Schoodic Point 2007
Fourteen semi-hardy souls enjoyed a Penobscot Valley
Chapter field trip to the Schoodic peninsula on a sunny, gorgeous, and not
overly cold February day. The day's highlight: a Thick-billed
Murre very close to shore at Blueberry Hill. A Red-throated
Loon was in the same spot, though farther offshore, just in front
of five roosting Great Cormorants. A few American
Robins were also present around the parking area. About eight
Red Crossbills flew by in the spruce forest near Schoodic
Head. Three Bald Eagles were encountered during the day
and three Iceland Gulls were at the cannery in Prospect.
We also had good views of the usual suspects: Common Eiders,
Black Scoters, Horned Grebes,many
Common Loons, Red-breasted Mergansers,
Long-tailed Ducks, Buffleheads,
American Black Ducks, and a high number of Common
Goldeneyes.
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| Scoter-watching at Schoodic Point |
Crossbill-hunting at Schoodic Head |
Loon scan at Arey Cove |
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| View across Frenchman's Bay |
Murre-watching from Blueberry Hill |
Thick-billed Murre |
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