Hunter Cove Wildlife Sanctuary, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 20, 2017 6:45 AM – 8:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.25 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Mary Margaret H
32 species
Common Loon 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 7
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 1
Winter Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Swainson’s Thrush 4
American Robin 5
Cedar Waxwing 2
Ovenbird 4
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 4
Magnolia Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 6
Canada Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 4
Red Crossbill 2
American Goldfinch 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37927049
Eustis, ME, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 20, 2017 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Susan H, Ginnie P
34 species
Canada Goose 10
Mallard 1 7 young
Common Loon 1
Bald Eagle 2
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 10
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
Winter Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Swainson’s Thrush 1
Hermit Thrush 2
Gray Catbird 1
Ovenbird 3
Nashville Warbler 3
Northern Parula 6
Magnolia Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37927054
Weld, Maine, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 20, 2017
Protocol: Historical
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Mary Margaret H, Rob F
5 species
Bald Eagle 1
American Kestrel 1
Common Raven 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
Bobolink 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37927046
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Quabbin Reservoir (was July 5)
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Quabbin Reservoir (incorrect date, actual walk is July 3)
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Bring Back Boblinks: Bobolinks at Heard Farm, Wayland (New!)
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Bring Back Bobolinks: Codman Estate Farm (Was Drumlin Farm) (New!)
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
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