Mount Desert Island Birds: RHWP continues. Sea birds
Douglas Feeder Cricket Lane, Hancock, US-ME
Jan 5, 2013 11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Robert Shaw and I stopped over to make sure the RHWP is still present, and it is and has been seen all day long starting in the am and through the late afternoon.
9 species
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 5
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) 1 CONTINUING at the Douglas feeder
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 7
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1 photo
Hadley Point MDI , Hancock, US-ME
Jan 5, 2013 12:40 AM - 1:04 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Robert S, and I stopped by Hadley point to see what we could find in the high winds and 26 degree F. Temperatures. A Bald Eagle juvenile flew over from the northern side of the Bay putting up many ducks .
9 species
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 146
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) 55
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 93
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 66
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 5
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 1
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 2
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
Clark Cove 2013, Hancock, US-ME
Jan 5, 2013 1:14 AM - 1:28 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Robert and I found high winds and coastal Ice forming. Not many birds.
2 species
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 4
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 23
Manset Town Pier, Hancock, US-ME
Jan 5, 2013 2:45 PM - 2:58 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Afternoon trip to SW Harbor and Seawall. Quiet and not birdy.
8 species
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 15
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 14
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 3
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 7
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 2
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 20
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 5
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3
Cable-crossing Road 2012, Hancock, US-ME
Jan 5, 2013 3:04 PM - 3:14 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Cold high winds and blowing snow made this a short stop.
8 species
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 15
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 3
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 3
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 2
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 4
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 5
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
Seawall , Hancock, US-ME
Jan 5, 2013 3:11 AM - 3:48 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Another Bald Eagle flew over chasing up every duck in the area. Quite a flying show for 15 plus minutes
8 species
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 24
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 37
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 45
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 1
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 2
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 6
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 67
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 7
Bass Harbor Marsh Outfall, Hancock, US-ME
Jan 5, 2013 3:44 PM - 4:14 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Finishing up the day and hopeful for something unique... Not today but it was an incredibly warm and beautiful day.
5 species
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 6
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 40
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 6
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3
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