[Maine-birds] Re: (Maine Birds) Mount Desert Island Birds: Red-throated Loons

Mount Desert Island Birds:  Red-throated Loons at Hadley Point.

Hadley Point MDI , Hancock, US-ME
Nov 26, 2012 12:30 PM - 12:56 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Nico and I visited Hadley Point for the first time since returning from Cuba. Three Red-throated Loon are foraging sometimes close to the shore during gusty winds from the Northwest! Some windy out there yesterday and shades of things to come for the Christmas Bird Count on Dec 15, 2012.
7 species

Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 250
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) 26
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 35
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 50
Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) 3
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 3
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 60
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Three Pines Bird Sanctuary 2012, Hancock, US-ME
Nov 26, 2012 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: checking out the birds here at Three Pines Bird Sanctuary and the suet feeder has been active.
8 species

Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 2 working the suet Male is just beautiful!
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 5
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 10
White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) 18 a flock has remained here for the last several weeks
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2

 

 

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