[Maine-birds] RE: (Maine Birds) Mount Desert Island Birds: Merlin and White-winged Crossbill

Mount Desert Island Birds:  Merlin and White-winged-Crossbill

Town Hill 2012 , Hancock, US-ME
Oct 28, 2012 10:30 AM
Protocol: Incidental
Comments: Throwing frisbee on the ball field in Town Hill , one Merlin and a flock of White-winged Crossbill
10 species

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 10
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 1
Merlin (Falco columbarius) 1  Flying directly over the forest in hunting mode, strong and determined  
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 8
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 5
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 5
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 5
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 10
White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) 28  moving quickly over the ball field & calling

 

 

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