[Maine-birds] Re: (Maine Birds) Mount Desert Island Birds: Northern Shrike, Razorbill and Thick-billed Murre

Mount Desert Island Birds:  Northern Shrike, Razorbill and Thick-billed Murre

Matt Gerald's Farm, Hancock, US-ME
Jan 21, 2013 10:50 AM - 10:55 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Northern Shrike was sitting in maple on Matt's farm. Photos taken and some good long looks before it flew across the field and into a farther tree.
2 species

Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor) 1 found along Rt 3 on Matt Gerald's farm
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 5

Clarks Cove, Hancock, US-ME
Jan 21, 2013 10:15 AM - 10:25 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Bob and Anne Watson on our first stop. On shore breeze and cold.
7 species

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 4
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 3
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 1
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 1
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 5
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 1

Sand Beach to Thunder Hole, Hancock, US-ME
Jan 21, 2013 11:30 AM - 12:35 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Bob and Anne Watson stopped by for a short trip which turned into a few hours. Good finds included an immature Razorbill and a Thick-billed Murre. 20 F in the lee.
18 species

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 2
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 50
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) 24
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 9
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 5
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 2
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 5
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 7
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) 3
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 1
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 5 Old Soaker on the western side
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 10
Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia) 1 Off of sand beach
Razorbill (Alca torda) 1 Good looks. One very long dive and we lost it but we looked for 15 minutes and it never came up where we were seeing it Checking out dive times fore Razorbills
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 7
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 4
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 4

 

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14th Acadia Birding Festival, May 31-June 3, 2012
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