Mount Desert Island Birds: American Golden Plover
Sand Beach to Otter Cove 2012 , Hancock, US-ME
Oct 5, 2012 8:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: The cruise ship Silver Whisper "Ocean Trail Hike" River Otters were found behind Sand Beach playing in the beaver ponds. Many Sparrows and Pine Siskin.
20 species
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 7
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 75
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 20
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 1
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) X
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 9
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 5
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 20
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 3
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 25 males singing
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 6
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 10
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) 18
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2
Hadley Point MDI , Hancock, US-ME
Oct 5, 2012 12:35 PM - 1:10 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Terri Brentano from Oregon and Fran Outhwaite (89) not quite the oldest birder I been with for some time. She had an excellent recall on many of the birds she had seen in the past. I showed her a few birds in the scope and had a great time. Hadley Point has been a stop over site for eons. I like stopping here regularly as there are always excellent birds around. No different today with a mixed flock of Semipalmated Plover and Sandpipers.
9 species
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 175
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) 1
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) 1
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 5
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 5
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 18
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) 7
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 25
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1 calling
Bay View Drive Hadley Point, Hancock, US-ME
Oct 5, 2012 1:23 PM - 1:43 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Terri Brentano from Oregon and Fran Outhwaite no surprises here and a little quiet.
5 species
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 2
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2
Northeast Creek Outlet , Hancock, US-ME
Oct 5, 2012 1:50 PM - 2:00 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Terri Brentano and Fran Outhwaite
4 species
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 3
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 2
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 2
Alley Island overlook, Hancock, US-ME
Oct 5, 2012 1:55 PM - 2:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
Comments: Terri Brentano and Fran Outhwaite
14 species (+1 other taxa)
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 8
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 10
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 20
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 35
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 4
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 5
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 9 foraging on Winter berry
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1 calling
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 6 this was a nice find with several birds hanging out in the reeds and along the marsh edge.
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 20
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 40
sparrow sp. (Emberizidae sp. (sparrow sp.)) 50 Many birds could simply not be ID'ed
Clark Cove 2012, Hancock, US-ME
Oct 5, 2012 2:30 PM - 3:10 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Terri Brentano and Fran Outhwaite AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER is my first here at this location and a great bird.
8 species
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) 1
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 4
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 2
Bass Harbor Light House, Hancock, US-ME
Oct 5, 2012 3:48 PM - 4:13 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Terri Brentano and Fran Outhwaite Pine Siskin and a Northern gannet
5 species
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 18
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 5
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) 3
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 10
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) 5
Seawall, Hancock, US-ME
Oct 5, 2012 4:15 PM - 4:40 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Terri Brentano and Fran Outhwaite Female Green-winged Teal in the ocean
9 species
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 1 found with some mallards in the salt water edge
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 80
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 2
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 1
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 93 one very large flock on the point
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 38 There were several large groups washing and spending time along the shore.
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 65
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 3
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
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