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Posts Tagged ‘great cormorant’
Thursday, September 25th, 2014
 Rusty Blackbird.  Carolina Wren.  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Awoke well before sunrise this morning—which was nice, considering the lovely sunrise. Today seemed a little more birdy overall, although the Red-Headed Woodpecker seemed to have split the island. (Someone had done a little road grating right in front of its yard.) Walked through Cathedral Woods to Whitehead today. Saw the mother of all fairy houses. Also saw a seal floating on its back.
 Sunrise. Another nice day offshore.
Monhegan List
Tally of species from my fifth day on the island.
1. American Crow
2. Herring Gull
3. Blue Jay
4. Peregrine Falcon
5. Least Flycatcher
6. Baltimore Oriole
7. Dickcissel
8. Carolina Wren
9. Rusty Blackbird
10. Red-eyed Vireo
11. Black-capped Chickadee
12. Yellow-rumped Warbler
13. Yellow Warbler
14. Cape May Warbler
15. American Redstart
16. Northern Flicker
17. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
18. Common Raven
19. Red-breasted Nuthatch
20. Great Black-backed Gull
21. Double-crested Cormorant
22. Great Cormorant
23. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
24. Golden-crowned Kinglet
25. Black Guillemot
26. Common Eider
27. Mallard
28. Red-winged Blackbird
29. Yellow-headed Blackbird
30. Song Sparrow
31. Chipping Sparrow
32. Mourning Dove
33. Merlin
34. Sharp-shinned Hawk…
…and more I’m forgetting.
Tags: American crow, American redstart, Baltimore oriole, black guillemot, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cape May warbler, Carolina wren, chipping sparrow, common eider, common raven, dickcissel, double-crested cormorant, golden-crowned kinglet, great black-backed gull, great cormorant, herring gull, least flycatcher, mallard, merlin, mourning dove, northern flicker, peregrine falcoln, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, red-winged blackbird, ruby-crowned kinglet, rusty blackbird, sharp-shinned hawk, song sparrow, yellow warbler, yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-headed blackbird, yellow-rumped warbler
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Saturday, December 17th, 2011
 Hooded merganser. Today being Christmas Bird Count day, I rose before dawn, had a good-sized breakfast, took dog out, and set off for the Rockland Breakwater, where I met fellow counters Kristen, Paul, Ron, Joe, and Paula. The sun rose in a golden line along the southeastern horizon. That golden line turned out to be a remnant clear patch, though, because the rest of the sky had gone overcast. In fact, it just might’ve been the coldest morning of the season—which didn’t surprise me, considering our recent run of frigid, icy CBC weather—but there wasn’t much wind, and the walk out across the harbor seemed almost mild.
 Red-bellied woodpecker. Highlights were a fast-moving merlin, four species of gull (I only saw three, having missed the great black-backed), horned and red-necked grebes, surf scoters, and a seal. Oh, and the fact that it began to snow.
And the snow grew heavier and continued for the rest of the morning. We walked the grounds of the Samoset Resort, where our friend Don had seen a lesser scaup in one of the ponds along the golf course. Yep, there it was, in the falling snow. Meanwhile, about a hundred Canada geese played through, which was not exactly a surprise. Then Ron thought he heard a yellow-rumped warbler and crashed off into the woods to look for it. And by-God-found it. (It turned out to be the only warbler seen in our entire section today.)
After that we took a little side-trip to a yard in the neighborhood, where a red-bellied woodpecker had been reported at a backyard feeder, and we found that, too. (Kristen spotted it first.) Also tree sparrows, titmice, chickadees, hairy woodpeckers, starlings, a mourning dove, a song sparrow. It turned out to be a productive little side-trip.
Not much at the Sea View Cemetery, but Clam Cove delivered a Bonaparte’s gull and an eagle. And a stop up at the entrance to the Bear Hill subdivision proved fruitful: three hooded merganser, two females and a male. (The male kept chasing one of the females around, and not in a loving way.) And at Chickawaukie Lake, we counted about six hundred coots.
 American tree sparrow. Then we stopped for lunch and conversation, and I skipped out on the afternoon.
Since Jack had been home alone for about six hours, on my return we took off for Beech Hill. A nice, brisk hike. You could see the huge raft of Chickawaukie coots all the way from up there. And I heard the voice of a crow.
Tonight it’s cold. I do believe the coldest night of the season so far (although not particularly cold for this season). Me? I’m still thinking about all those birds.
(You’ll find a few more photos below.)
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 2:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American coot
2. American crow
Elsewhere
3. Black-capped chickadee
4. House sparrow
5. House finch
6. American goldfinch
7. Canada goose
8. Northern mockingbird
9. Herring gull
10. Mallard
11. Horned grebe
12. Black duck
13. Common goldeneye
14. Great cormorant
15. Ring-billed gull
16. Common loon
17. Common eider
18. Red-breasted merganser
19. Bonaparte’s gull
20. Long-tailed duck
21. Red-necked grebe
22. Merlin
23. Surf scoter
24. Black guillemot
25. Northern flicker
26. Bufflehead
27. Lesser scaup
28. Bald eagle
29. Tufted titmouse
30. European starling
31. American tree sparrow
32. Song sparrow
33. Hairy woodpecker
34. White-breasted nuthatch
35. Mourning dove
36. Red-bellied woodpecker
37. Northern cardinal
38. Hooded merganser
 Hooded mergansers.  Hooded mergansers.  Hooded mergansers.  Owls Head Light.
Tags: American coot, American crow, American goldfinch, American tree sparrow, bald eagle, black duck, black guillemot, black-capped chickadee, Bonaparte's gull, bufflehead, Canada goose, common eider, common goldeneye, common loon, European starling, great cormorant, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, hooded merganser, horned grebe, house finch, house sparrow, lesser scaup, long-tailed duck, mallard, merlin, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern mockingbird, red-bellied woodpecker, red-breasted merganser, red-necked grebe, ring-billed gull, surf scoter, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
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Thursday, September 29th, 2011
 Red-eyed vireo (juvenile). Monhegan List
(In no particular order.)
1. Common yellowthroat
2. Yellow-rumped warbler
3. Baltimore oriole
4. Red-eyed vireo
5. American crow
6. Common raven
7. American kestrel
8. Merlin
9. Peregrine falcon
10. Sharp-shinned hawk
11. Bald eagle
12. Cedar waxwing
13. Blue jay
14. Song sparrow
15. Swamp sparrow
16. Lark sparrow
17. Chipping sparrow
18. Northern flicker
19. Yellow-bellied sapsucker
20. Downy woodpecker
21. European starling
22. Common grackle
23. Rusty blackbird
24. American goldfinch
25. Carolina wren
26. Golden-crowned kinglet
27. Black-capped chickadee
28. Red-breasted nuthatch
29. Brown creeper
30. Herring gull
31. Great black-backed gull
32. Double-crested cormorant
33. Great cormorant
34. Mallard
35. Black duck
36. Belted kingfisher
37. Northern cardinal
38. Mourning dove
39. Northern mockingbird
40. Ring-necked pheasant
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American kestrel, bald eagle, Baltimore oriole, belted kingfisher, black duck, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, brown creeper, Carolina wren, Cedar waxwing, chipping sparrow, common grackle, common raven, common yellowthroat, double-crested cormorant, downy woodpecker, European starling, golden-crowned kinglet, great black-backed gull, great cormorant, herring gull, lark sparrow, mallard, merlin, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern mockingbird, peregrine falcon, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, ring-necked pheasant, rusty blackbird, sharp-shinned hawk, song sparrow, swamp sparrow, yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-rumped warbler
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