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Maine eBird Checklist S202060780

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Main Details

Location Sears Island
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Additional Details

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Owner David Moring

Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  1
  • Distance:  3 mi

Checklist Comments

Clear, calm/ chilly start, breezy/ mild finish. Kiosk area and causeway (K), along beach (ES) to Eastern shore Trail, return via Tower Road, then a stop at the railroad tracks and a walk about halfway to Hwy 1. (RR)

Totals

36
Species Observed
234 individuals

Observations

  1. Mallard

    Number observed:  4

  2. Long-tailed Duck

    Number observed:  14

  3. Bufflehead

    Number observed:  54

  4. Red-breasted Merganser

    Number observed:  9

    Details

    ES

  5. Mourning Dove

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    ES

  6. Ring-billed Gull

    Number observed:  8

  7. American Herring Gull

    Number observed:  25

  8. Horned Grebe

    Number observed:  8

  9. Red-throated Loon

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    ES

  10. Common Loon

    Number observed:  6

  11. Double-crested Cormorant

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    ES, perched on a buoy

  12. Bald Eagle

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    ES, perched next to nest, but backlit so no age determination

  13. Downy Woodpecker

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    RR

  14. Hairy Woodpecker

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Rr

  15. Pileated Woodpecker

    Number observed:  3

  16. Northern Flicker

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    RR

  17. Blue Jay

    Number observed:  8

  18. American Crow

    Number observed:  6

  19. Common Raven

    Number observed:  1

  20. Black-capped Chickadee

    Number observed:  21

  21. Horned Lark

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    K- flying around fairly low over the causeway, calling

  22. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    ES

  23. Golden-crowned Kinglet

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Can’t hear these unless they’re really close, so no doubt more along the way

  24. White-breasted Nuthatch

    Number observed:  3

  25. Eastern Bluebird

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    RR- flyover group, calling

  26. House Finch

    Number observed:  7

    Details

    RR

  27. Purple Finch

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    RR

  28. American Goldfinch

    Number observed:  3

  29. Lapland Longspur

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Near, but not with Juncos. Heard twittering calls first, then seen flying in circles, never far off the causeway. Landed next to one of the large rocks, and was able to find it in the scope. Didn’t stay long- too many cars going by probably.

  30. Snow Bunting

    Number observed:  8

    Details

    K- thanks to David S for calling me back out on the causeway

  31. Fox Sparrow

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    K

  32. Dark-eyed Junco

    Number observed:  18

  33. White-throated Sparrow

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    RR

  34. Song Sparrow

    Number observed:  5

    Details

    1K, 4RR

  35. Yellow-rumped Warbler

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    RR

  36. Northern Cardinal

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    RR