Dallas Plantation, ME, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 17, 2017
Protocol: Historical
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Eddie G
10 species
Common Loon 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Merlin 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37926667
Kennebunk Plains, York, Maine, US
Jun 17, 2017 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Eddie G
23 species
Upland Sandpiper 4
Mourning Dove 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 1
Brown Thrasher 4
Ovenbird 1
Prairie Warbler 5
Grasshopper Sparrow 4
Field Sparrow 8
Vesper Sparrow 5
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 6
Eastern Towhee 4
Scarlet Tanager 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Bobolink 1
Eastern Meadowlark 7
Purple Finch 1
American Goldfinch 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37926670
Belgrade, Maine, Messalonskee Lake, Kennebec, Maine, US
Jun 17, 2017 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.1 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Eddie G
32 species
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 1 w/6 young
Wild Turkey 1
Common Loon 4
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Great Blue Heron 2
Osprey 2
Ring-billed Gull 2
Black Tern 30
Belted Kingfisher 1
Alder Flycatcher 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Purple Martin 12
Tree Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 5
Tufted Titmouse 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 4
Gray Catbird 1
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 2
Yellow Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 2
American Goldfinch 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37926672
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