[Maine-birds] Schoodic Point SeaWatch/Cadillac Mtn Hawk Watch

Both projects are well underway and flights at both sites are picking up (as one would expect).

The SeaWatch is seeing smallish "strings" of Double-crested Cormorants, this morning for instance, groups of 45, 34 , 15 , 10 , 10 .

Common Loon are moving as well, some 22 this morning during a 2 hour stint - and yesterday, the first of the season, 3 Red-throated Loon were observed.

Scoter, all three species, are being observed with Surf Scoter "dominating" the flights thus far.

Other observations include a steady "stream" of Monarch butterflies: this morning, 32 in total as of 10 AM.

Merlin (6) zipped past the point today as well.

You can follow the Cadillac Mountain Hawk Watch at www.hawkcount.org

Yesterday's Count was as follows:

TV 1

Osprey 14

Northern Harrier 9

Bald Eagle 5

Sharp-shinned 129

Coopers 1

Broad-winged 289

Red-tailed 3

American Kestrel 108

Merlin 9

Keep an eye to the sky!