Maine, Carrying Place Town Township, Somerset, Maine, US
Jun 25, 2017 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Eddie G
38 species
Bald Eagle 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 2
Alder Flycatcher 3
Red-eyed Vireo 1
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
Winter Wren 1
Swainson’s Thrush 1
Hermit Thrush 2
Cedar Waxwing 4
Northern Waterthrush 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Nashville Warbler 5
Common Yellowthroat 7
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 3
Magnolia Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1
Canada Warbler 1
Wilson’s Warbler 1
White-throated Sparrow 9
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 3
Purple Finch 2
Red Crossbill 1
American Goldfinch 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37927353
Maine, Black Brook Flowage, Somerset, Maine, US
Jun 25, 2017 8:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
5.25 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Eddie G, Mary Margaret H
28 species
Turkey Vulture 2
Broad-winged Hawk 3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Blue-headed Vireo 4
Red-eyed Vireo 8
Blue Jay 3
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
Brown Creeper 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Swainson’s Thrush 1
Hermit Thrush 5
Ovenbird 6
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Nashville Warbler 6
Common Yellowthroat 5
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 10
Magnolia Warbler 7
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 7
Black-throated Green Warbler 4
White-throated Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 3
Purple Finch 1
Red Crossbill 2
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37927351
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