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Posts Tagged ‘common eider’
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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Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
 Red-tailed hawk. I got a tip this crisp, sunny day about a Ross’s goose hanging out with the resident Canadas down at the Rockland breakwater, so I headed over at low tide, about midday. No Ross’s goose. No geese of any kind. But I did see plenty of other birds—both there, out back, and up Beech Hill. Among them, notably, both chickadees and titmice singing their sweet spring calls.
So, anyway, here’re a few photos.
 Tufted titmouse.  House finch.  Song sparrow.  Black-capped chickadee.  Sundown. Beech Hill List
Beginning at 3:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped chickadee*
2. American crow*
Elsewhere
3. Tufted titmouse
4. Herring gull
5. Northern cardinal
6. Mallard
7. House finch
8. Long-tailed duck (v)
9. Downy woodpecker (v)
10. House sparrow
11. Red-tailed hawk
12. Black duck
13. Common eider
14. Mourning dove
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: American crow, black duck, black-capped chickadee, common eider, downy woodpecker, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, long-tailed duck, mallard, mourning dove, northern cardinal, red-tailed hawk, tufted titmouse
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Saturday, December 22nd, 2012
 Pine grosbeak. Christmas Bird Count List
Beginning at 7:45 a.m., I helped count birds for the Audubon CBC.
1. House sparrow
2. Northern cardinal
3. Black-capped chickadee
4. Great blue heron
5. American crow
6. White-throated sparrow
7. Pine grosbeak
8. Herring gull
9. Mourning dove
10. Common eider
11. Common loon
12. Ring-billed gull
13. Mallard
14. Song sparrow
15. Bufflehead
16. Red-breasted merganser
17. Common goldeneye
18. Black guillemot
19. Long-tailed duck
20. Great black-backed gull
21. Purple sandpiper
22. Surf scoter
23. Red-necked grebe
24. American black duck
25. Horned grebe
26. Canada goose
27. Pileated woodpecker
28. White-breasted nuthatch
29. Golden-crowned kinglet
30. Tufted titmouse
31. American goldfinch
32. American robin
33. Hooded merganser
34. Downy woodpecker
35. Northern mockingbird
36. Blue jay
37. House finch
38. Ruddy duck
39. Common merganser
40. Ring-necked duck
41. American coot
42. Bald eagle
43. Red-tailed hawk
44. Rock pigeon
Tags: American black duck, American coot, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, bald eagle, black guillemot, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, bufflehead, Canada goose, common eider, common goldeneye, common loon, common merganser, downy woodpecker, golden-crowned kinglet, great black-backed gull, great blue heron, herring gull, hooded merganser, horned grebe, house finch, house sparrow, long-tailed duck, mallard, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern mockingbird, pileated woodpecker, pine grosbeak, purple sandpiper, red-breasted merganser, red-necked grebe, red-tailed hawk, ring-billed gull, ring-necked duck, rock pigeon, ruddy duck, song sparrow, surf scoter, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow
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