The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC)
Sponsored by The Cornell Lab, Audubon, and Bird Studies (Canada)
The Peaks Island Great Backyard Bird Count – February 2019
Sponsored by Friends of the Library and Peaks Island Land Preserve
Individual Participant Lists:
Observer: Patty Wainright
Location: Alderbrook/Seashore Ave
Feb 18, 2019
6:45 - 7:15 AM
Stationary
Comments: 20 deg; overcast/slight snow; NE winds at ~10mph; choppy seas; hazy; High tide 9:30 AM
9 species
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 19 2 females and 1 male moved S along shore; 2 males and 14 females moved N
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) 1
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) 2 Pair
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 2 Pair
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 1 Dark grey plumage
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 7 5 flying N; 2 on water
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3
Observer: Paula Chessin
Location 'NW' Seashore Ave
Feb 17, 2019
10:15 AM - 10:50 AM
Stationary
4 species (+1 other taxa)
Downy/Hairy Woodpecker 2
Black-capped Chickadee 12
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
American Tree Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 2
Observer: Jody Halliday
Location: Winding Way
Feb 17, 2019
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Sunny and clear; observation in thicket outside window after placing bird food nearby
5 species
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 4
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 39
Observer: Sam Wainright
Location: Alderbrook/SeashoreAve to point at start of Wharf Cove and back
Feb 17, 2019
3:19 - 4:09 PM
Traveling
0.5 miles
Comments: 30F, 10 kn from SW, started sunny, ended overcast
14 species
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 55
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) 6
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) 40
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 8
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 1
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 4
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 2 Both in winter plumage
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 7
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 3
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 5
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 5
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) At bird feeder
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 3 At bird feeder
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4
Observers: Joanie Glenn, Gary Glenn, Rowdy
Location: Backshore
Feb 17, 2019
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Traveling
7 species
Black Scoters 30
Red-breasted Merganser 6
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Common Loon 2
American Crow 3
Feral Pigeon 15-20 (at Ferry Dock)
Observer: Judy Walsh
Location: Frederick St.
Feb 17, 2019
1:00 - 1:30 PM
Stationary
Comments: At a bird feeder station
7 species
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 1
Observer: Jeremy Wyant
Location: Upper Central Avenue
Feb 17, 2019
8:25 - 8:40 AM
Stationary
Comments: At a bird feeder station
4 species
Hairy Woodpeckers 2 Male and female
Red bellied woodpecker 1
Black-capped Chickadees 4
White-breasted Nuthatch1
Observer: Rhonda Berg
Location: Pleasant Street
Feb 17, 2019
8:00 AM
Stationary
Comments: Inside house
1 species
Northern Saw Whet Owl 1 Rare on Peaks Island
Observer: Judy Walsh
Feb 17, 2019
Location: Frederick St.
6:45 - 7:00 AM
Stationary
Comments: At a bird feeder station
6 species
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 8
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 10
Observer: Patty Wainright
Location: Alderbrook/Seashore Ave
Feb 17, 2019
6:15 - 6:45 AM
Stationary
Comments: 1-2 ' swells; No wind; High tide 8:33 AM; Clear; 17 degrees; Sunrise @ 8:36
9 species
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 13 Note 1 pair flying together
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) 1
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) 16
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 1
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 1
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 2 1 Flying; 1 feeding
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 22 All but one flying from South to North
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 4 Gang of 3 increased to 4
Observers: Judy Walsch, Paul Stenzer, Michael LaCombe
Approximate Location: Peaks Island perimeter roads
Feb 16, 2019
10:00 - 11:20 AM
5 miles
Weather Conditions: Clear; ~32 degrees
18 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 6
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 24
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 2
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 38
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) 6
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) 49
Surf/Black Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata/americana) 3
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 2
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 10
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 30
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 10
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 3
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 2
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 3
Observers: Judy Walsh and Paul Stenzer
Approximate Location: Frederick St.
Feb 16, 2019
7:20 - 7:40 AM
Stationary
Comments: At a bird feeding station; Clear 30 degrees
3 species
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3
Observer: Patty Wainright
Location: Alderbrook/Seashore Avenue
Feb 16, 2019
7:15 - 7:45 AM
Stationary
Comments: SE swells 5-6'; No wind; High tide 7:32 AM; Clear 30 degrees
8 species
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 2
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 12
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) 9
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 1
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 3
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 2
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 2
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 1