Down East Sunrise Trail, Machias, Washington, Maine, US
Jul 2, 2018 7:18 AM – 8:08 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.39 mile(s)
13 species
Canada Goose 23
American Black Duck 19
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Herring Gull (American) 7
Mourning Dove 1
American Crow 7
Cedar Waxwing 2
Common Yellowthroat 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Nelson’s Sparrow 6
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 4
American Goldfinch 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47314618
Birch Point Rd., Roque Bluffs, Washington, Maine, US
Jul 2, 2018 8:46 AM – 9:49 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.4 mile(s)
13 species
Herring Gull 3
Mourning Dove 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Hermit Thrush 1
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Purple Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47314616
Roque Bluffs SP, Washington, Maine, US
Jul 2, 2018 9:52 AM – 12:49 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.95 mile(s)
Comments: Overcast and cool. Saw harbor seal, Harris checkerspot, white admiral, northern crescent, cabbage white, clouded sulphur, common ringlet.
38 species
Common Eider 16
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 10
Black Guillemot 1
Laughing Gull 42 Exact count
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 82
Great Black-backed Gull 14
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 3
American Crow 4
Common Raven 2
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Hermit Thrush 6
American Robin 1
Gray Catbird 4
Cedar Waxwing 5
Ovenbird 1
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 6
American Redstart 4
Northern Parula 2
Magnolia Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 5
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 6
Purple Finch 1
American Goldfinch 6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47314615
Great Wass Island Preserve (TNC), Washington, Maine, US
Jul 2, 2018 3:03 PM – 4:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.6 mile(s)
17 species
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Osprey 2
Herring Gull 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
American Crow 2
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47314613
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Machias Motor Inn, Washington, Maine, US
Jul 2, 2018 8:27 PM
Protocol: Incidental
1 species
Common Nighthawk 4
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Chandler River, Jonesboro, Washington, Maine, US
Jul 2, 2018 4:30 AM
Protocol: Incidental
Comments: With Peter Burke, Mary McCormack, and Ida Giriunas driving north from Great Wass on Hwy 1.
1 species
Broad-winged Hawk 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47314621
Beedle Hill Area, Sagadahoc, Maine, US
Jul 3, 2018
Protocol: Incidental
Comments: Driving south on I-295
1 species
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47314692
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