Kennebago River–Boy Scout Road, Franklin, Maine, US
Jul 1, 2018 6:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Ian R, Rob F, 14 participants
45 species
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 1
American Bittern 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Olive-sided Flycatcher 2
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 4
Alder Flycatcher 1
Blue-headed Vireo 8
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Gray Jay 1
Blue Jay 10
Tree Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 12
Boreal Chickadee 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 39 family groups everywhere, counts of 4-9, likely under counted and an irruption year coming
Brown Creeper 1
Winter Wren 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Veery 17
Swainson’s Thrush 14
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 4
Cedar Waxwing 13
Ovenbird 7
Northern Waterthrush 5
Nashville Warbler 11
Common Yellowthroat 8
Northern Parula 13
Magnolia Warbler 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 13
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Canada Warbler 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 3
White-throated Sparrow 18
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 8
Purple Finch 1
Pine Siskin 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47297414
Rangeley, ME, Franklin, Maine, US
Jul 1, 2018 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Rob F, 8 participants, airport plus
9 species
Wild Turkey 2 along 4 toward Oquosic
Killdeer 2 ad w/al least 4 almost fully grown young
American Crow 3
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 5
Common Yellowthroat 2
Chipping Sparrow 5
Savannah Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47297412
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