Mount Desert Island Birds: Finch and no Warblers
Sand Beach to Otter Cove 2012 , Hancock, US-ME
Oct 26, 2012 8:40 AM - 10:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: October 26, 2012 The Jewel of the Sea
The cruise ship "Jewel of the Sea" for an "Ocean Trail Hike" on an exceptionally crisp coastal Maine morning. The aroma of the coastal shoreline is one remembered for life. Balsam Fir mixed with sea-salted algae, Gull guano and snappy clean northern air make breathing easy and blood flowing for the cruise ship passengers who have indulged. This is likely the last Cruise ship day because of Hurricane Sandy, so I am sadly celebrating and quietly hoping I can keep the same schedule through the winter. I plan to spend some leisure time going back over some of the areas we move too quickly through due to ship schedules, but it has been a fantastic Cruise ship season showing people thousands of birds and avian events over the course of the last two months.
I often wish for more diversity on walks but the truth is in the numbers....the Gulf of Maine and Maine should be on the list as a WORLD HERITAGE SITE . The BIODIVERSITY and the potential to feed the world is right at our fingertips except for the "Concept of Exploitation" that still drives our Economy and the right wing in Maine today.
The State of Maine (and federal organizations) needs to re-examine its responsibility to manage the Health of the Gulf of Maine, in unison with the new fishing industry and most importantly, with the People of Maine. The cruise ship industry has a responsibility, unlike many businesses, in their relationship with the Sea. It behooves all stakeholders to join with serious regional discussions about the health and welfare of the Gulf of Maine.... as it is currently broken and in need of a new ecologically based management concept.
What has happened to the Fishing Industry in Maine? If you ask yourself that question, it is understood that the legislation of Our State has not fulfilled its responsibility to correctly manage the Gulf of Maine Bio-region. Forests must be managed responsibly and Maine Rivers must become free flowing and connected to the Sea, for they are the arteries that feed the Gulf of Maine Fisheries. Supporting River and stream restoration creates jobs and begins the long process of re-establishing a new Gulf of Maine Fisheries controlled and operated like our Maine Lobster industry. Fisheries controlled by logical ecological decision making and in control of the People of Maine, over-seen and correctly managed by the regulatory agencies. I challenge Governor LePage to manage for the seventh generation..... And Grow Fish in the Gulf of Maine. My Maine small business depends on a HEALTHY AND THRIVING GULF OF MAINE ECOSYSTEM.
20 species
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 850 This is the first day that the numbers of been this high for COEI over the last two months. This is pretty typical and similar to all the years in the past. All of a sudden there they are....
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 6
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) 3
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 15
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 6
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 4 continuing on Old Soaker. Today we scoped out a nice looking adult bird with white guttural sac perched with others not clearly seen.
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1 a first year bird soaring along the eastern coast
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 350
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 7
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 2
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 1 calling near thunder hole
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 8
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 10
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 3
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 4
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 5
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 8
White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) 7
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) 12
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