[Maine-birds] Re: (Maine Birds) Mount Desert Island Birds: Hermit Thrush and Common Yellowthroat

Mount Desert Island Birds:  Hermit Thrush and Common Yellowthroat

Cadillac Mountain summit, Hancock, US-ME
Oct 2, 2012 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: A bus full of travelers from Wisconsin had an opportunity to observe an OSPREY over Cadillac Mt.   A female Common Yellowthroat came up to the group.  This is a late migrant for this species and a little surprise for the summit.  Today was a 125 mile day with views of both Baxter Peak  and Doubletop Mountain.  
7 species

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1 north ridge of Cadillac.
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1 Photos of this female juvenile were taken The bird was less than 5 feet away foraging around a shadbush and winterberry
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 5

Acadia NP--Sieur de Monts Spring, Hancock, US-ME
Oct 2, 2012 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.2 mile(s)
Comments: Whale walking in Sieur De Mont Springs we encountered a migratory flock of Hermit Thrush foraging on Winterberry in the Wild Gardens of Acadia. This was not a birding trip
9 species (+1 other taxa)

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 7
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 5
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 5 actively foraging on Winterberries.
Catharus sp. (Catharus sp.) 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 1

Smith Family Farm Crooked Road, Hancock, US-ME
Oct 2, 2012 1:15 PM
Protocol: Incidental
Comments: One Raven (female) over the farm
1 species

Common Raven (Corvus corax) 1 a large (female) flew over the farm as I was driving down the Crooked Road

 

 

Michael J. Good, MS
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