60 people participated in DEA’s ’20 Birdathon, submitting 48 species lists. A combined total of 221 species were identified, 162 of those were in Maine. Below are the species identified by all participants, followed by how many lists they were on. If a species was only counted once, the name of the person identifying it is included as well as where they counted it. So far we have raised $22,578.25!! It’s never too late to donate, just push the donate button on the home page.
Canada Goose- 20
Pink-footed Goose- 1 Michael Good, MDI
Wood Duck- 5
American Wigeon- 1 Suzanne Hayes and Thomas Cappiello, AK
American Black Duck- 3
Mallard- 18
Northern Pintail- 1 Suzanne Hayes and Thomas Cappiello, AK
Green-winged Teal- 2
Ring-necked Duck- 2
Common Eider- 5
Surf Scoter- 3
White-winged Scoter- 2
Black Scoter- 3
Long-tailed Duck- 1 Ann Brayton and Cathy Rees, Brooklin
Bufflehead- 1 Suzanne Hayes and Thomas Cappiello, AK
Common Goldeneye- 1 David Stearns, Baxter State Park
Barrow’s Goldeneye- 1 Suzanne Hayes and Thomas Cappiello, AK
Hooded Merganser- 1 Leslie Clapp, Blue Hill
Common Merganser- 9
Red-breasted Merganser- 5
Ruffed Grouse- 10
Wild Turkey- 12
Common Loon- 17
Red-necked Grebe- 1 Suzanne Hayes and Thomas Cappiello, AK
Double-crested Cormorant- 13
Great Cormorant- 2
American Bittern- 6
Least Bittern- 1 Zach Holderby, Sandy Point
Great Blue Heron- 8
Snowy Egret- 1 Becky Marvil, Yarmouth
Green Heron- 2
Glossy Ibis- 1 Becky Marvil, Yarmouth
Turkey Vulture- 21
Osprey- 22
Bald Eagle- 20
Northern Harrier- 1 Zach Holderby, Sandy Point
Sharp-shinned Hawk- 1 Lindsay Goodale, Brooklin
Cooper’s Hawk- 2
Northern Goshawk- 2
Red-shouldered Hawk- 3
Broad-winged Hawk- 14
Red-tailed Hawk- 3
American Kestrel- 4
Merlin- 3
Peregrine Falcon- 2
Virginia Rail- 2
Sora- 2
Black-bellied Plover- 2
Semi-palmated Plover 1- Ann Brayton and Cathy Rees, Brooklin
Killdeer- 2
Greater Yellowlegs- 3
Lesser Yellowlegs- 1 Suzanne Hayes and Thomas Cappiello, AK
Solitary Sandpiper- 1 Becky Marvil, Yarmouth
Spotted Sandpiper- 8
Ruddy Turnstone- 1 Ann Brayton and Cathy Rees, Brooklin
Semi-palmated Sandpiper- 1 Zach Holderby, Sandy Point
Least Sandpiper- 1 Roberta Sharp and Jeff DiBella, Petit Manan
Pectoral Sandpiper- 1 Ann Brayton and Cathy Rees, Brooklin
Wilson’s Snipe- 2
American Woodcock- 6
Laughing Gull- 4
Bonaparte’s Gull- 1 Suzanne Hayes and Thomas Cappiello, AK
Ring-billed Gull- 6
Herring Gull- 18
Great Black-backed Gull- 6
Common Tern- 8
Arctic Tern- 1 Suzanne Hayes and Thomas Cappiello, AK
Black Guillemot- 2
Rock Pigeon- 4
Mourning Dove- 36
Black-billed Cuckoo- 1 Zach Holderby, Sandy Point
Barred Owl- 13
Northern Saw-whet Owl- 3
Common Nighthawk- 5
Northern Whip-poor-will- 2
Chimney Swift- 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 29
Belted Kingfisher- 13
Red-headed Woodpecker- 1 Ingrid Sunzenauer, VA
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 6
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 14
Downy Woodpecker- 26
Hairy Woodpecker- 30
Northern Flicker- 22
Pileated Woodpecker- 20
Olive-sided Flycatcher- 1 Suzanne Hayes and Thomas Cappiello, AK
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 4
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher- 1 Leda Beth Gray and Dave Drake, Orland
Alder Flycatcher- 6
Least Flycatcher- 3
Eastern Phoebe- 32
Great Crested Flycatcher- 8
Eastern Kingbird- 11
Northern Shrike- 1 Rose Ebsworth, Deer Isle
Blue-headed Vireo- 23
Warbling Vireo- 2
Red-eyed Vireo- 20
Gray Jay- 1 David Stearns, Baxter State Park
Blue Jay- 43
American Crow- 39
Fish Crow- 1 Carly Wainwright, FL
Common Raven- 19
Tree Swallow- 26
Northern Rough-winged Swallow- 1 Becky Marvil,Yarmouth
Bank Swallow- 1 Zach Holderby, Sandy Point
Barn Swallow- 14
Black-capped Chickadee- 36
Tufted Titmouse- 19
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 22
White-breasted Nuthatch- 18
Brown Creeper- 8
Carolina Wren- 2
House Wren- 3
Winter Wren- 20
Marsh Wren- 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet- 16
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 1 Ingrid Sunzenauer, VA
Eastern Bluebird- 15
Veery- 8
Swainson’s Thrush- 2
Hermit Thrush- 30
Wood Thrush- 4
American Robin- 37
Gray Catbird- 25
Northern Mockingbird- 2
Brown Thrasher- 2
European Starling- 13
Cedar Waxwing- 8
Nashville Warbler- 12
Northern Parula- 28
Yellow Warbler- 13
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 14
Magnolia Warbler- 15
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 18
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 21
Black-throated Green Warbler- 27
Blackburnian Warbler- 11
Pine Warbler- 17
Prairie Warbler- 1 Becky Marvil, Yarmouth
Palm Warbler- 5
Bay-breasted Warbler- 1 David Stearns, Baxter State Park
Blackpoll Warbler- 3
Black-and-white Warbler- 26
American Redstart- 13
Ovenbird- 27
Northern Waterthrush- 6
Louisiana Waterthrush- 2
Common Yellowthroat- 31
Wilson’s Warbler- 1 Leslie Clapp, Blue Hill
Canada Warbler- 6
Scarlet Tanager- 6
Eastern Towhee- 2
Chipping Sparrow- 26
Field Sparrow- 1 Becky Marvil, Yarmouth
Vesper Sparrow- 2
Savannah Sparrow- 4
Nelson’s Sparrow- 1 Rich MacDonald, MDI
Song Sparrow- 31
Swamp Sparrow- 9
White-throated Sparrow- 22
Dark-eyed Junco- 18
Northern Cardinal- 24
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 7
Indigo Bunting- 6
Bobolink- 12
Red-winged Blackbird- 28
Rusty Blackbird- 1 Suzanne Hayes and Thomas Cappiello, AK
Common Grackle- 19
Brown-headed Cowbird- 6
Baltimore Oriole- 8
Purple Finch- 28
House Finch- 7
Red Crossbill- 3
White-winged Crossbill- 1 David Stearns, Baxter State Park
Common Redpoll- 1 Suzanne Hayes and Thomas Cappiello, AK
American Goldfinch- 35
House Sparrow 3
Violet-green Swallow- 1 Suzanne Hayes and Thomas Cappiello, AK
Varied Thrush- 1 Suzanne Hayes and Thomas Cappiello, AK
Trumpeter Swan- 1 Suzanne Hayes and Thomas Cappiello, AK
Mew Gull- 2 (AK and Sweden)
Spot-breasted Oriole- 1 Garie Blackwell, FL
Muscovy Duck- 1 Garie Blackwell, FL
Black Vulture- 2 (FL and VA)
Swallow-tailed Kite- 1 Carly Wainwright, FL
Carolina Chickadee- 1 Carly Wainwright, FL
Black-chinned Hummingbird- 1 Thelma White, TX
Buff-bellied Hummingbird- 1 Thelma White, TX
Great-tailed Grackle- 1 Thelma White, TX
Golden-fronted Woodpecker- 1 Thelma White, TX
Hooded Oriole- 1 Thelma White, TX
Prothonotary Warbler- 1 Ingrid Sunzenauer, VA
Mute Swan- 1 Tom Bjorkman (TB), Sweden
Graylag Goose- 1 TB
Common Wood-Pigeon- 1 TB
Common Cuckoo- 1 TB
Eurasian Oystercatcher- 1 TB
Great Spotted Woodpecker- 1 TB
Eurasian Magpie- 1 TB
Hooded Crow- 1 TB
Eurasian Blue Tit- 1 TB
Great Tit- 1 TB
Eurasian Skylark-1 TB
Eurasian Reed Warbler-1 TB
Wood Warbler- 1 TB
Common Chiffchaff- 1 TB
Eurasian Blackcap- 1 TB
Garden Warbler- 1 TB
Eurasian Wren- 1- TB
Song Thrush- 1 TB
Eurasian Blackbird- 1 TB
European Robin- 1 TB
European Pied Flycatcher- 1 TB
Common Redstart- 1 TB
Eurasian Tree Sparrow- 1 TB
White Wagtail- 1 TB
Meadow Pipit- TB
European Greenfinch-1 TB
Yellowhammer 1- TB
Common Chaffinch 1- TB