It's been a mildly active bird day with the little fellows taking full advantage of the warm temperatures, low wind and relative absence of predators. There were a handful of PEREGRINES through today but only a couple inspected the island and none of them stayed to play. Also, I saw only one HARRIER and no other raptors.
*****ADDENDUM: At dusk three Peregrines were visible from the house, perched and appearing settled for the night. Since I can't see the best perches from here, there's a good chance that there are more over-nighting.
Things could get interesting about sunrise if they all decide to hunt for breakfast rather than strike out for the mainland.
I didn't have much birding time but I did note a nice variety which included:
08 FLICKER;
04 RAVEN;
04 BLUE JAY;
14 SWAMP SPARROW;
21 WHITE THROATED SPARROW;
07 SONG SPARROW;
04 CHIPPING SPARROW;
01 GRASSHOPPER SPARROW;
100+ SAVANNAH SPARROWS
11 JUNCOS
03 BROWN CREEPER;
04 RED BREASTED NUTHATCH;
01 EASTERN KINGBIRD;
02 BOBOLINK;
03 NORTHERN PARULA;
30+ YELLOW RUMPED WARBLER;
13 PALM WARBLER;
01 PINE WARBLER;
02 BLACK & WHITE WARBLER;
15 COMMON YELLOW THROAT;
03 BLACK THROATED GREEN WARBLER;
03 YELLOW WARBLER;
03 BLUE HEADED VIREO;
02 RED EYED VIREO;
17 GOLDFINCH;
02 PURPLE FINCH;
03 PINE SISKIN;
01 MOURNING DOVE;
01 CANADA GOOSE;
23 COMMON EIDER;
02 BLACK DUCK;
02 COMMON LOON;
300+ DC CORMORANT;
04 GREAT CORMORANT;
05 GREAT SHEARWATER;
03 SOOTY SHEARWATER;
30+ N. GANNET;
1000+ HERRING GULL;
300+ GR. BLK. BACKED GULL;
03 BLK. LEGGED KITTIWAKE;
11 RAZORBILL;
02 WINTER WREN;
07 WREN (sp.);
04 GOLDEN CROWNED KINGLET;
01 RUBY CROWNED KINGLET;
01 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER;
09 PEREGRINE FALCON;
02 HARRIER.
-- *****ADDENDUM: At dusk three Peregrines were visible from the house, perched and appearing settled for the night. Since I can't see the best perches from here, there's a good chance that there are more over-nighting.
Things could get interesting about sunrise if they all decide to hunt for breakfast rather than strike out for the mainland.
I didn't have much birding time but I did note a nice variety which included:
08 FLICKER;
04 RAVEN;
04 BLUE JAY;
14 SWAMP SPARROW;
21 WHITE THROATED SPARROW;
07 SONG SPARROW;
04 CHIPPING SPARROW;
01 GRASSHOPPER SPARROW;
100+ SAVANNAH SPARROWS
11 JUNCOS
03 BROWN CREEPER;
04 RED BREASTED NUTHATCH;
01 EASTERN KINGBIRD;
02 BOBOLINK;
03 NORTHERN PARULA;
30+ YELLOW RUMPED WARBLER;
13 PALM WARBLER;
01 PINE WARBLER;
02 BLACK & WHITE WARBLER;
15 COMMON YELLOW THROAT;
03 BLACK THROATED GREEN WARBLER;
03 YELLOW WARBLER;
03 BLUE HEADED VIREO;
02 RED EYED VIREO;
17 GOLDFINCH;
02 PURPLE FINCH;
03 PINE SISKIN;
01 MOURNING DOVE;
01 CANADA GOOSE;
23 COMMON EIDER;
02 BLACK DUCK;
02 COMMON LOON;
300+ DC CORMORANT;
04 GREAT CORMORANT;
05 GREAT SHEARWATER;
03 SOOTY SHEARWATER;
30+ N. GANNET;
1000+ HERRING GULL;
300+ GR. BLK. BACKED GULL;
03 BLK. LEGGED KITTIWAKE;
11 RAZORBILL;
02 WINTER WREN;
07 WREN (sp.);
04 GOLDEN CROWNED KINGLET;
01 RUBY CROWNED KINGLET;
01 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER;
09 PEREGRINE FALCON;
02 HARRIER.
Maine birds mailing list
maine-birds@googlegroups.com
http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds
https://sites.google.com/site/birding207
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Maine birds" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to maine-birds+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
0 comments:
Post a Comment