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Kathy Kaiser
The Northern Shrike continues to hunt my feeder, threatening doves and blue jays...they seem pretty big for it but they do scatter! He has been seen 2 of the last 3 days, including today.
17 November 2009 - Reach Rd., Deer Isle

Tom Bjorkman
A Red-throated Loon today at the Falls, along with 16 Red-necked Grebes and approx. 1800 Common Eiders. Chip Moseley and I counted 9 Red-throated Loons off Dunham Point yesterday.
14 November 2009 - Blue Hill Falls

Kathy Kaiser
Mature Red-tailed Hawk being harassed by crows off Lowe Rd., Deer Isle, mature N. Shrike hunting feeder off Reach Rd.,Deer Isle, Ruffed Grouse outside of Blue Hill
8 November 2009

Tom Bjorkman
14 Purple Sandpipers on a ledge not far from the reversing falls, the first ones I have seen this fall in the upper Bay.
7 November 2009 - Blue Hill Falls

Tom Bjorkman
Update as of November 1:
approx. 2000 Common Eider in the Raft at the Falls yesterday, with 5 Red-necked Grebe and one lingering juvenile Double-crested Cormorant.
approximately 1650 Common Eider in the raft today with a handful of Black Duck and Red-necked Grebe. Approximately 700 Long-tail Duck in the middle of the Bay.
1 November 2009 - Blue Hill Falls

Tom Bjorkman
Here is an update as of Oct 29, near low tide:

1550 Common Eider
500 Long-tailed Duck (near the East Blue Hill shore)
4 Common Loon
1 Black-backed Gull
35 Herring Gull
29 October 2009 - Blue Hill Falls

Tom Bjorkman
1400 Common Eider in the currents near the Falls
160 Long-tailed Duck in the middle of the Bay off the Falls
1 Common Loon
1 DC Cormorant
Smaller numbers of Common Eider have been at the Falls since early October.
25 October 2009 - Blue Hill Falls

Chip Moseley
Location: Scott's Landing
Observation date: 10/14/09
Notes: I would estimate that we witnessed 2000 passerines migrating southward in the 1hr.and 20 minutes that we collected data. Most of the birds were passing high overhead so that species could not be determined.
Number of species: 26

Northern Goshawk 1
Merlin 1
Herring Gull 5
Rock Pigeon 14
Mourning Dove 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Blue Jay 25
American Crow X
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 60
Veery 1
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 1200
Cedar Waxwing 9
Nashville Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 35
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 30
Chipping Sparrow 3
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 4
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 18
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 5
14 October 2009 - Deer Isle

Ken Woisard
Hello Everyone, It seems as though this list is being used to send out lots of spam. I am going to disable it for the time being until we can block the spam.
Thanks, Ken Woisard
14 October 2009

Chip Moseley
Location: Scott's Landing
Observation date: 10/9/09
Notes: Sal Rooney and I worked this patch for 2 1/2 hours this AM. I would estimate that we witnessed ~2000 passerines passing through. It was impossible to keep track of the RCKI but I would guess that the number was more like 200+.
Number of species: 34

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 12, Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)8, Red-eyed Vireo 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 3, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 100, Hermit Thrush 1, American Robin 150, Gray Catbird 2, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)30, Black-throated Green Warbler 2, Palm Warbler (Yellow)11, Common Yellowthroat 3, Song Sparrow 8, Swamp Sparrow 5,White-throated Sparrow 25, White-crowned Sparrow 1, Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)22, Northern Cardinal 2, Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
9 October 2009 - Deer Isle

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