[Maine-birds] RE: (Maine Birds) Mount Desert Island Birds: Merlin

Mount Desert Island Birds:  Merlin

Cadillac Mountain summit, Hancock, US-ME
Oct 4, 2012 9:50 AM - 10:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
Comments: A bus tour of Acadia talking about Ecology of the Gulf of Maine and promoting a thriving ecosystem which has been the core message since we opened our doors in 1993. Two Merlin
4 species

Merlin (Falco columbarius) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 3

Sand Beach to Otter Cove 2012 , Hancock, US-ME
Oct 4, 2012 10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
Comments: A bus load of Wisconsin residents learning about the Gulf of Maine and the birds of the region spent a little time at sand beach and thunderhole
16 species

Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 100
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) 5 sand beach
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 30
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 1 continuing
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 2 towards Blackwoods
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1 2nd year bird
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 7
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 350
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 5
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 6
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2

Mcquin Quarry Hulls Cove, Hancock, US-ME
Oct 4, 2012 1:45 PM
Protocol: Incidental
Comments: Bald Eagle over Hulls Cove
1 species

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1

 

Mount DESERT Island Birds:  Species Totals
Report Details Date range: Oct 4, 2012 - Oct 10, 2012 Total # of Species: 18 Total # of Checklists: 3 Location(s):   Cadillac Mountain summit; Mcquin Quarry Hulls Cove; Sand Beach to Otter Cove 2012   Summary   Oct 4 Number of Species 18 Number of Individuals 528 Number of Checklists 3   Total Number of Birds   (sample size) Species Name Oct 4 Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 100 (1) Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1 (1) Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) 5 (1) Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 30 (1) Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 1 (1) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1 (1) Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 2 (1) Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 2 (2) Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 7 (1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 350 (1) Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 5 (1) Merlin (Falco columbarius) 2 (1) American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 5 (2) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 5 (2) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 3 (1) White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1 (1) Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 6 (1) American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2 (1) Michael J. Good, MS President Down East Nature Tours Founder and Director Research and Development 14th Acadia Birding Festival, May 31-June 3, 2012 Co-founder Penobscot Watershed Eco Center 39 COTTAGE STREET Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 207-288-8128 / 207-479-4256 info@DownEastNatureTours.com www.DownEastNatureTours.com facebook@DownEastNatureTours.com info@AcadiaBirdingFestival.com www.AcadiaBirdingFestival.com facebook@AcadiaBirdingFestival.com