Mount Desert Island Birds: Am. Wigeon and C. Goldeneye-Hoody hybrid relocated
Emerson Middle School, Hancock, US-ME
Jan 3, 2013 7:40 AM
Protocol: Incidental
Comments: School days but the kids get to see three C Raven and a grunt-load of starlings.
6 species
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 9
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 14
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 3
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 45
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 1
Bar Harbor Town Pier, Hancock, US-ME
Jan 3, 2013 8:05 AM - 8:30 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Cold day on the water but the wind has diminished allowing for some avian activity
12 species
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 1
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 17
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 6
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 1
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 6
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 3
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1 on the eastern edge of Bar Island
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 175
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 3
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 25
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 5
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 6
Town Hill Center, Hancock, US-ME
Jan 3, 2013 10:45 AM - 10:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: A few birds on this cold day hanging around the town hill market
4 species
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 3
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 4
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 16
Somesville Mill Pond , Hancock, US-ME
Jan 3, 2013 11:20 AM - 11:58 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Stopped for American Wigeon which I found1 female foraging with the Mallard's at the base of the dam.
6 species (+1 other taxa)
American Wigeon (Anas americana) 2 One young male and a female (Photos on Flickr asap)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 125
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) (Anas rubripes x platyrhynchos) 3
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 7
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 6
Norwood Cove , Hancock, US-ME
Jan 3, 2013 12:15 PM - 12:27 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Frozen 3/4 of the way across. Less wind today has made it seem much warmer than yesterday. Nothing mush going on here
1 species
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 28
Upper Town Dock 2013, Hancock, US-ME
Jan 3, 2013 12:35 PM - 12:55 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Nico rolls in poop! and I see a lone bird on the opposit side of the harbor which I believe is my target species..... the Goldeneye- Hoody abomination (a beautiful and interesting abomination)
10 species
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 3
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 23
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 11
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 2
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 13
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 2
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 39
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 30
Southwest Harbor Great Marina, Hancock, US-ME
Jan 3, 2013 1:05 PM - 1:20 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: My camera captured the relocated Hoody-Goldeneye hybrid at the Great Marina dock. I saw a lone bird from the upper town dock near the eastern gang-way. Photos will be posted to Flickr
11 species (+1 other taxa)
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 1
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 6
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 4
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 7
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 4
Common Goldeneye x Hooded Merganser (hybrid) (Bucephala clangula x Lophodytes cucullatus) 1 Photos taken of this bird which was first located by Craig Kesselheim 7 years ago.http://www.flickr.com/photos/58781382@N02/8342499579/in/photostream
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 3
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 265
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 1 sitting on a dock in the bay wasting time.....and a grunt load of Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 60
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3
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