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

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47314612


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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