Kennebunk Plains, York, Maine, US
Jun 27, 2018 7:15 AM – 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Eddie G, Kathy R, Rob F
28 species
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Upland Sandpiper 3
Mourning Dove 6
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Kingbird 4
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 1
American Robin 5
Gray Catbird 2
Brown Thrasher 5
Northern Mockingbird 2
Cedar Waxwing 11
Ovenbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 4
Grasshopper Sparrow 7
Chipping Sparrow 8
Field Sparrow 5
Vesper Sparrow 3
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 3
Eastern Towhee 11
Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern) 3
Purple Finch (Eastern) 2
American Goldfinch 4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47277782
Belgrade, Maine, Messalonskee Lake, Kennebec, Maine, US
Jun 27, 2018 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Eddie G, Kathy R, Rob F
20 species
Wood Duck 2
Common Loon 2 ad w/ 2 young
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Sandhill Crane 3 2 ad, 1 colt
Black Tern 12
Least Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Purple Martin 13
Barn Swallow 7
American Robin 3
European Starling X
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 1
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 10
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47277787
Kennebago River–Boy Scout Road, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 27, 2018 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Paul I, Kathy R, Rob F
21 species
Osprey 1
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Veery 3
Swainson’s Thrush 1
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 5
Ovenbird 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Parula 2
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 3
Common Grackle 1
Purple Finch 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47277785
Rangeley, ME, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 27, 2018
Protocol: Incidental
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, 13 participants
2 species
Mallard 10
Herring Gull (American) X
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47277779
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