Lang Township, ME, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 19, 2017 5:15 AM – 6:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Rob F
26 species
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Olive-sided Flycatcher 1
Alder Flycatcher 4
Red-eyed Vireo 9
Blue Jay 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
Winter Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Veery 2
Swainson’s Thrush 1
Hermit Thrush 1
Cedar Waxwing 5
Ovenbird 2
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Nashville Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 2
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 5
Magnolia Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Canada Warbler 2
White-throated Sparrow 5
American Goldfinch 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37926960
Lower Cupsuptic, ME, Oxford, Maine, US
Jun 19, 2017 6:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
10.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Rob F
39 species
Bald Eagle 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Merlin 1
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1
Blue-headed Vireo 6
Red-eyed Vireo 19
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Common Raven 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Boreal Chickadee 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 5
Winter Wren 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Swainson’s Thrush 4
Hermit Thrush 7
Cedar Waxwing 1
Ovenbird 6
Northern Waterthrush 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Nashville Warbler 3
Mourning Warbler 6
Common Yellowthroat 6
American Redstart 3
Cape May Warbler 1
Northern Parula 6
Magnolia Warbler 2
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Blackburnian Warbler 8
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4
Black-throated Green Warbler 16
Canada Warbler 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
White-throated Sparrow 14
Indigo Bunting 1
Purple Finch 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37926962
Kennebago River–Boy Scout Road, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 19, 2017 2:45 PM – 4:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.1 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Rob F, Mary Margaret H
27 species
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Olive-sided Flycatcher 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Gray Jay 4
Blue Jay 2
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
Winter Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Veery 1
Swainson’s Thrush 3
Ovenbird 2
Nashville Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
White-throated Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37926964
Rangeley, ME, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 19, 2017
Protocol: Historical
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Eddie G
3 species
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
American Kestrel 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37926957
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