Kennebago River–Boy Scout Road, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 21, 2017 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Susan H, Ginnie P
55 species
Common Merganser 1
Common Loon 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Herring Gull (American) 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Olive-sided Flycatcher 2
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 2
Alder Flycatcher 9
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue-headed Vireo 5
Red-eyed Vireo 12
Gray Jay 2
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 2
Common Raven 4
Black-capped Chickadee 9
Red-breasted Nuthatch 8
Brown Creeper 1
Winter Wren 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet 9
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Veery 11
Swainson’s Thrush 5
Hermit Thrush 3
American Robin 1
Gray Catbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 11
Ovenbird 8
Northern Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 6
Common Yellowthroat 6
American Redstart 3
Northern Parula 10
Magnolia Warbler 10
Blackburnian Warbler 4
Yellow Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 6
Black-throated Green Warbler 5
Canada Warbler 3
Chipping Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
White-throated Sparrow 9
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Purple Finch 2
Red Crossbill 5
White-winged Crossbill 2
American Goldfinch 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37927104
Maine, Township D, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 21, 2017
Protocol: Historical
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Susan H, Ginnie P
2 species
Gray Jay 3
Blackpoll Warbler 2
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37927108
Rangeley Plantation, ME, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 21, 2017
Protocol: Historical
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Susan H, Ginnie P
2 species
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 2 at nest
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37927105
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