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Archive for September, 2014
Wednesday, September 24th, 2014
 Magnolia Warbler.  Philadelphia Vireo.  Ruby-throated Hummingbird.  Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Big news today was the Yellow-headed Blackbird that showed up on the island. Big news for all the birders who saw (and didn’t) see it—especially, perhaps, my own self, since it was a lifer for me. However, back at the Trailing Yew later, as I popped into my room to change from shorts to jeans, the bird showed up all sunlit and photogenic on the tip of a spruce overlooking the yard. Dang it.
Monhegan List
Tally of species from my fourth day on the island.
1. Herring Gull
2. Merlin
3. Northern Flicker
4. Blue Jay
5. European Starling
6. American Goldfinch
7. Pine Siskin
8. Black-capped Chickadee
9. Eastern Wood-pewee
10. Eastern Phoebe
11. Unidentified empid
12. American Crow
13. Osprey
14. Peregrine Falcon
15. Sharp-shinned Hawk
16. Common Raven
17. Rusty Blackbird
18. Red-headed Woodpecker
19. Yellow-headed Blackbird
20. Northern Harrier
21. Red-eyed Vireo
22. Song Sparrow
23. Lincoln’s Sparrow
24. Chipping Sparrow
25. Baltimore Oriole
26. Yellow-rumped Warbler
27. Blackpoll Warbler
28. Palm Warbler
29. Northern Parula
30. Common Yellowthroat
31. Philadelphia Vireo
32. Magnolia Warbler
33. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
34. Belted Kingfisher
35. Ruby-throated Hummingbird…
…and more I’m forgetting.
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, Baltimore oriole, belted kingfisher, black-capped chickadee, blackpoll warbler, blue jay, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern wood-pewee, European starling, herring gull, Lincoln's sparrow, magnolia warbler, merlin, northern flicker, northern harrier, northern parula, osprey, palm warbler, peregrine falcon, Philadelphia vireo, pine siskin, red-eyed vireo, red-headed woodpecker, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruby-throated hummingbird, rusty blackbird, sharp-shinned hawk, song sparrow, unidentified empid, yellow-headed blackbird, yellow-rumped warbler
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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014
 Clay-colored Sparrow.  Greater Yellowlegs.
 Yellow-rumped warbler. With so much going on out here, it’s hard to make time for thrilling blog entries. So for the next few days, I’ll just try for a partial species list and post a few semi-decent photos. And maybe mention a few highlights—like the Clay-Colored Sparrow that wowed us by fluttering back and forth along the trail, munching on Queen Anne’s Lace.
Monhegan List
Tally of species from my third day on the island.
1. Herring Gull
2. American Crow
3. Blue Jay
4. Yellow-rumped Warbler
5. Song Sparrow
6. Merlin
7. Baltimore Oriole
8. European Starling
9. Great Black-backed Gull
10. Black-capped Chickadee
11. Red-breasted Nuthatch
12. Red-eyed Vireo
13. Black-and-white Warbler
14. Mallard
15. Greater Yellowlegs
16. Sharp-shinned Hawk
17. Peregrine Falcon
18. Northern Flicker
19. Blackpoll Warbler
20. Red-winged Blackbird
21. Lark Sparrow
22. Clay-colored Sparrow
23. White-throated Sparrow
24. Red-headed Woodpecker
25. Eastern Phoebe…
…and more birds I’m forgetting.
Tags: American crow, Baltimore oriole, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, blackpoll warbler, blue jay, clay-colored sparrow, eastern phoebe, European starling, great black-backed gull, greater yellowlegs, herring gull, lark sparrow, mallard, merlin, northern flicker, peregrine falcon, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, red-headed woodpecker, red-winged blackbird, sharp-shinned hawk, song sparrow, white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
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Monday, September 22nd, 2014
 Red-headed Woodpecker. It had been nearly twenty-five years since I’d seen a Red-headed Woodpecker—back when I took a business trip to New Orleans and happened to see an adult male. So it was nice to spend a little while today watching one. Albeit a first-year male, without that famous red headdress. Good bird.
 Prairie Warbler, Mohegan Island, Maine, 22 September 2014. But Monhegan is full of good birds. Another in particular was a Prairie Warbler that combed through all the shrubbery around the Trailing Yew, popping up from time to time. I also got looks at my first hawks out here this trip. The birding was perhaps three times better than yesterday, and the monarchs are still fluttering around in droves.
I dipped on the Lesser Black-backed Gull everyone else has seen, and a chat that’s been reported.. But the redhead made up for all that.
Plus, there’s still plenty of time.
Monhegan List
Tally of species from my second day on the island.
1. Black-capped Chickadee
2. Yellow-rumped Warbler
3. Prairie Warbler
4. Common Yellowthroat (v)
5. Blue Jay
6. Northern Flicker
7. European Starling
8. Herring Gull
9. American Crow
10. Double-crested Cormorant
11. Great Black-backed Gull
12. Mallard
13. Song Sparrow
14. White-throated Sparrow (v)
15. Northern Parula
16. Belted Kingfisher (v)
17. American Redstart
18. American Goldfinch
19. Sharp-shinned Hawk
20. Northern Gannet
21. Red-headed Woodpecker
22. Carolina Wren (v)
23. Downy Woodpecker (v)
24. Red-eyed Vireo
25. Warbling Vireo
26. Peregrine Falcon
27. Nashville Warbler
28. Black-and-white Warbler
29. Red-breasted Nuthatch
30. Blackpoll Warbler…
…and more I’m forgetting.
v = Voice only
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, belted kingfisher, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, blackpoll warbler, blue jay, Carolina wren, common yellowthroat, double-crested cormorant, downy woodpecker, European starling, great black-backed gull, herring gull, mallard, Nashville warbler, northern fannet, northern flicker, northern parula, peregrine falcon, prairie warbler, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, red-headed woodpecker, sharp-shinned hawk, song sparrow, warbling vireo, white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
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