Dallas Plantation, ME, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 18, 2017 6:00 AM – 6:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.7 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader
24 species
Mallard 6
Mourning Dove 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Blue-headed Vireo 3
Red-eyed Vireo 7
Blue Jay 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 2
Ovenbird 5
Northern Waterthrush 2
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 7
Magnolia Warbler 4
Black-throated Green Warbler 4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Purple Finch 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37926858
Rangeley Plantation, ME, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 18, 2017 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Eddie G, Rob F
37 species
Common Merganser 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1 at nest
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 2
Alder Flycatcher 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Red-eyed Vireo 6
American Crow 1
Common Raven 4
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Boreal Chickadee 2
Winter Wren 8
Golden-crowned Kinglet 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Swainson’s Thrush 8
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 2
Cedar Waxwing 3
Ovenbird 6
Northern Waterthrush 1
Nashville Warbler 4
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 4
Magnolia Warbler 4
Blackburnian Warbler 12
Chestnut-sided Warbler 7
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 5
Canada Warbler 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
White-throated Sparrow 4
Purple Finch 2
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37926861
Lang Township, ME, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 18, 2017
Protocol: Historical
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Eddie G, Rob F
2 species
Hooded Merganser 3
Great Blue Heron 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37926856
Rangeley, ME, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 18, 2017
Protocol: Historical
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Eddie G, Rob F
4 species
Herring Gull (American) 1
Chimney Swift 2
House Wren 2
Pine Warbler 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37926854
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