Lakewood 2012, Hancock, US-ME
Oct 12, 2012 11:40 AM - 12:29 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.4 mile(s)
Comments: Simon and Judith Hook from England first time in the states and New England and spending the afternoon getting their feet wet on Gulf of Maine Ecology and Ornithology. An amazingly beautiful day.
8 species
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 5
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 9
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 2
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 6 foraging as a flock
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 11
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 65 foraging along the open park road
Stone Barn Norway Drive , Hancock, US-ME
Oct 12, 2012 12:38 AM - 12:53 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Simon and Judith Hook from England. Bald Eagle and Ravens
3 species
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Smith Family Farm Crooked Road, Hancock, US-ME
Oct 12, 2012 12:34 AM - 12:41 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Simon and Judith Hook from England. Four Turkey Vultures were eating what appeared to be a domesticated chick carcass so we watched for a few minutes as the TV's fought over the scraps. Photos
3 species
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 7 4 were eating a freshly killed (domesticated chicken) Photos taken
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 1 a large female bird flew over the road
Hamilton Pond 2012, Hancock, US-ME
Oct 12, 2012 1:04 PM - 1:24 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Simon and Judith Hook from England A Bald Eagle adult was roosting at Hamilton Pond and an excellent observation for my English friends. The Ring-necked flock is still present at the Western end of the Pond with Wood Duck Mallards and a few American Black Duck.
5 species
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 5
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 2
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 27 about an even mix of Boys and Girls
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1 on the eastern Pine
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
Hadley Point MDI , Hancock, US-ME
Oct 12, 2012 1:35 PM - 1:46 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Simon and Judith Hook from England A strong and steady Cold Northwesterly wind kept us close to the van and out of the wind. Many cool things like 270 Herring Gulls on the eastern point. A large flock of White-winged Scoter are some of the recent arrivals from the north country. These recent NW winds brought a large and diverse migration of northern species represented by our recent entries.
9 species
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 3
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 250
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) 75
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 5
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 6
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 270
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 5
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 1
Clark Cove 2012, Hancock, US-ME
Oct 12, 2012 2:40 PM - 3:05 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Simon and Judith Hook from England.
3 species
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 2
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 14
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 11 in the intertidal zone foraging
Babson Creek MCHT , Hancock, US-ME
Oct 12, 2012 3:08 AM - 3:58 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Simon and Judith Hook from Birkingshire, England Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and a small flock of Hooded Mergansers . (No Common Mergansers found today)
8 species
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 3
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 6
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 1 found along the stream bed and than up in the eastern saltflats
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 2
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