| Common Loon |
Gavia immer |
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| xxIt's an unfortunate fact that the Loons here produce few young. Boaters and jetskiers shouldxxx zzz xxx xx xx zxxxxbe aware of their nesting areas and avoid them whenever possible. |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax auritus |
|
| Great Blue Heron |
Ardea herodias |
|
| Canada Goose |
Branta canadensis |
M |
| Wood Duck |
Aix sponsa |
|
| Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
M |
| American Black Duck |
Anas rubripes |
M |
| Ring-necked Duck |
Aythya collaris |
M |
| Common Eider |
Somateria mollissima |
I |
| xxTwo unusual Inland sightings in September '96 (1 female) and May '97 (1 male). |
| Common Goldeneye |
Bucephala clangula |
M |
| Barrow's Goldeneye |
Bucephala islandica |
M* |
| Hooded Merganser |
Lophodytes cucullatus |
M |
| Common Merganser |
Mergus merganser |
M |
| Red-breasted Merganser |
Mergus serrator |
M* |
| Turkey Vulture |
Cathartes aura |
|
| Cooper's Hawk |
Accipter cooperii |
R |
| Broad-winged Hawk |
Buteo platypterus |
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| xxCommonly seen in migration, Broad-wings also breed here as inconspicuous canopy dwellers. |
| Bald Eagle |
Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
I/R* |
| Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
|
| Ruffed Grouse |
Bonasa umbellus |
R |
| (Wild Turkey) |
Meleagris gallopavo |
R |
| xxThough I never saw Wild Turkeys, Nancy Warren, the Park's Director, tells me they are here. |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
Acititis macularia |
|
| American Woodcock |
Scolopax minor |
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| xxA surreal birding encounter occurred when I tripped over a log and almost fell on a group of newly- xxxxfledged Woodcocks, which took to the air in all directions like giant Bumblebees. |
| Herring Gull |
Larus argentatus |
W |
| Great Black-backed Gull |
Larus marinus |
I/R |
| Mourning Dove |
Zenaida macroura |
R |
| Barred Owl |
Strix varia |
R |
| xxThe Barred Owls around Lake George are tame, and they definitely breed here as well. Follow xx zz xxzz xxz zzzzzztheir daytime calls in late March and you might see one. |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
Archilochus colubris |
|
| Belted Kingfisher |
Ceryle alcyon |
|
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
Sphyrapicus varius |
|
| Downy Woodpecker |
Picoides pubescens |
R |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
Picoides villosus |
R |
| Northern Flicker |
Colaptes auratus |
|
| Pileated Woodpecker |
Dryocopus pileatus |
R |
| xxThe magnificent, prehistoric-looking Pileated is common here year-round, though it tends to be shy. |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee |
Contopus virens |
|
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher |
Empidonax flaviventris |
M* |
| Alder Flycatcher |
Empidonax alnorum |
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| xxTo see Alder Flycatchers you'll need to travel by water to the boggy north "horseshoe" end of thexx zz xxzzx xzzzxxlake. There they are numerous in breeding season, along with Swamp Sparrows. |
| Least Flycatcher |
Empidonax minimus |
|
| Eastern Phoebe |
Sayornis phoebe |
|
| Great Crested Flycatcher |
Myiarchus crinitus |
|
| Northern Shrike |
Lanius excubitor |
I/W |
| xxIn the Winter of '95 an adult and an immature Northern Shrike stopped in on separate occasions tozzzzzz xxxx zz xxterrorize Chickadees at the feeder. |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
Vireo olivaceus |
|
| Warbling Vireo |
Vireo gilvus |
M |
| Blue-headed Vireo |
Vireo solitarius |
|
| Blue Jay |
Cyanocitta cristata |
R |
| Common Raven |
Corvus corax |
R |
| American Crow |
Corvus brachyrhynchos |
R |
| Tree Swallow |
Tachycineta bicolor |
|
| Tufted Titmouse |
Baeolophus bicolor |
R |
| Black-capped Chickadee |
Poecile atricapilla |
R |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch |
Sitta canadensis |
R |
| White-breasted Nuthatch |
Sitta carolinensis |
R |
| Brown Creeper |
Certhia americana |
R |
| xxDifficult to see in much of Maine, Brown Creepers are plentiful and easy to spot here: scan thezzzzzz xxxx zz xxxxtrunks of tall Hemlock trees. |
| Winter Wren |
Troglodytes troglodytes |
|
| Golden-crowned Kinglet |
Regulus satrapa |
F/W |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
Regulus calendula |
M |
| American Robin |
Turdus migratorius |
|
| Wood Thrush |
Hylocichla mustelina |
|
| Veery |
Catharus fuscescens |
|
| Swainson's Thrush |
Catharus ustulatus |
M* |
| Bicknell's Thrush |
Catharus bicknelli |
M |
| xxA fairly common Spring and Fall migrant. |
| Hermit Thrush |
Catharus guttatus |
|
| Gray Catbird |
Dumetella carolinensis |
|
| European Starling |
Sturnus vulgaris |
I* |
| xxStarlings don't seem to like this Park (as Martha Stewart would say, "It's a good thing.") |
| Bohemian Waxwing |
Bombycilla garrulus |
I/M* |
| xxLucky sighting: a flock of 12+ Bohemian Waxwings eating berries atop Mt. Baldy (April 26, 1996). |
| Cedar Waxwing |
Bombycilla cedrorum |
|
| Northern Parula |
Parula americana |
|
| Tennessee Warbler |
Vermivora peregrina |
M |
| xxUncommon; you might find one singing in May in the deciduous areas around the old dump. |
| Nashville Warbler |
Vermivora ruficapilla |
|
| Yellow Warbler |
Dendroica petechia |
|
| Chestnut-sided Warbler |
Dendroica pensylvanica |
|
| Magnolia Warbler |
Dendroica magnolia |
M |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
Dendroica caerulescens |
|
| Blackburnian Warbler |
Dendroica fusca |
|
| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
Dendroica coronata |
|
| Black-throated Green Warbler |
Dendroica virens |
|
| Palm Warbler |
Dendroica palmarum |
M |
| Pine Warbler |
Dendroica pinus |
|
| xxBreeding Pine Wablers are very common here, but you will hear far more of them than you'll see. |
| Bay-breasted Warbler |
Dendroica castanea |
M |
| xxAn uncommon though regular Spring and Fall migrant. |
| Blackpoll Warbler |
Dendroica striata |
M* |
| Black-and-white Warbler |
Mniotilta varia |
|
| American Redstart |
Setophaga ruticilla |
|
| Ovenbird |
Seriurus aurocapillus |
|
| Northern Waterthrush |
Seiurus noveboracensis |
|
| xxLast of the breeding Warblers to arrive (late May to early June), and always the first to leave. |
| Common Yellowthroat |
Geothlypis trichas |
|
| Wilson's Warbler |
Wilsonia pusilla |
M |
| xxI've only sighted Wilson's Warbler here in Spring; look around the brushy edges of the lakeshore. |
| Canada Warbler |
Wilsonia canadensis |
|
| Scarlet Tanager |
Piranga olivacea |
|
| Northern Cardinal |
Cardinalis cardinalis |
I |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
Pheucticus ludovicianus |
|
| American Tree Sparrow |
Spizella arborea |
W |
| Chipping Sparrow |
Spizella passerina |
|
| White-throated Sparrow |
Zonotrichia albicollis |
|
| Fox Sparrow |
Passerella iliaca |
M |
| Song Sparrow |
Melospiza melodia |
|
| Swamp Sparrow |
Melospiza georgiana |
|
| Dark-eyed Junco ("Slate-colored Junco") |
Junco hyemalis hyemalis |
R |
| xxxDark-eyed Junco ("Oregon Junco") |
Junco hyemalis thurberi |
I/R |
| xxxxxI've seen my share of Juncoes, but more of them here than in any other place. Occasionally a xxx zzz xxx xx xx zzz xdistinct "Oregon" specimen would appear underneath the feeder in a large flock. |
| Brown-headed Cowbird |
Molothrus ater |
|
| Red-winged Blackbird |
Agelaius phoeniceus |
|
| Common Grackle |
Quiscalus quiscula |
|
| Baltimore Oriole |
Icterus galbula |
|
| Orchard Oriole |
Icterus spurius |
I |
| xxAt least one male and one female visited the Hummingbird feeder during "peak" Oriole season in latexxx zzz xxx xx xxSpring: a small breeding population in the area? |
| Evening Grosbeak |
Coccothraustes vespertinus |
|
| Pine Grosbeak |
Pinicola enucleator |
I/W |
| xxThese remarkably tame and beautiful birds were a welcome sight after the Ice Storm of '98. |
| Purple Finch |
Carpodacus purpureus |
R |
| White-winged Crossbill |
Loxia leucoptera |
I/W |
| Common Redpoll |
Carduelis flammea |
I/W |
| Pine Siskin |
Carduelis pinus |
R |
| xxPine Siskins are usually around in small numbers, but without the lure of a feeder they may be nextxxx zzz xxx x xxxzxto impossible to find. |
| American Goldfinch |
Carduelis tristis |
R |