Thursday, 13 December 2012

[Maine-birds] RE: ( Maine Birds) Mount Desert Island Birds: Barrow's Goldeneye female Clark Cove

Putting this out there in case your going by today...  Michael

 

Mount Desert Island Birds:  Barrow's Goldeneye female in Clark Cove

Clark Cove 2012, Hancock, US-ME
Dec 13, 2012 11:25 AM - 12:05 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Karel Buckley from Colorado and I were excited to find a Barrow's Goldeneye female at Clark Cove. It was high tide and the bird was foraging towards the salt marsh. Her bill was almost orange in several types of light... It actually stopped me for a second.... Other good birds were seen today but this was a new bird for the year. Photos taken
10 species

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 10
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 5
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 7
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 11
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 4
Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) 1 female  A good Bucephala
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) 5
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 19
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 4
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3
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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
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